The PLC Laboratory is designed to support teaching and learning in factory automation and PLC-based industrial control systems. The lab is equipped with multiple workstations and modern industrial devices that allow students and lecturers to conduct both fundamental and advanced experiments in automation technology. The laboratory covers a wide range of topics, including basic and advanced PLC programming, HMI design, industrial communication networks, variable-frequency drive control, and motion control. In addition to programming, the laboratory emphasizes practical implementation of PLC-based automation systems, enabling learners to design control programs, perform system wiring, and operate industrial automation training equipment.
The laboratory provides an intensive practical environment for the design, operation, and maintenance of residential and industrial electrical systems. Here, students are equipped with practical skills from basic to advanced levels through direct contact with industry-standard equipment:
Residential Electrical System Design and Assembly: Practice installing measurement systems with single-phase and three-phase energy meters. Students directly wire lighting systems, doorbell cameras.
Operation of Main Switchboards (MSB) and Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS): Use low-voltage (LV) switching devices such as MCCBs and MCBs, measuring devices like Ammeters and Voltmeters, and PLC controllers to operate continuous power supply systems and ensure safe electrical power delivery.
Operation of Motor Control Centers (MCC): Practice wiring and operating systems with Inverters and Contactors for various types of motors, such as single-phase and three-phase asynchronous motors. Apply various types of Control electrical equipment, such as relays, timer, push-buttons, and indicator lights to construct starting, reversing, or jogging circuits for motors.
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting: Use specialized measurement and testing tools to analyze electrical circuits, identify faults in dynamic and control circuits, and subsequently provide accurate maintenance and corrective solutions to ensure stable system operation.
The Electronics Engineering Laboratory is equipped with desktop computers with installed design software, linear DC power supplies, oscilloscopes, function generators, and various experimental kits for electrical, electronic, and digital circuits. This environment allows students to design, program, simulate, and test digital and electronic circuits, as well as analyze and evaluate circuit performance using the laboratory's equipment.
The experiment content includes issues related to digital electronics, analog electronics, microprocessors, programmable circuits, and digital signal processors. After completing the course in this laboratory, students can personally design and program electronic circuits and complete electronic circuit boards like those on the market.
The experiment content includes: Factory automation, Process automation, and Full automation. This system is integrated based on modern control technologies such as: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Industrial networks, Industrial robots, RFID, Digital image processing ...
The experiment content includes: basic pneumatics, electro-pneumatics, basic hydraulics, electro-hydraulics, closed-loop control systems, and sensors. The laboratory integrates all technologies related to pneumatics – hydraulics in the industry.
The experiment helps students verify theoretical knowledge about rectifiers, inverters, DC-DC converters, AC-AC converters, soft starters, servo control systems, speed control, position control .... This laboratory is also equipped with various types of electric motors and modern measuring devices, making it easy for students to analyze and understand how electric motors operate.
The experiment content includes: transformers, direct current machines, synchronous machines, asynchronous machines, electrical apparatus ... The laboratory is also equipped with modern measuring devices that can help students easily analyze and clearly understand the principles of electrical machines. After completing this experimental course, students can design, operate, diagnose, and troubleshoot all malfunctions in electrical machines.
The laboratory is equipped with devices for lighting experiments, research, and development of intelligent lighting systems.
Basic experiments: measuring and evaluating basic optical and electrical parameters.
- Optical parameters: Luminous flux, illuminance, luminous intensity, color index…
- Electrical parameters: Voltage, current, power factor, power consumption of lamps.
Advanced experiments: intelligent lighting systems.
- Automatic switching on/off, dimming control of lamps to save energy.
- Monitoring and controlling devices over the network.