10.- PROCESS CONTROL

Equipment or processes that require maintaining some fixed parameter can easily be found in industry. The speed of a motor, the flow, level and temperature of a hydraulic circuit or the pressure of a compressed air system are a good example. The aim of process control engineering is the automation of these processes through the implementation of monitoring and control systems.

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This discipline covers from the study of the system dynamics and the instrumentation involved (sensors, actuators, controllers, etc.) to the development of control strategies and their subsequent implementation, including the study of the different industrial communications protocols used in this type of systems (Fieldbus, HART, etc.).

Nowadays, the most commonly used control algorithm is the PID control (proportional, integral and derivative). From this control mechanism, more complex strategies have been developed, such as the cascade control, multivariable control, feedforward control and selective control. These strategies are implemented using industrial controllers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and SCADA control and acquisition applications that, in addition to the control, allow the process visualization. The control can be carried out with a single control device (centralized control system) or through an organized network of controllers (distributed control system).

The improvements in productivity and efficiency that control systems provide to industrial processes are favoring the research of new advanced control algorithms, such as the predictive control, adaptive control or fuzzy control.

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PROCESS CONTROL SUBCATEGORIES

10.1.- THEORETICAL - PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS

Automatic control is the branch of engineering that deals with the regulation of the operation of equipment, processes or complete plants, using a set of devices and mechanisms called control system. The open-loop control systems act on the input of the system (actuator) without taking into...
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10.2.- CONTROLLERS & INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS

The evolution in the control of large industrial plants gives rise to a new type of systems in which control is no longer implemented in a single device: distributed control systems or DCS. In these systems, the process to automate is divided into simple control loops that are locally regulated...
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10.3.- INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS

An optimal operation of equipment and plants is essential in the process industry. Some devices are installed to achieve this purpose: sensors to measure the parameters to be regulated (controlled variables), actuators to allow modifying their values (manipulated variables), and controllers to...
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PROCESS CONTROL UNITS
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WATER FLOW TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE - RYC-TAG
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-TAG
Water Flow Temperature Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-TAG" Water Flow Temperature Control module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the control of water flow temperature.The "RYC-TAG" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-TAG" apparatus and the...
TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE - RYC-TE
Available
6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-TE
Temperature Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-TE" Temperature Control module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the control of the water temperature in a tank.The "RYC-TE" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-TE" apparatus and the "RYC-TE"...
PRESSURE CONTROL MODULE - RYC-P
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-P
Pressure Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-P" Pressure Control module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the control of the air pressure level of an air pressure tank.The "RYC-P" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-P" apparatus and the...
LEVEL CONTROL MODULE - RYC-N
Available
6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-N
Level Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-N" Level Control module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the control of the water level of a tank.The "RYC-N" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-N" apparatus and the "RYC-N" interface box. The...
FLOW RATE CONTROL MODULE - RYC-C
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-C
Flow Rate Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-C" Flow Rate Control module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the flow rate of a close water circuit.The "RYC-C" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-C" apparatus and the "RYC-C" interface box. The...
LUMINOSITY CONTROL MODULE - RYC-I
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-I
Luminosity Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-I" Luminosity Control module has been designed to study a practical control system and study different light sensors, through the luminosity control with three different light sensors.The "RYC-I" module consists of two main components:...
PH CONTROL MODULE - RYC-pH
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-pH
pH Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-pH" pH Control module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the pH dissolution control in a stirred tank.The "RYC-pH" module consists of two main components: "RYC-pH" apparatus and "RYC-pH" interface box. The...
POSITION CONTROL MODULE - RYC-CP
Available
6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-CP
Position Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-CP" Position Control module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the control of a linear position system.The "RYC-CP" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-CP" apparatus and the "RYC-CP" interface box....
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