ON-OFF Controller Principle
  • Control Systems

ON-OFF Controller Principle

On-Off control is the simplest form of feedback control. An on-off controller simply drives the manipulated variable from fully closed…

  • Electronic Devices & Circuits

Comparison of Transistor Configurations

There are three leads in a transistor viz., emitter, base and collector terminals.  However, when a transistor is to be…

  • Level Measurement

DP Level Measurement Problems

The DP level measurement techniques use inferred (indirect method) processes and not direct measurements. Namely, the indication of fluid level is…

  • Level Measurement

DP Level Transmitters Compensation Techniques

It would be idealistic to say that the DP Level Transmitters can always be located at the exact the bottom of the…

  • Control Systems

Proportional Controller Principle

If the outflow (Qo) increases then the level in the tank will fall. The pressure sensed by the level transmitter, which…

  • Fire & Gas System

Infrared Open Path Gas Detectors Working Principle

An alternative method of measuring gas concentration is based on absorption of infrared (IR) radiation at certain wavelengths as it passes…

  • Control Systems

Integral Controller Principle

Reset of Integral Action Most of the processes we will be controlling will have a clearly defined setpoint. If we wish…

  • Control Systems

Derivative Controller Principle

RATE OR DERIVATIVE ACTION Consider a control system subjected to a disturbance, which causes the error to increase in a ramped…

  • Temperature Measurement

Thermocouple and its Principle

A thermocouple consists of two pieces of dissimilar metals with their ends joined together (by twisting, soldering or welding). When heat…

  • Temperature Measurement

RTD Wheatstone Bridge Circuits

Every type of metal has a unique composition and has a different resistance to the flow of electrical current. This is…