DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : B.Balaji
Designation : HAEIE
Branch : Applied Electronics & Instrumentation
Institute : Govt polytechnic for Minorities, Guntur
Semester : V Semester
Subject : Process Control
Subject code : AEI-504
Topic : P & I Diagrams & Standards
Duration : 100 Mts
Sub Topic : Symbols for Transmitters & Controllers
Teaching Aids : Diagrams
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 Recap

The following line diagrams are discussed

• Electric line

• Pneumatic line

• Hydraulic line

• Capillary line

• Fluid pressure line

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 General Instruments

• General instruments can be represented in a circle called

ballon

• Inside the ballon will be a code

• Code gives the information regarding the function and nature

of the device

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1. Instrument - Locally mounted

3. Instrument - At control centre

5. Instrument - Bifunctional / Two services

4. Instrument - Transmitting

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 Basic Symbols for Different types of Control
Valves

S.No Name of the valve symbol

1 Electrically operated
control valve

2 Hydraulically operated
control valve

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3 Pneumatically
operated control valve

4 Safety valve

5 Self actuating valve

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 OBJECTIVES

On completion of this period, you would be able to

• Know the different Symbols for transmitters and

controllers

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Symbols for Different types of Transmitters

S.No: Name of the Transmitter Symbol

2 Pressure transmitter
∫
PT

5 Flow transmitter ∫
FT

8 Level transmitter LT

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S.No Name of the controller symbol

FC
4. Pneumatic flow controller ∫ // //

PC
5. Pneumatic pressure controller ∫ // //

FC
6. Electronic flow controller ∫

LC

7. Level controller

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 Summary
The following different types of controllers and
Transmitter symbols are discussed
• Pneumatic flow controller
• Pneumatic Pressure Controller
• Electronic flow Controller
• Level Controller
• Pressure Transmitter
• Flow Transmitter
• Level Transmitter

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 Frequently asked questions

1. Draw the symbols for the following

a) Flow controller

b) Flow transmitter

c) Pressure controller

d) Pressure transmitter

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 Quiz
1. Identify the symbol for electronic flow controller

FC PC
a) ∫ b) ∫

FC
c) ∫ d) ∫
PT

Ans: d

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 ASSIGNMENT

1. Draw the symbols for the following

a) Level transmitter
b) Level controller

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