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ITIAN Professional Academy V103
Industrial Electrical & SCADA Academy
Motors, pumps, VSDs, PLCs, SCADA, telemetry, instrumentation, industrial networking and systematic fault finding.
Complete industrial control-system training
A highly comprehensive, all-inclusive academy covering industrial electrical practice from field wiring and rotating equipment through PLC programming, Modbus, DNP3, TCP/IP networks, telemetry and Wonderware SCADA. It includes 15 modules and 60 detailed lessons, practical projects, downloadable worksheets, a final quiz and certificate.
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Core technologies
MotorsPumpsVSDsPLCsSCADAWonderware InTouchInstrumentation4–20 mAIndustrial EthernetTCP/IPModbus RTU/TCPDNP3TelemetryFault Finding
Academy curriculum
Module 1: Electrical Safety & Industrial Fundamentals
1.1 Industrial electrical safety and isolationApply safe isolation, test-before-touch, permits, arc-flash awareness and controlled restoration of power.1.2 Three-phase power, protection and earthingUnderstand three-phase voltage, current, power, power factor, protection and industrial earthing arrangements.1.3 Industrial components and control-panel anatomyRecognise switchgear, contactors, relays, overloads, terminals, power supplies, barriers and panel segregation.1.4 Using meters and industrial test equipmentSelect and safely use multimeters, clamp meters, insulation testers, loop testers and signal calibrators.
Module 2: Drawings, Control Circuits & Panel Design
2.1 Reading single-line and schematic drawingsRead single-line diagrams, ladder schematics, terminal plans and cable schedules as one coordinated system.2.2 Contactors, relays and motor startersUnderstand contactor logic, auxiliary contacts, electrical interlocks, overloads and starter arrangements.2.3 Control power supplies and 24 VDC systemsDesign and troubleshoot reliable 24 VDC control supplies, distribution, protection and common reference arrangements.2.4 Panel layout, EMC and documentationApply layout, heat, segregation, EMC, terminal and documentation principles to industrial control panels.
Module 3: Motors & Motor Control
3.1 Induction motor principles and nameplatesInterpret motor nameplates and understand speed, slip, torque, current, duty, insulation and enclosure ratings.3.2 Direct-on-line, star-delta and reversing startersCommission and diagnose common motor starter configurations and their interlocks.3.3 Motor protection and condition monitoringUse overload, phase-failure, earth-fault, temperature, vibration and insulation information to protect motors.3.4 Motor fault findingDiagnose failure to start, nuisance trips, overheating, vibration, low torque and incorrect rotation.
Module 4: Pumps & Pumping Systems
4.1 Pump types, curves and system headUnderstand centrifugal and positive-displacement pumps, duty points, system curves, NPSH and efficiency.4.2 Pump starters, interlocks and level controlBuild reliable pump control using level, pressure, flow, duty/standby rotation and dry-run protection.4.3 Pump commissioning and performance testingCommission pumps safely and prove rotation, priming, flow, pressure, vibration and controls.4.4 Pump fault finding and cavitationDiagnose no-flow, low-flow, loss of prime, cavitation, seal leakage, overload and repeated cycling.
Module 5: Variable Speed Drives (VSDs)
5.1 VSD principles, selection and installationUnderstand rectifier, DC bus, inverter, motor compatibility, harmonics, EMC and environmental requirements.5.2 VSD parameters and commissioningCommission a VSD using motor data, control mode, ramps, limits, I/O and protective settings.5.3 VSD process control and PIDApply speed control, pressure/flow/level PID, sleep/wake and multi-pump strategies.5.4 VSD faults, harmonics and troubleshootingDiagnose overcurrent, overvoltage, undervoltage, earth fault, overheating, communications and process faults.
Module 6: PLC Hardware & I/O
6.1 PLC architecture and scan cycleUnderstand processor, memory, scan, tasks, watchdogs, modules and deterministic control behaviour.6.2 Digital inputs and outputsWire, configure and test sourcing/sinking digital I/O, relay/transistor outputs and interposing relays.6.3 Analogue inputs and outputsConfigure 4–20 mA, 0–10 V, RTD and thermocouple signals with correct scaling and diagnostics.6.4 Remote I/O and redundancyDesign remote I/O, redundant controllers, networks and power supplies for availability and maintainability.
Module 7: PLC Programming
7.1 Ladder logic fundamentalsCreate readable ladder logic using contacts, coils, seal circuits, timers, counters and structured tags.7.2 Sequences, state machines and interlocksProgram reliable automatic sequences with explicit states, transitions, timeouts and recovery paths.7.3 Functions, data structures and reusable codeUse functions, function blocks, arrays, structures and libraries for maintainable projects.7.4 PLC diagnostics, online changes and backupsDiagnose CPU, I/O, logic and communications faults while controlling the risk of online work.
Module 8: Instrumentation & Process Measurement
8.1 Measurement principles and P&IDsInterpret P&IDs, instrument tags, ranges, accuracy, repeatability, hysteresis and process connections.8.2 Pressure, flow, level and temperature instrumentsSelect and apply common industrial measurement technologies for pressure, flow, level and temperature.8.3 4–20 mA loops, calibration and loop checksWire, calibrate and commission current loops from field instrument to control-system display.8.4 Instrument fault finding and signal qualityDiagnose noisy, drifting, frozen, saturated, intermittent and implausible process signals.
Module 9: Industrial Ethernet & TCP/IP Networking
9.1 Ethernet and TCP/IP fundamentalsUnderstand MAC addresses, IP addresses, subnet masks, gateways, ports, switches and routed networks.9.2 Managed switches, VLANs and network designConfigure industrial switches, VLANs, redundancy, QoS, port security and time synchronisation.9.3 Network diagnostics and packet analysisUse ping, ARP, traceroute, port tests, switch counters and packet captures to diagnose communications.9.4 Industrial network cybersecurityApply segmentation, firewalls, secure remote access, accounts, backups, patching and monitoring to OT networks.
Module 10: Modbus Communications
10.1 Modbus RTU fundamentalsUnderstand master/client requests, slave/server addresses, function codes, registers, coils and serial framing.10.2 RS-485 wiring and serial troubleshootingInstall and diagnose RS-485 topology, polarity, biasing, termination, grounding and noise issues.10.3 Modbus TCP configurationConfigure Modbus TCP clients and servers using IP addressing, unit identifiers and port 502.10.4 Modbus data mapping and diagnosticsHandle 16/32-bit values, signed data, floating point, word order, quality and communications alarms.
Module 11: DNP3, Telemetry & Remote Sites
11.1 DNP3 concepts and object modelUnderstand outstations, masters, classes, events, static data, quality flags and time-stamped reporting.11.2 DNP3 controls, events and time synchronisationConfigure select-before-operate, control models, deadbands, event buffers and time sync.11.3 Radio, cellular and IP telemetry designDesign resilient remote communications using radio, cellular, VPN, antennas, signal budgets and store-and-forward concepts.11.4 Remote-site power, alarms and diagnosticsEngineer remote power supplies, batteries, solar, watchdogs, communication health and maintenance access.
Module 12: SCADA & Wonderware
12.1 SCADA architecture and tag databasesUnderstand clients, servers, I/O servers, historians, redundancy, tags, quality and update rates.12.2 Wonderware/InTouch application developmentBuild consistent Wonderware InTouch windows, symbols, navigation, scripts and reusable objects.12.3 SCADA alarms, trends and operator usabilityEngineer alarm priorities, deadbands, delays, shelving, acknowledgement, trends and high-performance displays.12.4 SCADA security, deployment and backupsManage accounts, roles, deployment, change control, licensing, backups and disaster recovery.
Module 13: Alarms, Historians, Data & Integration
13.1 Alarm management lifecycleApply alarm philosophy, rationalisation, performance monitoring and management of change.13.2 Historians and data qualityConfigure reliable historical collection, compression, timestamps, quality and retention.13.3 Reports, KPIs and dashboardsBuild trustworthy operational reports for runtime, energy, flow, production, downtime and efficiency.13.4 OPC, APIs and system integrationUnderstand OPC DA/UA, middleware, APIs, databases and safe integration boundaries.
Module 14: Fault Finding & Maintenance
14.1 Systematic fault-finding methodUse symptom definition, evidence, divide-and-conquer testing and controlled restoration instead of guesswork.14.2 Intermittent faults and event reconstructionDiagnose faults that disappear using timestamps, trends, event logs, vibration, temperature and temporary monitoring.14.3 Preventive and predictive maintenanceCreate maintenance plans using criticality, failure modes, inspections, tests and condition trends.14.4 Spares, backups and lifecycle managementManage critical spares, firmware, software, licences, obsolescence and tested replacement procedures.
Module 15: Commissioning, Projects & Professional Practice
15.1 Control narratives, I/O lists and functional designTurn process requirements into testable control narratives, cause-and-effect tables and I/O definitions.15.2 FAT, SAT and commissioning documentationPlan and execute factory acceptance, site acceptance, loop checks and performance tests.15.3 Change control and safe modificationsManage scope, risk, backups, review, testing, rollback and as-built documentation for control-system changes.15.4 Capstone integrated industrial projectDesign, program, commission and document a complete pump station with VSD, PLC, instrumentation, Modbus/DNP3 telemetry and Wonderware SCADA.
Completion pathway
2. Practise
Complete the integrated motor, pump, PLC, telemetry and SCADA projects.
3. Prove
Pass the final quiz, complete the capstone evidence and print your certificate.