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MANUAL TUNING
If for any reason automatic tuning gives unsatisfactory results, you can tune the controller manually. There are a number of standard methods for manual tuning. The one described here is the
With the process at its normal running process variable:
1.Set the Integral Time ‘ti’ and the Derivative Time ‘td’ to OFF.
2.Set High Cutback and Low Cutback, ‘Hcb’ and ‘Lcb’, to ‘Auto’.
3.Ignore the fact that the process variable may not settle precisely at the setpoint.
4.If the process variable is stable, reduce the proportional band ‘Pb’ so that the process variable just starts to oscillate. If the process variable is already oscillating, increase the proportional band until it just stops oscillating. Allow enough time between each adjustment for the loop to stabilise. Make a note of the proportional band value ‘B’ and the period of oscillation ‘T’.
5.Set the Pb, ti, td parameter values according to the calculations given in Table
Type of control | Proportional | Integral time | Derivative time |
| band ‘Pb’ | ‘ti’ | ‘td’ |
Proportional only | 2xB | OFF | OFF |
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P + I control | 2.2xB | 0.8xT | OFF |
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P + I + D control | 1.7xB | 0.5xT | 0.12xT |
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AACC 2000 Carbon | 56 | Nov. 1, 1997 |