ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL
CONTROL FUNDAMENTALS
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Load ................................................................................................ 26
Lag .................................................................................................. 27
General ........................................................................................... 27
Measurement Lag ........................................................................... 27
Capacitance .................................................................................... 28
Resistance ...................................................................................... 29
Dead Time ....................................................................................... 29
Control Application Guidelines ............................................................ 29
Control System Components ............................................................................................................ 30
Sensing Elements ............................................................................... 30
Temperature Sensing Elements ...................................................... 30
Pressure Sensing Elements............................................................ 31
Moisture Sensing Elements ............................................................ 32
Flow Sensors .................................................................................. 32
Proof-Of-Operation Sensors ........................................................... 33
Transducers ........................................................................................ 33
Controllers ........................................................................................... 33
Actuators ............................................................................................. 33
Auxiliary Equipment............................................................................. 34
Characteristics And Attributes Of Control Methods .............................................................................................. 35