Industrial control

Single-Phase & Three-Phase Inverters: Function and Operation

What is the Purpose of Inverters? Whereas dc machines are controlled by varying the voltage and current, ac machines are…

6 months ago

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) – Structure, Operation & Applications

IGBT is a voltage controlled device. It has high input impedance like a MOSFET and low on-state conduction losses like…

7 months ago

Telemetry in Instrumentation Systems

Telemetry can be defined as the science of gathering information at some remote location and transmitting the data to a…

7 months ago

Optothyristors: Features & Principle of Operation

Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs), Triacs and other solid-state devices used for switching larger voltages and currents ON and OFF are…

7 months ago

What is Optimal Control?

Optimal control is whereby the requirements are formulated as either the minimization of a cost index or the maximization of…

8 months ago

Phase Locked Loop High Precision Motor Speed Control System

AC generators can be utilized in high precision control systems. The AC generator rotor is rotated by the rotating shaft…

8 months ago

How to Connect Discrete Sensors to PLC Inputs

Discrete Sensor Outputs   Basically sensor outputs can be categorized into two types: discrete also referred to discrete or logic…

8 months ago

Electro-Pneumatic Valve Positioners: Function & Features

Valve positioners are motion-control devices that are made in such a way to actively compare valve stem position against the…

9 months ago

PLC Instruction Set

An Overview of PLC Instructions Types There are various types of instructions that are available in a PLC. The instruction…

9 months ago

Input & Output Modules of a PLC – Types & Applications

The input/output modules act as the signal interface between the monitoring sensors and actuators, and the controller. Additional they provide…

10 months ago