Temperature control training system offers to learn the basic fundamentals control engineering The experimental set-up is mounted on a housing which accommodates all the electronics A metal bar which is placed inside a transparent casing is heated or cooled at one end by a Peltier element Three temperature transducers along the axis of the bar allow the variation in temperature along the length of the bar and hence the associated thermal lags to be obtained for differing operating conditions A dial temperature indicator offers the advantage that the temperature can be read off directly at any time The temperature is measured using K-Type Thermocouples The sensor output signal is sent to the software controller The output signal from the controller influences the operating voltage of the Peltier element and hence the heating capacity A fan that dissipates part of the heating power can be activated by the software to investigate the influence of disturbance variables The powerful state-of-the-art software is an integral part of the training system embodying the principle of hardware/software integration (HSI) It enables the experiments to be conducted and evaluated in a user-friendly manner The link between the experimental unit and the PC is made via a USB port
Experiments
- Fundamentals of control engineering based on the example of a temperature control system. System dead time can be obtained from the response
- Open loop control response.
- Effects of different controller parameters and methods on the response of the closed loop system
- Recording of step responses (Reference variable / Disturbance variable)
Specification:
- Experimental unit for control engineering experiments
- Temperature control of a heated metal bar
- Heating and cooling by Peltier element
- Temperature sensors at 3 different points along axis of bar to establish thermal lags
- Software activated fan to generate disturbance variables
- Process schematic on front panel
- DAQ with simulation software via USB under Windows 10
