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PID Loop Operation

Inverter Mounting installation

In standard operation, the inverter uses a reference source selected by parameter A001 for the output frequency, which may be a fixed value (F001), a variable set by the front panel potentiometer, or value from an analog input (voltage or current). To enable PID operation, set A071=01. This causes the inverter to calculate the target freq, or setpoint.

A calculated target frequency can have a lot of advantages. It lets the inverter adjust the motor speed to optimize some other process of interest, potentially saving energy as well. Refer to the figure below. The motor acts upon the external process. To control that external process, the inverter must monitor the process variable. This requires wiring a sensor to either the analog input terminal [O] (voltage) or terminal [OI] (current).

Setpoint

Error

PID

Freq.

Inverter

Motor

External

+

SP

 

Calculation

 

 

 

Process

PV

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process Variable (PV)

Sensor

 

When enabled, the PID loop calculates the ideal output frequency to minimize the loop error. This means we no longer command the inverter to run at a particular frequency, but we specify the ideal value for the process variable. That ideal value is called the setpoint, and is specified in the units of the external process variable. For a pump application it may be gallons/minute, or it could be air velocity or temperature for an HVAC unit. Parameter A075 is a scale factor that relates the external process variable units to motor frequency. The figure below is a more detailed diagram of the function.

and

Standard setting

F001

Multi-speed

settings

A020 to A035

Potentiometer on

keypad

V/I input

select

[AT]

L A GND

O

Voltage

OI

Current

Setpoint (Target)

Scale factor

Frequency

 

 

 

 

Reciprocal

 

 

 

 

source select

 

Scale factor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

A001

 

A072

 

F001

A075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P gain

 

 

 

 

 

A072

 

Frequency

 

 

 

 

 

 

SP

+

I gain

+

setting

 

 

A073

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process Variable (Feedback)

 

D gain

 

 

 

A074

 

 

Analog input scaling

 

 

 

A012

 

Scale factor

Monitor

 

 

A011

 

A075

D004

A015

A013

A014

 

A076 PID V/I input select

 

 

NOTE: You cannot use [O] and [OI] simultaneously. For example, if you select [OI] to setpoint, it is not possible to use [O] as a Process Variable, and vice versa.

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Hitachi X200 Series instruction manual PID Loop Operation, Gnd