A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge

4. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-394-40217-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten

Reihe: International Society of Automation

Updated ISA-authorized book covering the ISA Automation Body of Knowledge

The newly updated Fourth Edition of A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge is the only officially authorized book covering the International Society of Automation’s (ISA’s) body of knowledge core competencies. This revised guide provides an overview of the most important automation concepts and processes, while also describing the technical skills required to implement them in today’s industrial environment. The book enables readers to effectively study for the ISA Certified Automation Professional® (CAP®), ISA Certified Control Systems Technician® (CCST®), and/or Professional Engineer (PE) Control Systems Engineer (CSE) exams.

Edited and written by leading experts from all aspects of automation, A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge includes information on:

- Process and analytical instrumentation; discrete, continuous, and batch control; and control valves and final control elements
- Basic discrete, sequencing, and manufacturing control, advanced control, process modeling, and digital twins, digital and analog communications, and data management and system software
- Networking and cybersecurity, safety and reliability, system checkout, testing, start-up, troubleshooting, and project management
- Manufacturing operations management, automation justification and performance analysis, motors and drives, electrical systems, asset management and maintenance, motion control and vision systems, and control systems including PLCs, DCSs, and SCADA

Whether you are an engineer, manager, control systems integrator, student, or educator, A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge is the book you will turn to again and again as the ultimate source on what is encompassed by automation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sands, Nicholas P.

Verhappen, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Verfahrenstechnik, Chemieingenieurwesen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Projektmanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures xxix
List of Tables xxxvii
About the Authors xxxix
Preface xlix
Introduction li

Part I Control Basics 1

1 Control System Documentation 3
Frederick A. Meier and Clifford A. Meier
Updated by Tom McAvinew

2 Continuous Control 19
Harold Wade
Updated by Michel Ruel

3 Control of Batch Processes 37
P. Hunter Vegas

Part II Field Devices 47

4 Measurement Uncertainty 49
Ronald H. Dieck

5 Process Transmitters 59
Donald R. Gillum
Updated by Nabil E. Battikha

6 Control Valves 85
Hans D. Baumann
Updated by Vincent E. Mezzano

7 Process Analytical Systems 99
Jim Tatera
Updated by Robert E. Sherman

8 Motor and Drive Control 113
Dave Polka and Donald G. Dunn

Part III Electrical Considerations 133

9 Electrical Installations 135
Greg Lehmann

10 Safe Use and Application of Electrical Apparatus 155
Ian Verhappen

11 Checkout, System Testing, and Start-Up 169
Mike Cable

Part IV Control Systems 181

12 Programmable Logic Controllers: The Hardware 183
Kelvin T. Erickson

13 Control System Programming Languages 189
Jeremy Pollard and Kelvin T. Erickson

14 Distributed Control Systems 217
Douglas C. White
Updated by Mark Nixon

15 SCADA Systems: Hardware, Architecture, and Communications 235
William T. (Tim) Shaw
Updated by Ian Verhappen

Part V Process Control 243

16 Process Modeling 245
Gregory K. McMillan

17 Advanced Process Control 261
Gregory K. McMillan

Part VI Operator Interaction 279

18 Operator Training 281
Bridget A. Fitzpatrick
Updated by David Strobhar

19 Effective Operator Interfaces 289
Bill R. Hollifield

20 Alarm Management 303
Nicholas P. Sands
Updated by Greg Lehmann

21 HAZOP Studies 313
Robert W. Johnson
Updated by Edward Marszal

Part VII Safety 321

22 Safety Instrumented Systems in the Process Industries 323
Paul Gruhn
Updated by Simon Lucchini

23 Reliability 341
William M. Goble

24 Analog Communications 353
Richard H. Caro
Updated by Mark Nixon

Part VIII Network Communications 361

25 Wireless Sensor Networks 363
Richard H. Caro
Updated by Penny P. Chen

26 Automation and Control Systems Security 373
Eric C. Cosman

Part IX Maintenance 389

27 Maintenance, Long-Term Support, and System Management 391
Joseph D. Patton Jr.
Updated by Luiz Rogério de Freitas Júnior

28 Troubleshooting Techniques 403
William L. Mostia
Updated by David Howe

29 Automation Asset Management 415
Herman Storey and Ian Verhappen

Part X Factory Automation 425

30 Mechatronics 427
Robert H. Bishop

31 Motion Control 437
Lee A. Lane and Steve Meyer
Updated by Jeremy Pollard

32 Vision Systems 449
David Michael

Part XI Integration 459

33 Building Automation 461
John Lake
Updated by Jacob Jackson

34 Data Management 471
Sujata Tilak

35 Manufacturing Operations Management Activities 485
Charlie Gifford

36 Operational Performance Analysis 499
Peter G. Martin

Part XII Project Management 511

37 Automation Benefits and Project Justifications 513
Peter G. Martin

38 Project Management and Execution 523
Michael D. Whitt

39 Interpersonal Skills 543
David Adler

References 552
Index 553

Über Autor(innen)

Nicholas P. Sands PE, CAP, ISA Fellow (Dallas, TX), is currently a senior manufacturing technology fellow with more than 27 years at DuPont, working in a variety of automation roles at several different businesses and plants. He has helped develop several company standards and best practices in the areas of automation competency, safety instrumented systems, alarm management, and process safety. Sands has been involved with the International Society of Automation (ISA) for more than 25 years, working on standards committees, including ISA18, ISA101, ISA84, and ISA105, as well as training courses, the ISA Certified Automation Professional (CAP) certification, and section and division events. His path to automation started when he earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Ian Verhappen P Eng, CAP, ISA Fellow (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), received a BS in Chemical Engineering with a focus on process control and began his career which has included stints in all three aspects of the automation industry: end user, supplier, and engineering consultant. Verhappen has been an active ISA volunteer for more than 25 years, learning from and sharing his knowledge with other automation professionals as an author, presenter, international speaker, and volunteer leader. Through a combination of engineering work, standards committee involvement, and a desire for continuous learning, Verhappen has been involved in all facets of the process automation industry from field devices, including process analyzers, to controllers to the communication networks connecting these elements together. A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge is a small way to share this continuous learning and pass along the expertise gained from all those who have helped develop the body of knowledge used to edit this edition.