Title :
A generic procedure for troubleshooting of PLC based control systems
Author :
Malik, Arshad Hussain ; Choudhry, Muhammad Ahmad ; Mehmood, Tahir ; Hanif, Aamir
Author_Institution :
Electr. Sect., Attock, Pakistan
Abstract :
This paper describes the problems generally faced with PLC based control systems and a general procedure to solve them. Flowcharts for troubleshooting of power supply faults, internal and external problems of PLC has been included in the paper. The approach mentioned for troubleshooting is general and can be applied on any type of PLC based control system. A case study is included to validate the developed general procedure for the trouble shooting of PLC based controlled system.
Keywords :
fault diagnosis; programmable controllers; PLC based control systems; flowcharts; power supply faults; programmable logic controller; troubleshooting generic procedure; Cranes; Light emitting diodes; Monitoring; Power supplies; Switches; Wiring; Programmable logic controllers; gantry crane; troubleshooting;
Conference_Titel :
Control Automation Robotics & Vision (ICARCV), 2010 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7814-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICARCV.2010.5707768
