Thanks to their self-adjusting PID function, PID controllers PXF series automate the temperature control and management of industrial processes, saving energy and production scrap by eliminating temperature fluctuations.
Digital temperature controller - PXF series
New generation of PXF series PID controllers
Fast
Compact size
User-friendly
Superior versatility and flexibility for a wide range of applications
Specifications
The largest bright color LCD on the market
High speed sampling : 50 ms
Fast processing : 100 ms
Universal input
Most compact class : 58 mm depth
Multidrop master function (option)
The new PXF range of controllers is available in 3 standard formats:
Output control (relay contact, SSR/SSC drive output, current/voltage) and in option (motorized valve control output, analog re-transmission output [current/voltage], heater burnout alarm, operating days alarm etc.)
Wide choice of control methods (with auto-tuning) :
On/Off control
PID control
Fuzzy control
2-degrees-of-freedom PID control
Self tuning
Setpoint generator
Heating/cooling control (option)
Motorized valve control (option), etc.
Examples of advanced control functions
ON/OFF control
When process value (PV) is below the set value (SV), output is turned on and the heater is energized as shown below.
When PV is SV, output is turned off and the heater is de-energized.
In this way, output is turned on/off repeatedly with respect to the SV to keep the temperature constant.
This method of control is called "on/off action" (or "two positions actions").
PID auto-tuning
PID parameters are automatically set by the controller's measurement and computation function. This instrument provides 2 types of auto-tunning functions: • the standard type (auto-tunning with SV used as reference) • the low SV type (auto-tunning with the value 10% below SV used as reference)
Fuzzy logic control with auto-tuning
Fuzzy control is used to suppress overshoot so that the response to external disturbance is improved. By monitoring PV, overshoot is suppressed with startup time remaining unchanged. Also, disturbance can be settled quickly. Comparison between fuzzy control and conventional control
Application examples
Temperature control of a plastic molding machine
Start/stop of auto tuning can be commanded externally.
Energy savings on a livestock barns
Both heating and cooling are controlled with only one temperature controller utilizing its 2 control ouptuts
Power consumption can be curbed by controlling a cooling fan motor with inverter
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