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ISA Certified Automation New CAPs and CCSTs

Professional (CAP) program Certified Control System Technicians

Name Company Location

RPM = (Frequency • 120) / (# of poles
Certified Automation Professionals Level 1
in the motor)
(CAPs) are responsible for the direc- David M. Gwin None U.S.
tion, design, and deployment of sys- Varying the frequency affects both the Geoffrey B. Rousseau None U.S.
tems and equipment for manufactur- motor speed and the strength of the mag- Randy A. Dugger None U.S.
ing and control systems. netic field. When the frequency is lowered David N. Jones None U.S.
(slower motor speed), the magnetic field James E. Anderson None U.S.
CAP question increases, and excessive heat is gener- Robert G.W. Whalen None U.S.
Why must voltage be reduced along with ated. When the frequency is increased Hiram G. Page None U.S.
frequency in a variable frequency speed (higher motor speed), the magnetic field Russell Daniel Reed Holly Frontier U.S.
controller? decreases, and lower torque is produced.
Evan B. Williamson None U.S.
In order to keep the magnetic flux con-
A. to let the motor cool off Travis D. Russell None U.S.
stant, the V/Hz ratio must remain con-
B. because of capacitive reactance Brandon Weibley Prime Controls U.S.
stant. This keeps torque production sta-
C. to maintain the volts/hertz ratio Angel J. Hernandez None U.S.
ble, regardless of frequency. As frequency
D. to keep the motor from overspeeding Joel M. Martinez None U.S.
changes, we want to maintain a constant
Marco A. Venegas Orange County U.S.
flux density to maintain the torque devel- Sanitation District
CAP answer
oped by the motor. Henry Ng Orange County U.S.
The correct answer is C, “to main-
Sanitation District
tain the volts/hertz ratio.” The speed Reference: Trevathan, Vernon L., A Guide
Albert Navarro None U.S.
of the motor is controlled by chang- to the Automation Body of Knowledge,
Gholamrezaei Reza Orange County U.S.
ing the frequency applied to the motor: Second Edition, ISA, 2006. Sanitation District
Ryan M. Raiford Orange County U.S.
Sanitation District
Level 2
ISA Certified Control Systems Timothy C. Secrest None U.S.

Technician (CCST) program Joshua A. Smith

Matt A. Hayes
None
None
U.S.
U.S.
Justin M. Kovalski None U.S.
Certified Control System Technicians Gain is a unitless number that defines Jason W. Gerard None U.S.
(CCSTs) calibrate, document, trouble- the ratio of the change in output, due to Rick M. Mirolla None U.S.
shoot, and repair/replace instrumenta- proportional control action, to the change
Edward V. Keen None U.S.
tion for systems that measure and con- in input, in percent of span.
Dominic D. Duffert None U.S.
trol level, temperature, pressure, flow,
From the above definitions: Pedro N. Gulbe None U.S.
and other process variables.
Jeffrey P. Campbell None U.S.
PB = [∆ INPUT / ∆ OUTPUT] × 100 (1)
Jan A. Gramley None U.S.
CCST question and
Joseph D. Davis None U.S.
If the proportional band on a controller GAIN = ∆ OUTPUT / ∆ INPUT (2)
Robert C. Davis None U.S.
is 100 percent, then the controller gain is
equal to: Benjamin J. Smith None U.S.
Combining equations 1 and 2: Mitch E. Maloof None U.S.
A. 0.50
PB = 100 / GAIN
B. 0.20 Certified Automation Professionals
or
C. 1
GAIN = 100 / PB Name Company Location
D. 100
Saad Rehman Qatar Chemical Qatar
For a PB = 1: Hashmi Co. Ltd.
CCST answer
The correct answer is C, “1.” The propor- GAIN = 100 / 100 = 1 Servio Uribe None U.S.
tional band is defined as the amount of Michael J. Bartlett None U.S.
change in input (or deviation), as a per- Sudhakar WorleyParsons Abu
cent of span, required to cause the con- Reference: Goettsche, L. D. (Editor), Main- Rajendran Dhabi
trol output to change from 0 percent to tenance of Instruments and Systems, Sec- Arthur Eugene Nichols None U.S.
100 percent. ond Edition, ISA, 2005. Tom J. Hilty None U.S.

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