Instrumentation and Control

Lab14

Examine temperature control module through

Programmable logic controller operation.

Theory:
Introduction:
Temperature control is a process in which change of temperature of a space (and objects
collectively there within) is measured or otherwise detected, and the passage of heat energy into
or out of the space is adjusted to achieve a desired average temperature.
Control Loops:
A home thermostat is an example of a closed control loop: It constantly assesses the current
room temperature and controls a heater and/or air conditioner to increase or decrease the
temperature according to user-defined setting(s). A simple (low-cost, cheap) thermostat merely
switches the heater or air conditioner either on or off, and temporary overshoot and undershoot
of the desired average temperature must be expected. A more expensive thermostat varies the
amount of heat or cooling provided by the heater or cooler, depending on the difference between
the required temperature (the "set point") and the actual temperature. This minimizes
over/undershoots. The process is called PID and is implemented using a PID Controller.
Energy Balance:
An object's or space's temperature increases when heat energy moves into it, increasing the
average kinetic energy of its atoms, e.g., of things and air in a room. Heat energy leaving an
object or space lowers its temperature. Heat flows from one place to another (always from a
higher temperature to a lower one) by one or more of three processes: conduction, convection
and radiation. In conduction, energy is passed from one atom to another by direct contact. In
convection, heat energy moves by conduction into some movable fluid (such as air or water) and
the fluid moves from one place to another, carrying the heat with it. At some point the heat
energy in the fluid is usually transferred to some other object by means conduction again. The
movement of the fluid can be driven by negative-buoyancy, as when cooler (and therefore
denser) air drops and thus upwardly displaces warmer (less-dense) air (natural convection), or by
fans or pumps (forced convection). In radiation, the heated atoms make electromagnetic
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emissions absorbed by remote other atoms, whether nearby or at astronomical distance. For
example, the Sun radiates heat as both invisible and visible electromagnetic energy. What we
know as "light" is but a narrow region of the electromagnetic spectrum. If, in a place or thing,
more energy is received than is lost, its temperature increases. If the amount of energy coming in
and going out is exactly the same, the temperature stays constant—there is thermal balance, or
thermal equilibrium.
Procedure:
The ladder program given with this has to be first downloaded in the PLC (for downloading
procedure of ladder program please refer operating manual of PLC trainer) and then run; the
apparatus is connected with inputs and outputs of PLC through 40 pin FRC cable.
Specifications:

Interface: 40 pin FRC cable needed with PLC.

Digital Input pin voltage: 24VDC, particular I/P is activated from PLC

Digital Output pin voltage: 24VDC, particular O/P is activated from PLC

Power supply: From PLC trainer

• Connect PLC Output Common 1L with 24VDC.

Pin Connections on PLC Trainer

Sr. Module MODULE Connection PLC Trainer

No.
1 Heater of Voltage Section Q0.0 Y0
2 Fan of Voltage Section Q0.1 Y1
3 Analog output of Voltage A+ V10+
Section
4 Heater of Current Section Q0.2 Y2
5 Fan of Current Section Q0.3 Y3
6 Analog output of Current NON II0+

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Comments:

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Q1. What are the 6 rules for PLC ladder diagram programming?

Q2. What is preset in timer?

Q3. Write down the difference between timer and counters in PLC?

Q4. What are the different PLC brands known?

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