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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BASIC TEACHING UNIT FOR THE STUDY OF REGULATION AND CONTROL - RYC/B
  • RYC/B
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC/B
Basic Teaching Unit for the Study of Regulation and Control
The Basic Teaching Unit for the Study of Regulation and Control, "RYC/B", allows the user to learn the basics about regulation and control of first and second order systems.This unit enables to carry a set of practices related with basic...
COMPUTER CONTROLLED MODULAR CONTROL AND REGULATION UNIT - RYC/T
  • RYC/T
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10.1.- THEORETICAL - PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC/T
Computer Controlled Modular Control and Regulation Unit
Regulation and control theory is divided into two major divisions in, namely, classical and modern. The implementation of classical controller designs as compared to systems designed using modern control theory is easier and these controllers are...
BALL AND BEAM MODULE - RYC-BB
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-BB
Ball and Beam Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-BB" Ball and Beam module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the study of a classical control system, the Ball and Beam Control system.The "RYC-BB" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-BB" apparatus...
DC SERVO MOTOR MODULE - RYC-SM
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-SM
DC Servo Motor Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-SM" Servo Motor module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the control of the position and speed of a DC Servo Motor.The "RYC-SM" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-SM" apparatus and the "RYC-SM"...
AIR FLOW TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE - RYC-TAR
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-TAR
Air Flow Temperature Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-TAR" Air Flow Temperature Control module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the control of an air flow temperature.The "RYC-TAR" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-TAR" apparatus and the "RYC-TAR"...
INVERTED PENDULUM CONTROL MODULE - RYC-PI
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-PI
Inverted Pendulum Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-PI" Inverted Pendulum Control module has been designed to study a practical control system, through the control of a linear position system of movable cart.The "RYC-PI" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-PI" apparatus and...
MAGNETIC LEVITATION CONTROL MODULE - RYC-CLM
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6.1.1.1.- THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
RYC-CLM
Magnetic Levitation Control Module
Accessory of RYC, RYC/T
The "RYC-CLM" Magnetic Levitation Control module has been designed to study a practical control system.The "RYC-CLM" module consists of two main components: the "RYC-CLM" apparatus and the "RYC-CLM" interface box. The "RYC-CLM" apparatus contains...
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