Process Control Subject from the Semester V B.E Electrical and Instrumentation Of Anna University syllabus. In this article, we aim to provide the unit-wise topics in a detailed manner.
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Aim Of Concept:
- To introduce technical terms and nomenclature associated with Process control domain.
- To introduce the fundamentals of mathematical modeling of processes.
- To familiarize the students with characteristics, selection and sizing of control valves.
- To provide an overview of the features associated with Industrial type PID controller.
- To make the students understand the various PID tuning methods.
- To elaborate different types of control schemes such as cascade control, feed-forward control and Model Based control schemes.
EI3551 – Process Control Syllabus
Unit I: Process Dynamics
Need for process control – Hierarchical decomposition of control functions – Servo and regulatory operations – Continuous and Batch processes – Mathematical Modeling of Processes: Level, Flow and Thermal processes – Lumped and Distributed parameter models – Degrees of Freedom – Interacting and non-interacting systems – Self regulation – Linearization of non-linear systems.
Unit II: Control Valve
Actuators: Pneumatic and electric actuators – I/P converter – Control Valve Terminology Characteristic of Control Valves: Inherent and Installed characteristics – Valve Positioner – Modeling of a Pneumatically Actuated Control Valve – Valve body: Commercial valve bodies – Control Valve Sizing: ISA S 75.01 standard flow equations for sizing Control Valves – Cavitation and flashing– Control Valve selection.
Unit III: Control Actions
Characteristic of ON-OFF, Proportional, Single speed floating, Integral and Derivative controllers – P+I, P+D and P+I+D control modes – Practical forms of PID Controller –PID Implementation Issues: Bumpless Auto/manual Mode transfer, Anti-reset windup Techniques and Direct/reverse action.
Unit IV: PID Controller Tuning And Advanced Control Systems
PID Controller Design Specifications: Criteria based on Time Response and Frequency Response – PID Controller Tuning: Z-N and Cohen-Coon methods, Continuous cycling method and Damped oscillation method, Auto tuning – Cascade control –selective control – Feedforward control – Ratio control – Inferential control – Split-range– Adaptive Control.
Unit V: Model Based Control Schemes & Introduction To Multi-Loop Regulatory Control & Case –Studies
Smith Predictor Control Scheme – Internal Model Controller – IMC PID controller –Model Predictive Control- Introduction to Multi-loop Control Schemes – Control Schemes for Distillation Column, pH-Three-element Boiler drum level control.
Text Books:
- Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Babji Srinivasan, Nirav Pravinbhai Bhatt“Process Control Fundamentals: Analysis, Design, Assessment, and Diagnosis”, 1st Edition,2020.
- Seborg, D.E., Mellichamp, D.P., Edgar, T.F., and Doyle, F.J., III, “Process Dynamics and Control”, John Wiley and Sons, 4th Edition,2017.
- George Stephanopoulos, “Chemical Process Control – An Introduction to Theory and Practice”, Prentice Hall of India, 2005.
References:
- Bequette, “Process Control: Modeling, Design, and Simulation”, Prentice Hall of India, 1st edition, 2013
- Michael King, “Process Control: A Practical Approach”, Wiley, 2016.
- Hans D. Baumann, Control Valve Primer: A User’s Guide, 4th edition, ISA, 2009.
- Aidan O’Dwyer, “Handbook of PI and PID Controller Tuning Rules”, Imperial College Press; 3rd edition, 2009.
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