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CHE 430: Final Exam Review

Theory: Stability-performance concept, functions of each PID terms, Role of controllers realize-
ability/possibility/limitations, when to use FB or FF controllers or both:
 Feedforward (+ Cascade) vs. Feedback Control (Difference/Similarities, when to use
either one, Advantages/Disadvantages).
 Why use black box model (some processes are too difficult to model using
fundamental models, only for fixed operating conditions).
 P/PI/PID (Know the different terms, Advantages/Disadvantages, Tuning Parameters).
 Integral Windup (what is it, and how to deal with it).
 Controller Synthesis – No such thing as perfect control (Stability vs. Performance).
 Desirable Controller Features (Chapter 7 Slide 3, 6 features, Rule of thumb –
compromise).
 Comment on signals (talk about stability/performance), comment on controller
output.
 Understanding of performance and stability.

Chapter 5: Control devices, technical function and transfer function of transmitters and
valves/pumps/compressors; Forms and functions of PID-controllers.

Chapter 6: Closed loop stability, Substitution, Design of single loop (find steady-state errors):
 Draw block diagram/Draw unity feedback loop (closed loop infinity feedback).
 Closed Loop transfer function.
 Characteristic equation of loop.
 Stability of control loop (direct substitution).
 Use Table 7-2.1 for time delay, unless Pade Method specified!
 Steady state gain and steady state error (Problem 6-11)

Chapter 7: Identification (fit#3), Design PID controllers and Controller Design by synthesis
method and the difference between both methods. Performance and limitations of each one:
 Quarter decay
 Open loop process characteristics (7.2)
 Controller Synthesis (7.4)
 Prove you cannot have perfect control
 Table 7-2.2 and 7-2.3
 Absorber Step Change Problem (Problem 7-16)

Chapter 10: Cascade control (1st design the inner loop) and FF controllers:
- LearnChemE Videos (Cascade Control / FF Control)
- Problem 10-5
- FF controller example 10-9 from notes that can be found in textbook (Fig 10-2.2)
Mohamed-Deq Sabriye
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