Tune, Optimise, Excel: A Suite of PID Study Machines

These compact PID study equipment are designed for benchtop use.

Temperature Control System

SKU# CT1491

The temperature process control system includes a heated plate within a duct. Two thermocouples connect to the controller and an external meter to allow students to check and calibrate the controller input. A fan at one end of the duct blows the ambient air over the block, to change the control conditions and provide a disturbance to the system. The system allows students to adjust the heater power and the air flow rate to develop a PID based control system then adjust these parameters to achieve the required time/temperature change profile for the system in response to step changes in the system requirements.

Learning Objectives

Understanding the drive
Understanding the sensors
On/Off control systems
System time constant
PI controller
PID controller
Zeigler Nichols algorithm
Integral wind up
Derivative filter
Manual tuning

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