Control systems and fault finding Control of level, flow rate, temperature and cascade control; plant control and configuration via touch screen and PLC Features - practical control of level, flow rate and temperature including simulation of typical faults via PLC - plant control and configuration via touch screen - integrated router for operation and control via an end device and for screen mirroring on additional end devices: PC, tablet, smartphone - refrigeration system for independent cold supply Learning objectives/experiments - familiarisation with industrial control loop components - setup, parameterisation and configuration on the controller - optimisation of controller settings - level control - flow rate control - temperature control - cascade control -- level - flow rate -- temperature - flow rate - plotting step responses - fault finding - screen mirroring: mirroring of the user interface on end devices -- menu navigation independent of the user interface shown on the touch screen -- different user levels available on the end device: for observing the experiments or for operation and control Specification [1] control of level, flow rate, temperature and cascade control [2] PLC: 3 integrated controllers, monitoring of safety devices, 7 simulated faults; plant control and configuration via touch screen [3] integrated router for operation and control via an end device and for screen mirroring: mirroring of the user interface on up to 5 end devices [4] main circuit with collecting tank, graduated stirred tank with heater, pneumatic control valve and centrifugal pump [5] cool. circuit: pump, heat exchanger, rotameter [6] refr. system+pump to cool water in collecting tank [7] pneumatic control valve in main circuit as actuator for all controls [8] sensors for the measurement of the controlled variables; level, flow rate and temperature [9] data acquisition via PLC on internal memory, access to stored measured values via WLAN/LAN with integrated router/LAN connection to customer's own network or direct LAN connection without customer network [10] GUNT software for data acquisition via LAN under Windows 10 [11] refrigerant R513A, GWP: 631 Technical data Tanks - stirred tank with scale: approx. 10L - collecting tank: approx. 75L Main circuit centrifugal pump - max. flow rate: approx. 4500L/h - max. head: approx. 14m 2 pumps, cooling circuit and refrigeration system - max. flow rate: approx. 2800L/h - max. head: approx. 4m Heater power output: approx. 2kW PLC: Eaton XV-303 - 3 integrated controllers parameterisable as P, PI or PID controller Refrigerant: R513A, GWP: 631 - filling volume: 2300g - CO2-equivalent: 1,5t Measuring ranges - level: 1x 0...600mm - flow rate: 1x 0...2300L/h - temperature: 4x 0...100°C - pressure: 1x 0...2,5bar 230V, 50Hz, 1 phase; 230V, 60Hz, 1 phase 230V, 60Hz, 3 phases; UL/CSA optional LxWxH: 2040x800x2000mm; Weight: approx. 320kg