Process Variable

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  • April 15, 2015
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What is Feed-Forward Control?

In a previous post cascade control was introduced as an effective means of limiting the lag between an upset and the associated PID control loop's correction. As practitioners know: The

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  • February 3, 2015
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How Do I Calculate Dead-Time?

Adults can learn a thing or two from children. That's especially true when it comes to matters of time. Whereas adults view it as fashionable to show up to a

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  • January 22, 2015
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How Do I Detect Valve Issues and Prevent Failures?

It's generally known that the behavior of final control elements (FCEs) (valves, air handlers, etc.) change over time. Like most things the dynamics of FCEs are different from the time

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  • December 23, 2014
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What Are the Pros and Cons of the Step Test?

Face it, more often than not tuning a PID controller is usually easier when software is applied. While not all products are created equal, the modeling capabilities within most commercial

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  • November 25, 2014
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How Do I Tune a Level Controller?

Level controllers present challenges that are different from others. Although their presence is significant they lag behind Flow controllers in their overall share of the typical production facility's process control