MODEL 54e pH/ORP
6.9PID CONTROL (CODE -20)
PID Control
The Model 54e pH/ORP current outputs can be pro- grammed for PID control. PID control is used with a control device which is capable of varying its output from 0 to 100 percent in response to a changing sig- nal in milliamps. Automated control valves or vari- able volume pumps are commonly used. These types of devices are referred to as modulating con- trol devices because of their 0 to 100% adjustability. PID control is typically used where greater accuracy than is achievable with an on/off device is required, or where it is desirable to have the pump or valve "on" continuously, or where the existing or preferred pump or valve is of the modulating type.
Any process control system must manually or auto- matically hold the controlled variable (pH, conductiv- ity, temperature) in a steady condition at selected set point values. For manual control, the operator looks at the value of the process variable, decides whether or not it is correct, and makes necessary adjustments. He decides the amount, direction, rate of change and duration of the adjustment. With auto- matic control, the controller does all of this. The operator only adjusts the set point of the controller to the selected value of the measured variable. Automatic process control such as PID is usually feedback control; it eliminates the deviation between measurement and set point based on continuous updates (feedback) from the process itself.
SECTION 6.0
THEORY OF OPERATION
Measurement and Set Point (Feedback Control)
The Model 54e pH/ORP controller is given two items of information: measurement and set point. The con- troller reacts to the difference in value of these two signals and produces an analog output signal to eliminate that difference. As long as the difference exists, the controller will try to eliminate it with the output signal. When measurement and set point are equal, the condition of the controller is static and its output is unchanged. Any deviation of measurement from set point will cause the controller to react by changing its output signal.
PID Control Mode Combinations
All PID controllers have several control modes which can be used in various combinations: proportional plus integral (reset), proportional plus derivative (rate) and a combination of proportional (P), integral
(I)and derivative (D). Each control mode produces a response to the deviation of measurement from set point that is the result of a specific characteristic of the deviation, and each control mode is separately adjustable. D, the derivative, or rate mode, is seldom used in water treatment and is beyond the scope of this manual.
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