CONTROL

SYSTEM
CONTROL ENGINERING & LAB
What is a System?

• defined as the collection of blocks (or components or objects)

connected together to execute a process (or serve or perform an
objective).

• it is a group of components (or elements) which are connected in a

sequence to perform a specified function (or task).
Control System

• a System where the output is controlled

by var ying / adjusting the input.

• it is a combination of subsystems and

processes working together to obtain a
desired output and performance with a
specified input.
REFRIGERATOR
Block Diagram

T h e r e q u i r e d t e m p e ra tu re s i g n a l i s s e t i n t h e t h e r mo s ta t , a n d t h e n t h e c o n t r o l l e r a c t u a te s t h e
c o m p r e s s o r f o r c o o l i n g p r o c e s s . T h e t e m p e ra tu re s e n s o r m e a s u re s t h e t e m p e ra t ure a n d c o m p a r e s t h e
r e q u i re d r e f e r e nc e t e m p e ra tu re w i t h t h e m e a s u re d t e m pe ra tur e a n d c o m p a r e s t h e r e q u i re d r e f e r e nc e
t e m p e ra tu re w i t h t h e m e a s u re d t e m pe ra t ur e i n t h e c o m p a ra t o r. W h e n t h e r e q u i r e d t e m p e ra t ure i s
a c h i e ve d, t h e c o n t r o l l e r s t o p s t h e c o m p r e s s o r a n d m a i nta i n s t h e t e m p e ra t ure .

T h e t e m p e ra t ure s e n s o r c h e c k s t h e t e m p e ra tu re o f t h e s y s t e m p e r i o di c a l ly a n d a c t u a t e s t h e
c o n t r o l l e r i f t h e r e i s d i f f e re n c e i n t h e r e q u i re d r e f e r e n c e t e m p e ra tu re . T h i s p r o c e s s i s c o n t i n ue d t o
m a i nta i n t h e r e q u i re d t e m p e ra tur e o f t h e s y s t e m t h e r e by c o n t r o l l i ng t h e O N / OF F i n p ut t o t h e
c o m p r e s s o r.
Thank you ☺