EE15-1705 E6 Industrial Automation

Department of Electrical Engineering

School of Engineering
CUSAT
A Drilling and Milling Machine Tool with Two Different Duration Processes
Consider the complex machine shown in Figure, where a processed object of a production line
undergoes two different treatments. The two treatments, which are performed via the operation of two
corresponding motors M1 and M2, start simultaneously, but one of them lasts 20 s longer than the other.
It is desired to design an automation circuit, so that an instant signal START will cause the simultaneous
operation of the two motors, while an instant signal STOP will stop one motor immediately and the other
motor after 20 s.

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● x Start button
● s stop button

States conditions causes

S0 M1 OFF, M2 OFF, TOFF
x
S1 M1 ON, M2 ON, T OFF
s
S2 M1 OFF M2 ON T ON
S3 M1 OFF M2 OFF T OFF Delay Time

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A B
● S0 M1 OFF, M2 OFF, T OFF 0 0
● S1 M1 ON, M2 ON, T OFF 0 1
● S2 M1 OFF M2 ON T ON 1 1
● S3 M1 OFF M2 OFF T OFF 1 0
● Turn on A S1 S2 = s B
● Turn off A S3 S0 = T
● Turn on B S0 S1= x
● Turn off B S2 S3= T A

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Automation circuit based on the system state diagram

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Chemical Process Automation in a Reactor
Consider the chemical reactor where two
different liquids are mixed in order for a new
product to be produced under concrete stirring
and temperature conditions. The mixing process
starts only if the “Operation Cycle On” condition
is true and is realized by a simple ON-OFF
switch. If during the mixing process the condition
is confuted, the mixing process continues until
the end of operation cycle, and then the reactor
stops to operate. The mixing process must
follow the next seven steps:

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1.The valve V1 closes

2. With precondition that the valve V1 has been closed, the refrigerator (RFG)
starts to operate and simultaneously the valve V2 opens. The valve V2 remains
open until the liquid A level inside the reactor reaches the height L2 and is
detected by a corresponding sensor.

3. With step 2 completed, the stirring impeller (STR) starts to operate. The
stirring impeller and the refrigerator stop to operate at the end of the mixing
cycle.

4. With the precondition that the stirring impeller operates, the valve V3 opens
and remains open, until the liquid B level reaches the height L3 detected by a
second corresponding sensor.

5. With Step 4 completed, a time interval of 40 min follows for the mixing and the
chemical reaction of the two liquids.

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6. At the end of this reaction period, the valve V1 opens and the reactor starts to
empty

7. When the level of the produced liquid drops to height L1, then the valve V1
closes and a new operation cycle begins if the corresponding condition exists.

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HS SPST type- Operation Cycle On

States conditions causes

S0 Ref off, Stirring motor off, valves off,

timer off Hand switch and v1
closed
S1 Ref on, V2 on
L2 on
S2 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V2 off
Stirring motor on
S3 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V3 on
L3 on
S4 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V3 off, T on
Delay time
S5 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V1 on, T off
L1 on
S0 Ref off, Stirring motor off, valves off, T off

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States conditions causes

S0 Ref off, Stirring motor off, valves off,

timer off Hand switch and v1
closed
S1 Ref on, V2 on
L2 on
S2 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V2 off
Stirring motor on
S3 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V3 on
L3 on
S4 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V3 off, T on
Delay time
S5 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V1 on, T off
L1 on
S0 Ref off, Stirring motor off, valves off, T off

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State diagram

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A B C
● HS SPST type- Operation Cycle On
● S0 Ref off, Stirring motor off, valves off, timer off
0 0 0

● S1 Ref on, V2 on 0 0 1

● S2 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V2 off 0 1 1

● S3 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V3 on 0 1 0

● S4 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V3 off, T on 1 1 0

● S5 Ref on, Stirring motor on, V1 on, T off 1 0 0

● S0 Ref off, Stirring motor off, valves off, timer off 0 0 0
● Turn on A S3 S4 = L3B C
● Turn off A S5 S0 = L1
● Turn on B S1 S2 = L2 C
● Turn off B S4 S5 = T A
● Turn on C S0 S1 = HS. V1
● Turn off C S2 S3 = STR. B

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● Turn on A S3 S4 = L3B C
● Turn off A S5 S0 = L1
● Turn on B S1 S2 = L2 C
● Turn off B S4 S5 = T A
● Turn on C S0 S1 = HS. V1
● Turn off C S2 S3 = STR. B

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Automation circuit

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