Control System Technology focuses on the processes, methodologies, and techniques employed in control system technology, including digital computers, transducers, actuators, and amplifiers. The book first takes a look at classification, terminology, and definitions, displacement, reference, and velocity of transducers, and strain, force, torque, acceleration, load, and tension of transducers. Discussions focus on strain gauges and measuring bridges, other transducers for measuring force, torque, acceleration, and tension, displacement and velocity transducers, natural control systems, classification of control systems, and generalized single loop continuous feedback control system. The monograph examines electric amplifiers and final control elements, hydraulic and pneumatic amplifiers and final control elements, flow control valves, actuators and positioners, and signal and data conversion. The publication also ponders on interfacing control systems to digital computers, control system performance and commissioning, and experimental testing of plant, system elements, and systems. The manuscript is a valuable reference for engineers and researchers interested in control system technology. Content: Front Matter, Page i Copyright, Page ii PREFACE, Pages iii-iv 1 - CLASSIFICATION, TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS, Pages 1-11 2 - TRANSDUCERS — DISPLACEMENT, REFERENCE AND VELOCITY, Pages 13-47 3 - TRANSDUCERS — STRAIN, FORCE, TORQUE, ACCELERATION, LOAD AND TENSION, Pages 49-61 4 - TRANSDUCERS — TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE, FLOW, LEVEL, DENSITY, pH, HUMIDITY, MOISTURE AND THICKNESS, Pages 63-96 5 - ELECTRIC AMPLIFIERS AND FINAL CONTROL ELEMENTS, Pages 97-137 6 - HYDRAULIC AND PNEUMATIC AMPLIFIERS AND FINAL CONTROL ELEMENTS, Pages 139-159 7 - FLOW CONTROL VALVES, ACTUATORS AND POSITIONERS; PNEUMATIC PROCESS CONTROLLERS, Pages 161-174 8 - ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL CONTROLLERS, Pages 175-205 9 - HARDWARE TO GENERATE SUM AND DIFFERENCE DATA; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS, Pages 207-227 10 - SIGNAL AND DATA CONVERSION, Pages 229-272 11 - NETWORKS SENSITIVE TO SIGNAL AMPLITUDE, Pages 273-292 12 - NETWORKS SENSITIVE TO SIGNAL FREQUENCY, Pages 293-318 13 - DEVELOPMENT OF COMPLETE SYSTEMS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS, Pages 319-348 14 - EXPERIMENTAL TESTING OF PLANT, SYSTEM ELEMENTS, AND SYSTEMS, Pages 349-378 15 - CONTROL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND COMMISSIONING, Pages 379-400 16 - INTERFACING CONTROL SYSTEMS TO DIGITAL COMPUTERS, Pages 401-415 17 - ON-STREAM ANALYSERS, Pages 417-437 BIBLIOGRAPHY, Pages 439-454 INDEX, Pages 455-465
