Sivaranjith, Author at Instrumentation and Control Engineering

What is maintenance? Types of Maintenance

On February 14, 2019 by Sivaranjith

What is maintenance? Maintenance, in general, can be defined as efforts taken to keep the condition and performance of a machine always like the condition and performance of the machine when it is still new. Maintenance activities can basically be divided into…

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Difference between RS232 and RS485

On February 13, 2019 by Sivaranjith

RS232 and RS485 are standards for data cables. To exchange data between nodes in a network, the most commonly used tools are line controllers and receivers. RS232: The RS-232 serial port, present in all current computers, is the most commonly used way…

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Power Factor Correction equipment (PFC)

On February 12, 2019 by Sivaranjith

Power factor correction (PFC) can be done by passive or active circuits. Advances in semiconductor technology and low prices of control integrated circuits have made the use of active solutions for PFCs more appropriate for various applications. What is Power Factor (PF)?…

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Allen Bradley PLC, components, instructions.

On February 11, 2019 by Sivaranjith

Allen Bradley’s Programmable Logic Controler (PLC) is one type of PLC that is widely used for industrial automation. There are 2 types of Allen Bradley PLCs, namely compact shapes and modular shapes. For compact forms, the PLC uses a rack system (CPU…

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Pneumatic level transmitter

On February 8, 2019 by Sivaranjith

The pneumatic level transmitter has the advantage of no leakage will matter to use in the process industry and the pneumatic signal can be feedbacked to control the pneumatic valve. Construction of Pneumatic level transmitter: The valve and float arrangement so the…

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Types of Load cell:

On February 7, 2019 by Sivaranjith

Load cell: LOAD CELL is an electromechanical sensor which functions to measure the amount of static and dynamic forces acting on it Load cell consists of an elastic material that will deform according to the force it receives, the magnitude of this…

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SIS functional safety requirements:

On February 6, 2019 by Sivaranjith

The IEC 61511 standard specifies requirements that must be sufficient to design the SIS and include the following: A description of all the necessary SIFs to achieve the required functional safety. Requirements to identify and take account of common cause failures A…

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PLC programming languages – Basic ladder logic

On February 5, 2019 by Sivaranjith

Based on International Standard IEC-61131-3, the PLC programming language has 5 types, namely: Ladder Diagram (LD) Function Block Diagram (FBD) Sequential Function Chart (SFC) Structure Text (ST) Instruction List (IL) Not all PLCs support the five programming languages above. Some only support…

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Components of SCADA:

On February 4, 2019 by Sivaranjith

SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) is a system that refers to a combination of telemetry and data acquisition. This consists of gathering information, transferring it back to the control center, carrying out the necessary analysis and control, and then displaying this…

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What are Coal feeders? Principle, components.

On February 2, 2019 by Sivaranjith

What are coal feeders? Coal Feeder is a device that regulates the amount of coal to be supplied into the Coal Mill. The amount of coal is regulated according to the needs in the boiler combustion chamber (furnace). The number regulation system…

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