Control Systems Engineering (CSE) PE Exam Review Course (EN00) reviews the knowledge and skills areas included on the CSE Professional Engineer (PE) examination. This course prepares engineers with a minimum of four years of experience, to take the CSE PE exam by providing instruction on the broad range of technical areas that will be tested. The exams are produced by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) and administered by US state professional license boards. EN00 course content is based on the CSE exam specification that went into effect in October 2019. Contact NCEES to schedule your exam.
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Learning Objectives
- Follow the guidelines for taking the CSE exam
- Identify the breadth of the knowledge and skills areas covered
- Apply recognized standards for symbols and documents
- Recognize the basic calculation techniques for measurement devices
- Apply process variable measurements and sensor selection
- Compare the various final control elements/valves
- Explain basic process control loops: their configuration, operation and performance
- Follow discrete logic in motor and interlock control
- Describe various signal conversion and wiring arrangements
- Compare various installation methods and techniques
- Determine material requirements from physical parameters
- Use safety instrumented basics
- Interpret system scope statements and apply to design needs
Topics Covered
- Sensor technologies applicable to various measurements (process variables)
- Sensor types
- Calibration ranges
- Linearity
- Hysteresis
- Repeatability
- Elevated and suppressed zero ranges
- Calculations involved in process measurements
- Flow
- Pressure
- Level
- Temperature
- Final control elements
- Valve types and styles
- Flow characteristics
- Applications
- Sizing
- Safety relief valves
- Fluid properties
- Specific gravity
- Pressure and temperature conversion
- Reynolds number
- Signal types and transmission methods
- Electronic
- Pneumatic
- Signal circuit design type
- Grounding
- Shielding
- Installation
- Signal circuit design (type, grounding, shielding and installation)
- Control Systems
- Loop tuning methods
- Distributed control systems
- Ergonomics
- Human machine interface (HMI) and graphics
- Programming (ladder logic, sequential, function block)
- Safety systems
- Reliability of devices
- Risk reduction factors
- Probability of failure on demand
- Codes, standards and regulations
- Applications and use
- Intrinsic safety
- Hazardous area classification
- Applications and use
Exercises
CSE exam-related practice questions.
Resource Included
“Control Systems Engineering Study Guide,” Seventh Edition, by ISARecommended Prerequisites
- Basic experience and background in control systems engineering
- Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam
Recommended Reading
- “Control Systems Engineering Exam Reference Manual,” Fourth Edition, by Bryon Lewis, PE, CMfgE, CAP, CCST III
- “Control Systems Engineer Technical Reference Handbook,” by Chuck Cornell, P.E., CAP, PMP
- “Industrial Data Communications,” Fifth Edition, by Lawrence (Larry) M. Thompson and Tim Shaw
- “Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach,” by Paul Gruhn, PE, CFSE, and Simon Lucchini, CFSE, MIEAust, CPEng.
- “Good Tuning: A Pocket Guide, Fourth Edition,” by Gregory K. McMillan
- “Safety Instrumented System Design: Techniques and Design Verification,” by Iwan van Beurden, CFSE, and William M. Goble, CFSE