PCT62 Temperature Control Didactic Equipment Vocational Education Equipment Process Control Trainer
DESCRIPTION Temperaturecontrol is a critical aspect of many industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, manufacturing, and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning). Understanding temperature control is crucial for students pursuing careers in these industries. Proper temperature control can help industries reduce energy consumption and operating costs. Students learn how to optimize temperature control systems to minimize energy waste and environmental impact. The PCT62 temperature control system introduces students to fundamental control concepts, such as feedback control, proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers, and closed-loop control systems. The temperature process control system includes a heated plate within a duct and a thermocouple. A fan at one end of the duct blows ambient air over the block, to change the control conditions and provide a disturbance to the system. The system allows users to adjust the heater power and the air flow rate to develop a PID based control system then adjust these parameters to achieve the required time/temperature change profile for the system in response to step changes in system requirements.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PCT62 TEMPERATURE CONTROL PROCESS A temperature control process trainer, comprising: 4mm x 1.5mm Wall clear PVC tube (300mm) 24V PSU 60w 2.5a Flow process control assembly Barley pot for process control USB lead Manual Control software allowing low level access to the Drive and Load in each system allowing calibration of sensors and drive systems On/Off Control software allowing control of each system with a simple On/Off algorithm, view software based oscillations and to explore the effects of hysteresis PID Control software allowing uses to enter values for Kp, Ki, Kd and see how the system reacts to in-putted values