Exhaust Fan Control: Example of PLC Timer Programming

This article talks about the simple exhaust fan control logic using the PLC timers.

Contents

Note: This example program is for education purposes and for practicing PLC programming.

Exhaust Fan Control

Problem Statement:

Design a PLC ladder logic for the following application.

We are using one toggle switch to control the Stove and Exhaust Fan.

When the Stove is turned ON, the exhaust fan will be turned ON and it remains ON for 1 minute after the Stove is turned OFF.

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Inputs/Outputs

Digital Inputs:

Start Button: I0.0

Digital Outputs:

Stove: Q0.0

Exhaust Fan: Q0.1

Example of PLC Timer Programming

Explanation of Program

We have used Normally Open Contact for the Start Button (I0.0) and Stove (Q0.0).

In Rung 0:

Normally Open Contact is used for the Start Button (I0.0) to Turn ON the output Stove(Q0.0).

In Rung 1:

Normally Open Contact is used for the Stove (Q0.0) to Turn ON the output Exhaust Fan (Q0.1).
TOF timer is used to delay the turning OFF time of the output Exhaust Fan (Q0.1) for some time.

So, When the Start Button (I0.0) is turned ON, the output Stove (Q0.0) will turn ON as Normally Open Contact used for the Start Button (I0.0) will be in True State and will pass the signal to the output Stove (Q0.0) and the output stove (Q0.0) will turn ON.

When the output Stove (Q0.0) turns ON in Rung0, Normally Open Contact used for the Stove in Rung1 will be in True State and allow the signal to flow through it and the output (Q0.1) Exhaust Fan will turn ON.

The output Stove (Q0.0) will turn OFF when the Start Button (I0.0) is turned OFF as Normally Open Contact used for the Start Button (I0.0) will be in a false state and does not allow the signal to flow through it.

When the output Stove (Q0.0) is turned OFF in Rung0, Normally Open Contact used for the Stove in Rung1 will be in a False State and will not pass the signal to the output Exhaust Fan (Q0.1).

The output Exhaust Fan (Q0.0) will turn OFF but after 60 seconds as the Timer Function Block type TOF is used to delay the turning OFF time of the output Exhaust Fan (Q0.1).

The time is set to 60 seconds. So when the output Stove (Q0.0) turns OFF after 60 seconds the output Exhaust Fan (Q0.1) will turn OFF.

Simulation

Let’s simulate our logic and see the results.

When the Start Button (I0.0) is turned ON

In Rung0, When the Start Button (I0.0) is turned ON, the output Stove (Q0.0) will turn ON as Normally Open Contact used for the Start Button (I0.0) will be in True State and will pass the signal to the output Stove (Q0.0) and the output stove (Q0.0) will turn ON.

When the Start Button (I0.0) is turned OFF

When the output Stove (Q0.0) is turned OFF in Rung0, Normally Open Contact used for the Stove in Rung1 will be in a False State and will not pass the signal to the output Exhaust Fan (Q0.1).

When the Start Button (I0.0) is turned OFF

The output Exhaust Fan (Q0.0) will turn OFF but after 60 seconds as the Timer Function Block type TOF is used to delay the turning OFF time of the output Exhaust Fan (Q0.1). The time is set to 60 seconds. So when the output Stove (Q0.0) turns OFF after 60 seconds the output Exhaust Fan (Q0.1) will turn OFF.

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