MODEL 54e pH/ORP | SECTION 6.0 |
| THEORY OF OPERATION |
6.4 ALARM RELAYS
An alarm is a relay that closes a set of contact points (a switch) inside the controller. In doing so, the relay clos- es an electrical circuit and turns on a device wired to the contacts. The Model 54e pH/ORP controller has four alarm relays.
The relays are turned on and off by the controller based on the control points or setpoints that you
The Model 54e pH/ORP has two control modes for de- vices which are turned off and on: Time Proportional Control Mode (TPC), and Normal Mode. TPC is gener- ally used for chemical feed control. Normal or
6.5TIME PROPORTIONAL CONTROL (TPC) MODE (Code -20)
In the TPC mode, you must establish the following parameters which will determine how the Model 54e pH/ORP responds to your system (see Section 5.7):
•Setpoint
•Time period
•URV point (or 100% on)
•LRV point (or 0% on)
•Proportional
•Integral
•Derivative
The setpoint is the desired value that you want to con- trol at. Time period is programmed in seconds and de- fines the interval during which the controller compares the pH input from the sensor with the Setpoint. In the TPC mode the controller divides the period up into pump
The URV setting determines how far the pH must devi- ate from the setpoint to get the pump to be on for the entire period. The LRV setting determines how close the pH must be to the setpoint for the pump to be off for the entire period. The LRV setting should always be set at zero. When the error (the pH minus the setpoint) is between the URV and LRV values, the relay will be en- ergized for some portion of the time period. As the pH
FIGURE 6-1. Time Proportional Control
value approaches the setpoint, the pump will be feed- ing for shorter and shorter intervals, and the chemicals will be allowed to mix for longer and longer intervals of the period. This relationship is illustrated in Figure
The exact amount of on time and off time per period is determined by the settings for proportional, integral, and derivative bands. The proportional band (P) in % is a separate adjustment that narrows (or widens) the range of the TPC
The integral band is set in seconds and acts to increase the controller output as more time is spent away from the setpoint. A smaller value in seconds will result in faster integration response. Too low a value will result in excess oscillation.
The derivative band is set in % and acts to prevent changes in the reading. This setting should generally be set to zero for pH and ORP applications.
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