Title :
Teaching basic control concepts with a home-made thermal system
Author :
Ovalle M, Diana Marcela ; Combita A, Luis Francisco
Author_Institution :
Eng. Fac., Univ. Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia
Abstract :
In this work we show how to build a home-made thermal system, and how we can use it in order to reinforce some basic concepts in control systems. Some of the concepts explored using the system are: identification based on step and frequency responses, the effect of basic control actions and the design, and implementation of analog controllers using operational amplifiers. In addition, we expose a set of advantages and disadvantages related with the laboratory experience documented here.
Keywords :
control engineering education; control systems; teaching; analog controllers; basic control concept teaching; control systems; frequency responses; home-made thermal system; laboratory experience; operational amplifiers; Frequency response; Laboratories; Temperature control; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Transfer functions; closed loop analysis; control system education; laboratory experience; open loop analysis; thermal systems;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826176
