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Water Tank - Motor

The document outlines a project to design an automated water tank control system using Siemens TIA Portal and S7-1200 PLC, which fills the tank when low and stops the motor when full, incorporating a timer delay for motor startup. It details the system components, control logic, and the use of parallel branching for latching the motor operation. The outcome is a reliable and efficient tank filling system that utilizes sensors and timer-based control for automation.

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Water Tank - Motor

The document outlines a project to design an automated water tank control system using Siemens TIA Portal and S7-1200 PLC, which fills the tank when low and stops the motor when full, incorporating a timer delay for motor startup. It details the system components, control logic, and the use of parallel branching for latching the motor operation. The outcome is a reliable and efficient tank filling system that utilizes sensors and timer-based control for automation.

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Automated Motor

Control Using Level


Sensors & Timer Delay
(Water Tank Simulation)
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Using Siemens TIA
Portal - V17 and S7 -
PLCSIM

Baseer Ahmed
OBJECTIVE

To design a PLC-based system that automatically

fills a water tank when the level is low and stops

the motor when the tank is full — with a delay

simulating real-world motor startup.


INTRODUCTION

This project simulates an automatic water tank

control system using Siemens TIA Portal and S7-

1200 PLC. It uses level sensors to detect water

levels and a timer delay to control motor

operation for efficient water management.


System Components
PLC Model: Siemens S7-1200 (1217C DC/DC/DC)

Software: TIA Portal

Inputs:

%I0.0 – Start Button

%I0.1 – Low-Level Sensor (NO)

%I0.2 – High-Level Sensor (NC)

%I0.3 – Stop Button (NC)

Outputs:

%Q0.0 – Motor

Timer Used: TON with a delay of 5 seconds


LADDER LOGIC
TON Timer to
Low-level
generate a
detection
High-level delay
sensor
detection
sensor

Main stop
Main start Motor
button incase
button
Latching of a fault
CONTROL LOGIC
Pressing the Start button energizes the logic only if:

The low-level sensor is active (tank not full)

The high-level sensor is inactive (tank not yet full)

The Stop button is not pressed

Once the above condition is true, the TON timer starts counting

for 5 seconds to simulate a motor startup delay.

After the delay, the motor starts and its output (%Q0.0) is used

to latch the circuit via a parallel branch with the low-level

sensor.

This ensures the motor continues running even if the low-level

sensor deactivates (after a moment), and only stops when the

high-level sensor is triggered.


Why Parallel Branching?
The parallel branch includes the motor output coil (%Q0.0) to

create a latch.

This ensures the motor continues to receive logic power either

from the low-level sensor OR from its own latched state.


OUTCOME
Reliable, automatic, and safe tank filling system.

Accurate use of delay with TON.

Efficient latching mechanism for autonomous operation.

Through this project, I practiced:

Series and parallel logic wiring

Timer-based control in ladder logic

Smart use of sensors for conditional automation

Creating safe and efficient latching circuits

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