Issue 10/06   3  Functions 
MICROMASTER 440      Operating Instructions   
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3.11.1.3  PID dancer roll control 
For various continuous production processes, e.g. in the paper and pulp industry, 
or in the manufacture of cables, it is necessary to control (closed-loop) the velocity 
of stations along the production process so that the continuous material web is not 
subject to any inadmissible tension levels. It is also important that no folds or 
creases are formed. For applications such as these, it is practical to provide a type 
of material buffer in the form of a loop with a defined tension. This provides a de-
coupling between the individual drive locations. This loop represents the difference 
between the material fed-in and that fed-out and therefore indicates the process 
quality. 
Using the PID dancer roll control, with MICROMASTER 440 it is possible to ensure 
that continuous material webs have a constant tension. 
SUM
setpoint
PID
RFG
PID
AFM RFG
x
2
v
2
v
1
v
2
*
x
2
*
x
2
−
PID
setpoint
PID
feedback
PID
limit
Motor
control
Structure Application
Fig. 3-57  PID dancer roll control 
The velocity v
1
 is assumed to be an independent disturbance; the input velocity v
2
 
should be controlled using drive rolls A
2
 so that the length x
2
 of the loop 
corresponds, as far as possible, to the setpoint. 
The structure and important parameters for the PID dancer roll control are listed in 
Fig. 3-58 and Table 3-27.