Using pulse outputs from a PLC is a cost-effective way to get simple motion. Most, if not all, PLC manufacturers provide a way to control servos and steppers using a pulse train signal. So when a ...

Control systems are exactly what you think they are: systems designed to control something. Perhaps a better way to put it is systems design control the behavior of something. The term “control ...

HAYWARD, Calif. - The book Control System Basics for HVAC Technicians by Leo A. Meyer has been released by LAMA Books. According to the publisher, the book covers the basics of electric control ...

Monitoring takes the form of sensors and intelligent devices connected to a digital processor. These monitored values are used for computing and then controlling some sort of real-world action. Many ...

In an RL-based control system, the turbine (or wind farm) controller is realized as an agent that observes the state of the ...

Automating the factory floor is a growing trend across the industrial space. It’s not hard to understand why, since such applications help improve efficiency and production rates. To create the ...

Power Control System Basics explains key information about paralleling switchgear used in standby and emergency power systems, including: Reasons for paralleling two or more generators The benefits ...

Remember that automatic control systems are automatic in operation, but not self-repairing. Unless a building has a service contract with a reputable controls contractor to inspect and calibrate the ...