Controls school training courses in Dearborn, MI (public, in-house or online)

This certificate can be geared to working people in industry that need the skills directly related to their job in
industrial controls. Also Electrical Engineers, who may have a theoretical four year degree, may want to
consider taking some of the classes in the certificate; especially ELEC 245-Programmable Logic Controls
and ELEC 260-Automation Controls and Robotics.

This certificate can be earned while pursuing an Associate in Applied Science degree in Electrical
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When you complete this lesson, you will be able to describe the different control types used, control hardware, and the effects of optimizing combustion. You will understand the system requirements for burner management, including flame monitoring techniques and scanning coal flames.

Ø Explain different combustion control types.
Ø Discuss control hardware.
Ø Explain combustion optimization.
Ø Explain system requirements for burner management.
Ø Describe flame-monitoring techn...

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When you complete this lesson, you will be able to understand the importance of complete combustion and describe the components used to make this possible. You will distinguish the different types of fuel controls used on a pulverized unit and a cyclone unit.

Ø Explain the design and operation of a combustion chamber.
Ø Discuss the different types of fuels used.
Ø Explain a pulverized coal firing process.
Ø Explain a cyclone furnace.
Ø Describe a fuel oil atomizer.
Ø Descr...

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When you complete this lesson, you will be able to identify the primary pollutants emitted from fossil fired boilers. In addition, you will be able to explain the basic design and operation of baghouses, electrostatic precipitators, and scrubbers.

Ø Describe three harmful pollutants found in flue gas.
Ø Describe the difference between bottom ash and fly ash.
Ø Explain the basic equipment and process used to remove bottom ash from a boiler.
Ø Explain the basic equipment and proc...

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When you complete this lesson, you should be able to draw a simple motor control circuit and describe its applications of ladder logic.

Identify symbols used in control circuits and describe the functions they represent.
Describe input and output devices and identify where they are placed in the circuit.
Describe the function of a manual control circuit.
Explain the difference between a semi-automatic and an automatic circuit.
Describe the path of flow through a motor cont...

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