Item No.: CO4204-8K

Course – Practical introduction to control technology

Features:

  • 1 Experiment board: temperature, level, position, speed and light control loops with inputs for switching through disturbance variables
  • P, I and D controllers which can be arbitrarily combined and have independently configurable parameters
  • Configurable two- and three-position controllers with adjustable switching hysteresis
  • Adjustable analog PID-controller
  • Virtual instruments for analysis and optimisation of control loops
  • Labsoft browser and course software
  • Experiment board dimensions: 570 x 300 x 150 mm (WxHxD)
  • Experiment board weight: 5,5 kg

Training contents:

  • Operational principles of open- and closed-loop control
  • Design and function of continuous and discontinuous controllers
  • Temperature control using switching and continuous controllers
  • Speed control for a 4-quadrant drive system
  • Position control along a linear axis
  • Design of lighting control for a room
  • Measurement of the response of control loops over time: recording of step response
  • Experimental investigation of control response of various continuous controllers
  • Parameter setting and optimisation of control loops
  • Investigation of control system response to changes in reference and disturbance variables
  • Investigation of closed control loops