Controller Section Specifications:

• Computer Interface Panel for connection to PC through parallel port, V to I function block, I to V function block, USB converter
• Instrumentation Power Supply cum Multi Channel DPM Panel
• Thyristor Actuator cum Signal Conditioning panel
• PC Based Digital PID Controller with online monitoring / data acquisition / PID software
• Operating Modes: Simulator Mode, Process Monitoring Mode, PID Controller Mode
  

Hardware:

• Controlled Medium: Air for pressure and flow, water for temperature and air for cooling
• Storage Tank: 10 ltr plexiglass
• Process Tank: 5 ltr stainless steel tank with temperature and pressure sensors attachment
• Electronic Sensors: Piezo-resistive pressure sensor, PT100 temperature sensor, flow turbine flow sensor
• Control Valve: Pneumatically operated air to close
• Rotameter
• Generation Distribution Pump
• Bourden Gauges
• Manual SS Valves
• SS Piping Material
• Air Filters Regulators
• Needs 10 Bar air compressor
  

Experiments:

• Study of temperature control loop: open response closed loop response with P, PI, PID
• Study of pressure control loop: open response closed loop response with P, PI, PID
• Study of air flow control loop: open response closed loop response with P, PI, PID
• Study of control valve (gain scheduler hysteresis), V to I converter, I to P converter
• Study of ratio control loop
• Study of cascade control loop
• Study of level ON / OFF control loop
• Study of feed - forward control loop