EXPERIMENT NO.

Aim:- Control the flow of water using Analog Control Valve.

Apparatus:-

Sr No Hardware Required Software Required

1 PLC-Allen Bradley or B&R Rockwell Automation

PID Controller
2 Analog flow control Valve
3 Connecting Wires
4 Pot

Theory:

A control valve is a valve used to control fluid flow by varying the size of the flow passage as directed by
a signal from a controller. This enables the direct control of flow rate and the consequential control of
process quantities such as pressure, temperature, and liquid level. A flow control valve regulates the flow
or pressure of a fluid. Control valves normally respond to signals generated by independent devices such
as flow meters or temperature gauges.

Control Valves: A Control Valve is a power-operated device used to modify the fluid flow rate in a
process system. There are two basic types of control valves Control Valve a) Rotary motion valves having
ball, butterfly or plug type closures. b) Linear motion valves having globe, diaphragm or pinch type
closures.
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Physical Wiring for Analog Input and Output :

Fig: Physical wiring for Analog Output Module

Analog Control Valve:

Analog Flow Control valve (0-10Volts) Specifications

Product : 0-10v dn20 analog sensor 2 way electric

water flow control valve

Structure: Ball

Power: Motorized

Port Size: 1/2"-1

Above control ball valve is motor-operated by a type of WRA3-S series actuator. The actuator is controlled
by a modulating on/off , 3-point or proportional control system and move the ball of the valve, to the opening
position dictated by the control signal. The standard product is 0-10VDC proportional control.

Connections between Flow control valve, PLC and HMI:

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Procedure:

1. Open software programming window

2. Write program logic in ladder language
3. Download program to PLC by connecting ethernet cable between PLC and PC
4. Download program to HMI by connecting ethernet cable between HMI and PC
5. Connect Ethernet cable between PLC and HMI
6. Rotate Pot (0-10volts) analog input, and observe the opening and closing of analog
control valve.

Result/Conclusion :