Link Internship
This
march I will be interning at pipeline control and services. Pipeline control
and services is a company that specializes in the movement and control of
gasses and oils throughout the country. There I will be mentoring with Mike
Mahone and his associates, Eric Goggans and Kleber Araujo. Through doing this internship, I
hope to discover and learn about certain careers in the engineering field, and
if any of them are right for me.
The project I will be completing at Pipeline controls and services is writing a program that will tell when a pipeline is pumping, what parts of it are pumping, when it is closed, and when it is open. I will be learning and using the Studio 5000 Engineering and design environment to complete my project. To prepare for this I had to read a manual on the environment. In this I learned what the variables and inputs look like, and how to use these variables to control the pipelines.
I am very excited for my internship. Besides the three weeks away from school, I am eager to learn about a new career field, and to hopefully discover something new of interest to me.
The project I will be completing at Pipeline controls and services is writing a program that will tell when a pipeline is pumping, what parts of it are pumping, when it is closed, and when it is open. I will be learning and using the Studio 5000 Engineering and design environment to complete my project. To prepare for this I had to read a manual on the environment. In this I learned what the variables and inputs look like, and how to use these variables to control the pipelines.
I am very excited for my internship. Besides the three weeks away from school, I am eager to learn about a new career field, and to hopefully discover something new of interest to me.
Mentor Interview: Kleber Araujo
Daily Logs
3/3/14
Today at Pipeline Controls and Services, i learned the basics of binary, as well as how to use the Logix5000 Programming software. We started off by covering a few math concepts. We went over and reinforced my understanding of three varible equations, followed by lessons in binary. I then continuedto work on my project in the Logix5000 Programming design software. My task is to make a program thatwhen run will convert Gallons of Drag reducing agent per hour into Pieces per-million, taking into consideration the flow rate of the Pipeline. Below is a snapshot of what I have completed.
Today at Pipeline Controls and Services, i learned the basics of binary, as well as how to use the Logix5000 Programming software. We started off by covering a few math concepts. We went over and reinforced my understanding of three varible equations, followed by lessons in binary. I then continuedto work on my project in the Logix5000 Programming design software. My task is to make a program thatwhen run will convert Gallons of Drag reducing agent per hour into Pieces per-million, taking into consideration the flow rate of the Pipeline. Below is a snapshot of what I have completed.
3/4/14-
Today I continued my work on the horse power datbase DRA calculation section. I Learned how tomakd a totalizer in the program, and also utilized timers and counters to make the final product. Below are two pictures, one is my part of the program, an one is the task list I used to complete it
Today I continued my work on the horse power datbase DRA calculation section. I Learned how tomakd a totalizer in the program, and also utilized timers and counters to make the final product. Below are two pictures, one is my part of the program, an one is the task list I used to complete it
3/5/14-
Today I worked on the interface part of everything, where I made a screen displaying all of the variables I found yesterday in a way that someone without a background in electrical engineering can navigate it andknow what they are doing. Below is a picture of the screen I created.
Today I worked on the interface part of everything, where I made a screen displaying all of the variables I found yesterday in a way that someone without a background in electrical engineering can navigate it andknow what they are doing. Below is a picture of the screen I created.
3/6/14-
Today I started to work in another program similar to the one from yesterday, but this software allowed me alot more creative freedom. I also learned what a pipe pig is, and what a pig launcher is. It is not what it sounds like, unfortunately. Pipe pigs are shot through pipes, monitoring wht it happening inside of them, it checks for things such as corrosion, or rust. Below is a picture of what I completed today.
Today I started to work in another program similar to the one from yesterday, but this software allowed me alot more creative freedom. I also learned what a pipe pig is, and what a pig launcher is. It is not what it sounds like, unfortunately. Pipe pigs are shot through pipes, monitoring wht it happening inside of them, it checks for things such as corrosion, or rust. Below is a picture of what I completed today.
3/7/14 Today I worked more on my scada screen from yesterday, and I added all of the analog inputs through modbus, which was a huge hassle that was full of problems. I also removed the pig from the screen, and added more animations.
3/10/14 Today I finished up my scada screen, and started working with hardware. To finish up my scada screen, I had to add all of the digital inputs into scada, which was a very longand grueling task. I then got to play with an all digital input micrologix processor. I learned how it works, and how to use it, and how to program it. Below is a picture of the finished scada screen, which i will be exhibiting t the link exhibition.
3/11/14 Today I began working with another micrologix processor. This one had digital and analog inputs and outputs. I played around with the software, simulating a tank fill reading input, and an output that turns on a pump to deplete the tank to half way full. Below is a picture of the processor I used.
3/12/2014
Today I started off by working on documentation. Documentation is the process of writing down and summarizing what you did in the program. There are four parts to documentation. The first is the IO(Input/Output) list, this document is to list, name, and tag every physical-digital instrument in the system in one tidy document. The second part is the Data Map. It is very similar to the IO list, but it also includes any computerized data, along side the physical instruments. Computerized data is data that is in the program, but not in the 'real world.' An example is a calculation that took place in the program, such as how much drag reducing agent has been injected into the system in the last month. The first picture below is my IO list, and below that is my Data Map.
Today I started off by working on documentation. Documentation is the process of writing down and summarizing what you did in the program. There are four parts to documentation. The first is the IO(Input/Output) list, this document is to list, name, and tag every physical-digital instrument in the system in one tidy document. The second part is the Data Map. It is very similar to the IO list, but it also includes any computerized data, along side the physical instruments. Computerized data is data that is in the program, but not in the 'real world.' An example is a calculation that took place in the program, such as how much drag reducing agent has been injected into the system in the last month. The first picture below is my IO list, and below that is my Data Map.
3/13/2014- Today I started off the day by working more on documentation. To do this I began making a description of operation for the Drag Reducing Agent system I have been working on for the last few weeks, 'i also worked on a cause and effect table, which tells us what is in the program, and what it does. I then conducted my link interview with Kleber Araujo. I will have an audio file of the interview up online by tomorrow evening. Below is my Description of Operations, and my Cause and Effect
table.
table.
my_description_of_operation.docx | |
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3/14/14- Today was pretty laid back. First we created an equation to test my tank level system. The goal was to keep the tank level near the set-point you enter. It seemed to work pretty well, but I needed a visual, so we made a graph that showed the tank level lowering and rising, and used the program I made to try and follow it. It seemed to work pretty well.
3/17/14- Today I continued my work from Friday, and got my pump to work better. The green line is the tank level, the blue line is the set point, and the red line is the pump speed, trying to get the tank to the set point by either increasing or decreasing the pump speed. I also made sure my project was as refined as it could be.
3/18/14- Today I was told to play with the Logix5000 software, and program something. So what I did was make a program that wiuld go in your car, that basically is advanced cruise control. So it will speed when you tell it to start, and it will slow down to the speed limit, whatever it may be, when a radar goes off in the area, meaning a cop is probably near by. The red line is the radar going off, the pink line is the speed limit, the green line is the speed you want to go, and the blue line is the speed you are going.
3/19/14
Today I continued my work from yesterday, Eric wanted to see me make a display for the speed thing I made yesterday, so I made gauges that read the speeds from logix 5000 in my scada When I finished this, the day was over. Below is a picture of the gauges I made.
Today I continued my work from yesterday, Eric wanted to see me make a display for the speed thing I made yesterday, so I made gauges that read the speeds from logix 5000 in my scada When I finished this, the day was over. Below is a picture of the gauges I made.
3/21/14
Today I continued my work from yesterday by attempting to make a moving car animation in viewx. I tried to make it go faster and slower according to the gauges, but unfortunately neither me, Kleber, or Eric could figure out how to do it. We did try for upwars of three hours though. Below is a picture of what I completed today.
Today I continued my work from yesterday by attempting to make a moving car animation in viewx. I tried to make it go faster and slower according to the gauges, but unfortunately neither me, Kleber, or Eric could figure out how to do it. We did try for upwars of three hours though. Below is a picture of what I completed today.
3/21/14 Last day of LINK!
Today I prepared for my presentation at school. First i finished my car animation, and made it run smoother, though not how I wanted it too. It looks good overall. I then loaded up monitors, PLCS, computers, keyboards and mice into my car.
The exhibition is from 1pm - 3pm.
I really want to thank my awesome mentors. I had an amazing time, I learned so much, and had a ton of fun working with them. Thanks to Kleber Araujo, Eric Goggans, and Mike Mahone.
Today I prepared for my presentation at school. First i finished my car animation, and made it run smoother, though not how I wanted it too. It looks good overall. I then loaded up monitors, PLCS, computers, keyboards and mice into my car.
The exhibition is from 1pm - 3pm.
I really want to thank my awesome mentors. I had an amazing time, I learned so much, and had a ton of fun working with them. Thanks to Kleber Araujo, Eric Goggans, and Mike Mahone.
Again, below is my Final Project. You can read more about it above, in my Daily Logs.