Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameReglerteknik
- CodeLEU751
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTISJL
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyShipping and Marine Technology
- DepartmentELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 76151
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0111 Laboratory 1.5 c Grading: UG | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c | 1.5 c | 0 c | 0 c | |
| 0211 Examination 6 c Grading: TH | 0 c | 0 c | 0 c | 6 c | 0 c | 0 c |
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In programmes
Examiner
Bertil Thomas- Professor, Systems and Control, Electrical Engineering
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the course.Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
Knowledge and skills corresponding to the learning outcomes of the following courses:SSY036 Logic control
Aim
The course aims at providing general theoretical and practical knowledge in automatic control, including the components used in constructing automatic control systems, in particular sensors. It also provides some experience in simulation of feedback and control engineering systems with tools like Matlab and Simulink.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- Understand the feedback principle of a control system and how the control system can be described with the help of block diagrams.- Understand how PID controllers work and be able to use common rules of thumb to calculate the parameters of these controllers.
- Set up equations (differential equations and transfer functions) for simple physical processes, eg thermal systems, level systems, mechanical systems and concentration processes.
- Calculate the properties of control (stability, speed, residual error and disturbance attenuation).
- Understanding the function and use of the various types of sensors.
- Use computer-based aids for simulation of automatic control systems
- Analyze and design commonly used single-variable control systems using Bode plots.
- Construct and simulate common single-variable control system.
- Understand of the maintenance principles of the common single-variable control
- Select components (controllers, control valves, sensors, etc.) for typical control systems in the process industry and ships.
- Calculate of appropriate control parameters mm.
Content
Knowledge of the fundamentals of control engineering. The feedback principle. Something about the characteristics of processes and control. Step response. Stability. Static errors. Block diagram. Classic rules principles: position control, P-control, PI control, PID control. Concepts: Setpoint, actual, open / closed system, disorder, comparators, etc.. Introduction to common applications of control theory.Basics of control theory Mathematics: Differential equations and transfer functions. Modeling of common rules technical processes, eg for temperature and level control. Block Diagram Reduction. Frequency analysis. Step response analysis. Drawing and interpretation of the Bode plot.
Design of PID controllers with commonly used methods (Ziegler-Nichols method, Lambda method, the design of Bode diagrams, etc.). General rules and rules optimization shortage costs.
Knowledge of simulation, analysis and design of automatic control systems in the computer based simulation environments Matlab and Simulink. Proficiency in the use of these software packages.
More of control principles. Different variants of PID controllers (serial form, parallel form, etc.), controllers with low-pass filter on the derivative, feedforward, cascade control, ratio control, adaptive control, parameter control, program control.
Knowledge of sensors commonly used in the feedback and control engineering system: Principles for measuring temperature (thermocouples, resistance thermometers, thermistors, radiation pyrometers), flow (pressure differential sensor, inductive sensor, ultrasonic sensor, etc.), level (capacitive sensors, ultrasonic sensors, radar sensors, etc.) viscosity and speed. Resistive, inductive and capacitive measurement principles for position and pressure. Something about the calibration of sensors, traceability, calibration instruments, etc.. Transmitter. Signal Standards. Drawing and interpretation of instrument diagrams (P & I diagrams).
Organisation
The course contains combined lectures/exercises, labs and assignments.Literature
Text book: Modern Reglerteknik (av Bertil Thomas, Förlag: Liber, Upplaga 5)Exercise compendium: Modern Reglerteknik.
More: Kompletterande material om reglertekniska system på fartyg.
Examination including compulsory elements
Exam at the end of the course.Grading 3, 4, 5.
Passed labs and assignments required for approval of the course.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.