Name: Muhammad Usama Roll No: 20013122-032

Experiment No. 11
Title:
Tuning of PID controller with Controller settings.

Objectives:
i. Perceive the purpose of PID controller.
ii. Detect the method to tune a PID controller with controller settings.

Apparatus Required:
 MS-15 DC Motor Module
 AS-3 Command Potentiometer
 CLIO Interface Module with PC connection leads
 System Power supply
 4mm Connection Leads
 PC running VCL (Visual Control Laboratory) Software

Procedure:
 Start VCL and load CA06PE09.

 Select Controller | Open Loop and Plant | Process.

 The signal generator should be set to Signal | Step, Level | 30% and Rate | 10 msec.
Once a step had been drawn, freeze the picture and make the measurement - as
detailed overleaf - required for the tuning calculation. Enter each of the
measurements into your workbook.

Output Span - S0
 Measure the output span - the difference between the initial value and steady
state value of the output.
 Output span S0 = 3.2 V

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Name: Muhammad Usama Roll No: 20013122-032

 Measure the input span - the difference between the initial value and steady state
value of the input.
Input Span Si = 3.0 V
 Line of Maximum Slope - Time Constant τ
 Using Line B and Slope controls, determine the line of maximum slope. It might
be helpful to change channel 4 Magnify to 1/2 and Time to x2.

τ= 0.19 s

Time Delay T
T= 0.1 s

Controller Settings:
 The controller settings are then calculated from the table below:

1.78125

1.603 1.32

2.1375 0.8
0.0125
Ziegler-Nichols Setting (Table # 1)

 Calculate (and hence PB %), TI and TD and enter the values in Table 2.

2.13 25% 0.8 0.0125

 Unfreeze the display, restore the controller to PID and use the values calculated as
the controller settings.
 Usually both integral and derivative time constants need to be increased.
 Try setting TI to 0.5τ and TD to 0.5TI, leaving PB as calculated. This gives a
much less oscillatory response.
Conclusion:
In this experiment we have learned what vis the purpose of the PID controller and why
we used PID controllers in industry for control purpose.

Spring 2023 Lab Engineer: Muhammad Waqas Jabbar

Name: Muhammad Usama Roll No: 20013122-032

Spring 2023 Lab Engineer: Muhammad Waqas Jabbar