Projektování řídicích systémů v oblasti průmyslové automatizace

Abstract

This final thesis focuses on control systems and their application mainly in the field of industrial automation and design work in this area. I focus here mainly on the hardware side of control systems and their properties and configuration of them. Furthermore, I describe the functional safety of control systems according to IEC 61508 and I apply these requirements to the specific equipment in industrial automation. In addition to control systems, the work also focuses on various stuff closely related to control systems, such as industrial communication equipments and communication protocols. The thesis is a combination of a theoretical part in the field of control systems but always supplemented with my experiences and examples from practice, and a practical part where I describe a specific control system project for process automation. Last but not least, the different types of tests and trials that need to be performed before the equipment is put into permanent operation are mentioned.