Industrial control

Steam-heated Reboiler Control System

When steam-heated reboilers are used in distillation columns and the heating medium is steam, a flow control loop for the…

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Basic Features of Sercos Automation Bus

Sercos is a short form for serial real-time communication system; a digital automation bus that interconnects motion controls, drives, I/O,…

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How cycloconverter is used as a direct frequency converter

The cycloconverter provides direct ac to ac transformation with control over both the output voltage magnitude and output frequency. It…

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Industrial Process Temperature Control System

Let’s consider the industrial process control system shown below: Figure 1.1 Industrial Process Temperature Control System The requirement is to…

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DC Motor Power Op-amp Speed Controller

Let’s consider the functional diagram below: Figure 1 DC motor power op-amp speed controller functional diagram The D/A converter outputs…

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Power MOSFET Motor Control

Because of the very high input gate resistance of MOSFETs, MOSFET’s fast switching speeds, and the ease at which they…

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Basic Features of Power Semiconductor Controlled Drives

Power electronics deals with the applications of solid state electronics for the control and conversion of electric power. The conversion…

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What are PLC-Based Water Treatment Plants?

Most of the water treatment plants in the previous decade were manually operated. However, they were automated to a certain…

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Analog Proportional Controller

An analog controller typically employs op-amps to provide the necessary gain and signal processing. Let’s consider the flow control system…

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Toggle Switches

Toggle switches are available in various contact configurations. Each switch consists of one or more poles, where each pole is…

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