Installation And Maintanance

Industrial Control and Installation · Level 6  ·  4 Chapters

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Careers after Installation And Maintanance

In Kenya, the skills you are mastering in Installation and Maintenance open doors to a wide range of practical and rewarding career paths. Whether you dream of working in bustling urban centres or contributing to rural development, these abilities are in high demand across multiple industries where infrastructure and technical expertise are key.

  • In the construction sector, your skills are crucial on building sites in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu, where you’ll install electrical wiring, plumbing, and piping systems that bring new homes, offices, and public facilities to life.
  • The Jua Kali industry thrives on skilled artisans who can install and maintain equipment, helping small workshops and fabricators keep their tools in top shape and expand their services.
  • Working with Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) or KenGen, you could be involved in installing and maintaining electrical systems that power homes and industries across the country, contributing to Kenya’s growing energy needs.
  • In the matatu industry, your expertise ensures the electrical and mechanical systems in vehicles are safely installed and maintained, supporting one of Kenya’s largest employment sectors.
  • The agribusiness sector, including companies like KTDA, relies on effective installation and maintenance of irrigation systems, processing machinery, and electrical equipment to boost productivity and food security.
  • County governments employ skilled technicians in their public works departments to install and maintain infrastructure such as street lighting, water supply systems, and public buildings.
  • The booming hospitality industry in Kenya’s tourist hubs needs professionals who can install and maintain electrical and plumbing systems, ensuring guest safety and comfort.

Mastering these skills not only makes you a valuable employee but also empowers you to start your own business, offering installation and maintenance services to local communities and businesses. Your expertise will help build safer, more efficient environments, and with Kenya’s expanding economy, your future is bright and full of opportunity.

Keep learning and perfecting your craft—your hands will build the Kenya of tomorrow!

Chapters

What Installation And Maintanance covers: 46 main topics in 4 chapters

1. Prepare SCADA system installation site

  1. 1.1 Health and safety; hardware
  2. 1.3 Preparation of PLC installation cabinet
  3. 1.4 Installation of PLC hardware in the cabinet
  4. 1.5 PLC wiring
  5. 1.6 Practice: Cabinet preparation and hardware installation Interface PLC

2. Mount SCADA system components

  1. 2.1 PLC network working cables with I/O
  2. 2.2 Fiber optic cables PLC cable layout and cable management assignments
  3. 2.3 Network cables termination
  4. 2.4 Network cables testing
  5. 2.5 PLC device communication protocols and channels
  6. 2.6 PLC memory addressing
  7. 2.7 Human machine interface
  8. 2.8 Configuration of network ports
  9. 2.9 Practice: Network cable termination Program PLC

3. Program SCADA system

  1. 3.1 Installation of PLC programming software
  2. 3.2 Configuration of PLC software and hardware
  3. 3.3 Flow diagrams
  4. 3.4 PLC programming languages
  5. 3.5 Creation of PLC, I/O schedules
  6. 3.6 PLC programming
  7. 3.7 Simulation of PLC program
  8. 3.8 Troubleshoot PLC program faults
  9. 3.9 Reconfiguration of PLC programming software
  10. 3.10 PLC operation modes
  11. 3.11 Establishment of PLC communication
  12. 3.12 Clearance of PLC memory
  13. 3.13 Downloading of PLC program to PLC hardware
  14. 3.14 Practice: Developing and debugging PLC programs 4 Maintain PLC systems

4. Maintain SCADA system

  1. 4.1 Environmental and safety standards
  2. 4.2 PLC program back-up
  3. 4.3 PLC system tag out/Lock out and routine checks
  4. 4.4 PLC network data communication assignments
  5. 4.5 Verification of I/O modules for normal operations
  6. 4.6 Verification of PLC's CPU optimum performance assessments
  7. 4.7 Verification of sensors for normal performance
  8. 4.8 PLC system configuration
  9. 4.9 PLC modules
  10. 4.10 Identification of PLC wires and cables
  11. 4.11 Interpretation of schematic diagrams and maintenance manuals
  12. 4.12 Visual checks on PLC attachments
  13. 4.13 Cleaning of PLC systems and peripheral devices
  14. 4.14 Restoration of PLC program assessment methods
  15. 4.15 Format PLC system software
  16. 4.16 Maintenance of logging activities in maintenance management systems
  17. 4.17 Maintenance documentation
  18. 4.18 Practice: Prepare maintenance documentation report

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