Control System Power and Grounding Better Practice

by Roger Hope, Dave Harrold, David L. Brown MD, FACC

Overview

Control system power and grounding is possibly the single most important element to ensure a control system doesn't experience unidentified "gremlins" throughout its life. The topic is appropriate to every control system domain, including programmable logic controllers, process control systems, robotics, vision systems, etc. Power and grounding is recognized by a major industry standards organization, ISA, in ongoing standards efforts.

Control Engineering and several power and grounding experts have developed this control system power and grounding resource. When used in conjunction with control system manufacturer installation documentation, users can expect robust, reliable control system installation; one that remains free of "phantom" problems caused by power and grounding glitches.


- Provides clarity for manufacturer's obscure system documentation

- The only single source control system power and grounding guide available.

- Details how to significantly improve reliability in control systems, saving valuable time and money.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750678261
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	03/08/2004
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David L. Brown, MD, FACC, is Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He is highly reliable and conscientious and has agreed to scale back and update the content in his larger volume Cardiac Intensive Care, 3rd edition, which published in October 2018, to broaden the market with a portable, clinical manual. He will be sole author/editor of this title.

Table of Contents

Site Preparation Overview; AC Power Distribution; DC Power Distribution; System Grounding; Signal Wiring; Alarm Wiring; Earth Ground; Lightning Protection; Appendix A: Variable Speed Drive Considerations; Appendix B: Testing with and Oscilloscope; Appendix C: Wire Size and Color Codes