What are Programmable Automation Controllers? Programmable automation controllers (PACs) are process controllers with an open configuration and possessing the enterprise…
Edge computing can be defined as a distributed computing framework that brings enterprise applications closer to data sources like local…
Option 1: With a Toggle Switch Let’s consider a simple three-phase, 480V AC motor control circuit consisting of a contactor,…
Internally a PLC typically operates at 5 V dc. The external devices such as solenoids, limit switches, motor starters, etc.…
RS-485 network is used in many industrial applications to gather data and control addressable motor drives, PLCs, cameras, time clocks,…
Motor contactors are large, high-current rated electromechanical relays. These are special relays in the sense that, they have heavy duty…
A computer is often used as part of a control system. The input data is typically from the operator’s commands…
The ladder diagram which is a special type of wiring diagram consists of two power rails, which are placed vertically…
Let’s consider the transformer in Figure 1.0 whose secondary winding can be rotated with the respect to the primary winding.…
An actuator is normally controlled by the controller. The actuator, in turn, changes the output of an automated process. The…
