Course : BTEC Level 3 DIPLOMA in ENGINEERING (QCF)

Unit Title : Unit 50: Industrial Process Controllers

Assignment Title : 1 of 4, Control Systems and their applications

Learner Name Assessor David McCarthy

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By completing the tasks in this assignment you will cover the following learning outcomes and grading criteria.

Learning outcomes
Know about control system types and their applications
Know about the operating principles and tuning of three-term controllers
Know about the types and operation of programmable logic controllers
Be able to write and fault-find programmable logic controller programs.

Grading Criteria ONLY Bold Grading Criteria is covered by this assignment

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P1 Describe control loops in terms of their individual elements
P2 Determine transfer functions and values for steady state error from
closed loop signal flow diagrams
P3 Describe the three different control system types and identify an
application for each type
P4 Describe the operating principles of a three-term controller in terms
of its three constituent parts
P5 Describe an appropriate tuning method for three different
applications
P6 Describe three types of PLC and select an appropriate type to meet a
given specification
P7 Describe the four main components that identify the operating
characteristics of a PLC
P8 Select system hardware software elements that will be required to
meet a given specification
P9 Describe the four different types of external input and output
devices that can be connected to a PLC for plant control or monitor
P10 Write and document a PLC program using seven different instruction
types that will control a given application
P11 Use common debugging tools to fault-find a PLC program

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 Merit Criteria Met Assessor Sign/Date
M1 Apply an alternative to a given tuning method so as to improve the
performance of a given process controller in terms of its system
response
M2 Produce a structured design that will minimise the code of an
existing control system whilst maintaining capability 3 Yes/No
Feedback D1

Distinction Criteria Met Assessor Sign/Date

D1 Analyse a given PLC control program and identify improvements that
can be made to improve the control system performance

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Author David McCarthy Date 10/10/2016

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 ASSESSMENT RECORD

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Task 1
P1 Describe control loops in terms of their individual Written
elements description

Task 2
P2 Describe control loops in terms of their individual
Calculations
elements
Task 3
Written
P3 Describe the three different control system types and
description
identify an application for each type
including
examples

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Introduction
Learning outcome: To develop learners ability to Know about control system types and their applications.

Scenario
You are an apprentice technician working for Procat Engineering reporting to the Engineering Manager. Procat
Engineering is a specialist controls company.

You have been requested by your manager to investigate the different types of control systems and how they work
and write a short report to explain the different types of controller available and applications that they can be used
for.

Task 1

There are 3 parts to this task, ALL of them must be completed

Part A Control system types

Control systems are usually one of two possible types: -

1.Open-loop, or
2.Closed-loop proportional

Using suitable examples, briefly describe what these two terms mean and for each give
one major advantage and one major disadvantage of using each of the two types of
control system.

Part B Elements of a closed loop control loop

Figure 1

Using the block diagram Fig. 1, describe clearly in your own words, the purpose of each
element in the block diagram.

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Task 2

Calculate the Steady state error for a closed loop system

Figure 2: Closed loop control of a motor

The table below contains data for the variables in the closed loop motor control system (figure 2). Use
the data against your name in Table 1 to calculate the following:

a) The feedback Amplifier/ Attenuator transfer function required to produce a 0 to 10V feedback
signal to correspond to 0 to maximum motor speed output form the generator.

b) Show that this transfer function produces 5V at 50% of maximum speed.

c) If the demand input is set to 5V (50% maximum speed) calculate the following

i. The actual motor speed

ii. The steady state error
iii. The percentage speed error

Your calculations for this task should be neatly and clearly set out with each step in the
process clearly explained

You should provide all final answers rounded to ONE DECIMAL PLACE

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Task 3

Part A

Briefly describe the following three types of control system:

i. Sequential control
ii. Continuous control
iii. Batch Control

Part B
For each of the control system types in Part A, give at least one example of an industrial application

Recommended reading and resources

Textbooks
Bolton W Instrumentation and Control Systems (Newnes, 2004) ISBN 0750664320
Bolton W Programmable Logic Controllers (Newnes, 2006) ISBN 0750681128

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