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Control loop

A control loop is the fundamental building block of control systems in general and industrial control systems in particular. It consists of the process sensor, the controller function, and the final control element (FCE) which controls the process necessary to automatically adjust the value of a measured process variable (PV) to equal the value of a…

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Open-loop and closed-loop

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Control loop

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples14
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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Control loop

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related to Application · 8
Control loop → CO, FCE, However, In, MV, PID, PV, The
related to Open-loop and closed-loop · 4
Control loop → For, Fundamentally, In, The
is a · 1
Control loop → fundamental building block of control systems in general and industrial control systems in particular

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Control loopis afundamental building block of control systems in general and industrial control systems in particular0.90text
a distributed control system or a programmable logic controllerinstance ofand the MV would be the flow to the tank.The controller function can be a discrete controller or a function block in a computerised control system0.80text
Control looprelated to ApplicationThe0.60section
Control looprelated to ApplicationPV0.60section
Control looprelated to ApplicationCO0.60section
Control looprelated to ApplicationFCE0.60section
Control looprelated to ApplicationMV0.60section
Control looprelated to ApplicationIn0.60section
Control looprelated to ApplicationPID0.60section
Control looprelated to ApplicationHowever0.60section
Control looprelated to Open-loop and closed-loopFundamentally0.60section
Control looprelated to Open-loop and closed-loopIn0.60section

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