Low cost laboratory plant for control system education

Virtual Plant Laboratory System of Process Industries for Education

A kind of virtual plant laboratory system for process systems engineering education and research is developed, which is deemed an effective and applicable tool. The proposed system consists of pilot tanks, package simulation software of unit operation and a real enterprise information system including DCS, management database and MES (manufacturing execution system). Particularly, positive effe...

A Low - Cost Dynamic Plant and Data Acquisition System for Laboratory Courses on Control Systems and Mechatronics

Hands-on experiments for upper-level engineering courses greatly enhance student enthusiasm, core-concept comprehension and retention. Given the high cost of commercial instructional control systems lab equipment, we sought to provide an affordable, robust solution to hands-on learning, without compromising technical caliber. To this end, we have developed a low-cost dynamic plant and data acqu...

Autonomous Anthropomorphic Robotic System with Low-Cost Colour Sensors to Monitor Plant Growth in a Laboratory

A Low Cost Sensorless Control Drive Circuit for of Low Voltage Switched Reluctance Motor

Shaft position sensing is an essential part of switched reluctance (SR) motor drive In order to synchronize the pulses of phase current with the period of rising inductance of the proper motor phase. Direct sensors such as, Hall effect and optical encoder are commonly used in SR motors. The purpose of this paper is to present an indirect shaft positioning sensing known as "sensorless " control ...

An Open Source Low-Cost Wireless Control System for a Forced Circulation Solar Plant

The article describes the design phase, development and practical application of a low-cost control system for a forced circulation solar plant in an outdoor test cell located near Milan. Such a system provides for the use of an electric pump for the circulation of heat transfer fluid connecting the solar thermal panel to the storage tank. The running plant temperatures are the fundamental para...