EEE325 – Control Systems

Lab # 09
To Create the Mathematical Model of the QNET HVAC
System and Design of PI Controller for the System
Names UBAID UR REHMAN

Registration Number FA18-BEE-121

Class FA18-BEE-E

Instructor’s Name ABU BAKAR TALHA JALIL

LAB#9: To Create the Mathematical Model of the QNET
HVAC System and Design of PI Controller for the System
OBJECTIVES
To Create the Mathematical Model of the QNET HVAC System
To Design a PI Controller on the System
METHODOLOGY
we will move one step ahead to implement a PI controller to control the process temperature. The
controller aims to adjust the lamp intensity to control the temperature through control input 𝑉ℎ. The
reason as to why PID Controller is not implemented instead of PI Controller can be best understood by
examining the dynamics of the process. To make the process fast enough, as per our requirements, we
will need to have very sharp values of control input which might in turn lead to damage the system. The
oscillations that occur with on-off control can be avoided by using a linear proportional and integrating
controller. To design such a controller analytically a simple model representing the actual plant is
needed. Since the conditions shown in Figure 9.2 are representative for what happens when the
temperature is controlled, transfer function derived in previous experiment can be used for the model-
based approach to find the controller
LAB TASK

LAB TASK
Lab 1: Qualitative PI Control
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RESULTS
Set Ki to 0 V/(◦C.s) and change the proportional gain kip between 2 V/◦C and 10 V/◦C. Explain
the effect proportional gain has on the temperature control performance. Attach a temperature
response when using a low and high proportional gain
B-5 If the VI was calibrated and ran properly, the student should obtain a response like one of
the plots in Figure 3.3. K-2 The response shown in Figure is when a low proportional gain is
used while the response shown in Figure 3.3b is when a higher proportional gain is used. B-2
The settling time is improved with a higher proportional gain and the steady-state error is
decreased.

Lab 2: Saturation and Windup

RESULT
What effect does increase the anti-windup reset parameter have on the control signal and on
the temperature response? Attach a response of the temperature and heater voltage. See the
QNET Control Guide ([3]) for more information on anti-windup.
B-5 If the VI was calibrated and ran properly, the student should obtain a response like one of
the plots in Figure 3.5. K-2 The response without anti-windup is shown in Figure 3.5. B-7
Setting the anti-windup reset time to a value as large as 100 effectively shuts off the anti-
windup. As shown in Figure 3.5, without anti-windup the heater voltage remains saturated at 8
V even after the temperature has reached its reference. This results in a larger overshoot.
Lab 3: Set-Point Weight

Lab 4: PI Control according to Specifications

In-Lab Exercises

CONCLUSION
in this lab we learn how to design pi controller using MATLAB