Experimental Heat transfer Set-up
The experimental heat transfer set-up (laboratory heating system) is used to perform complex testing of the control algorithms developed for Time Delay Systems. The set-up is designed as a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system. It consists of two closed independent heating circuits, in which the water is the heat transfer medium. Both the circuits are equipped with a heater, cooler, pump and valves, by which the heat transfer within the circuit can be controlled. The heat can also be transferred between the circuits through a multi-plate heat exchanger. Monitoring of the heating system state is done via twelve thermometers and four flow-rate-meters. The whole system is controlled either by a PC equipped with data acquisition cards or by a modular industrial PLC with analogue input-output modules.
Designed and operated by: Tomas Vyhlidal and Pavel Zitek
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Remote web access to the system (manual / PID / state feedback control)
Pole placement based control design of experimental heat transfer set-up (MSc. Thesis of Karel Paulu, defended Jan. 16th, 2007)
Created by Tomas Vyhlidal