Basic Question about block Diagrams
Basic Question about block Diagrams
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Hi there I am new to this forum.
I am doing a project about controlling a thermoelectric module, and for doing so I must reverse the current direction. This is achieved changing the voltage polarity. So the output of the controller (which is percentage) is going to control the voltage level, being:
0% --> -0.68 Volts
100% --> 1.02 volts
I attached a picture where is plotted the line related to %CO (controller ooutput) and voltage.
My concern is about how to apply the Laplace transform to the line itself, because if I consider deviation variables the free component of the line formula will disappear and the Laplace transform will be function only of the slope, which is not correct because doing so will give a error in the actual voltage needed. Other strategy that I could consider is to apply the Laplace Transform diretly to the line ecuation, but again I think is not appropriate because in that case I am not considering deviation variables.
Other strategy could be to use two block diagrams either one for positive values of voltage and the other one for negatives values.
I hope you guys can help me out.
Fabian.
I am doing a project about controlling a thermoelectric module, and for doing so I must reverse the current direction. This is achieved changing the voltage polarity. So the output of the controller (which is percentage) is going to control the voltage level, being:
0% --> -0.68 Volts
100% --> 1.02 volts
I attached a picture where is plotted the line related to %CO (controller ooutput) and voltage.
My concern is about how to apply the Laplace transform to the line itself, because if I consider deviation variables the free component of the line formula will disappear and the Laplace transform will be function only of the slope, which is not correct because doing so will give a error in the actual voltage needed. Other strategy that I could consider is to apply the Laplace Transform diretly to the line ecuation, but again I think is not appropriate because in that case I am not considering deviation variables.
Other strategy could be to use two block diagrams either one for positive values of voltage and the other one for negatives values.
I hope you guys can help me out.
Fabian.
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RE: Basic Question about block Diagrams
What is the range of the output module
0 - 100%, 0 - 4096 counts or other
Take th3e output of your calculation and scale it accordingly.
RE: Basic Question about block Diagrams
So what I did (respect to my question upthere) was to apply Laplace Transform directly to the line formula (responsable for converting the controller output to voltage). The problem occurs is when I apply Routh test I can´t find any values of Kc where the system goes unstable. Which is wrong. Something similar happens using the direct substitution method.Here all the gains obtained are negative which is not good due the controller has a reverse action in this application.
What I thought later was that the line formula is just a way to generate a value, so why not generate the value internally using code and use its output as pure gain. That way I could obtain a range of Kc where the system goes unstable. But when the that generated value is negative, then there's no suitable Kc values (all inequalities result in negative ones).
What am I doing wrong here? thanks for replying roydm!
RE: Basic Question about block Diagrams
I assume since you are using non linear temperature/Voltage relationship your transducers are raw thermocouple or thermistor.
For a practical temperature controller transducer response close to the setpoint may not be linear so the gain is reduced to prevent oscillation and Integral (reset) takes care of the rest, I have always used the Siegler and Nichols method.
Good Luck
Roy
RE: Basic Question about block Diagrams
RE: Basic Question about block Diagrams
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