RT 624 Flow Control Demonstration Unit Didactic Equipment School Educational Equipment Process Control Trainer
Experimental introduction to control engineering using an example of flow controlled system Features - experimental introduction to control engineering using an example of flow control - construction of the system with components commonly used in industry - digital controller with freely selectable parameters: P, I, D and all combinations - optional I&C software RT 650.40 via USB Learning objectives/experiments - fundamentals of control engineering - latest industrial control engineering components: controllers, transducers, actuators - operation and parameter setting of a multifunctional state-of-the-art digital controller: e.g. parameter setting as P, PI and PID controller - investigation of disturbance and control response - influence of different controller parameters on stability and control quality - investigation of the properties of the open and closed control loops - processing of process variables using external equipment, e.g. plotter or oscilloscope - together with accessory RT 650.40: familiarisation with and use of I&C software Specification [1] experimental unit for control engineering experiments [2] flow control in a pipe section [3] rotameter to visualise the flow rate [4] flow rate measurement by paddle-wheel sensor [5] generation of disturbance variables by ball valve with scale in pipe section outlet [6] control valve: electric control valve [7] digital industrial controller, parameterisable as a P, PI or PID controller [8] large process schematic on front panel [9] process variables X and Y accessible as analogue signals via lab jacks Technical data Storage tank - stainless steel - capacity: 15L Pump, 3-stage - power consumption: 90W - max. flow rate: 83L/min - max. head: 6m Paddle-wheel sensor: 3...50L/min Rotameter: 160...1600L/h Electric control valve: Kvs: 5,7m3/h Controller parameterisable as P, PI or PID controller Process variables as analogue signals: 0...10V Connection of external recording devices (e.g. oscilloscope, line recorder) via lab jacks 230V, 50Hz, 1 phase; 230V, 60Hz, 1 phase 120V, 60Hz, 1 phase; UL/CSA optional LxWxH: 1000x500x1070mm Weight: approx. 72kg