PID Control   
9.4 PID Setup and Tuning 
  BW500 and BW500/L 
116  Operating Instructions, 12/2016, A5E33482052-AD 
8.  Again observe the oscillation of the control output. Compare results to the figures 4,5 and 6 
below. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.  The
 D
 term is not critical in typical shearing type weigh feeder applications. The purpose of 
the
 D
 term is to anticipate where the process is heading by looking at thetime, rate, and 
direction of change of the process variable. The 
D
 term becomes very useful in applications 
where the material control point is far away from the measuring point. An example of this 
would be a weigh belt or conveyor with a belt scale (constant speed) being fed from a pre-
feeder some distance or more than a few seconds process time from the scale.  
A properly set 
D
 term will make the initial oscillations around the setpoint smaller, as in figure 
6. A D term set too high induces high oscillations, as in figure 4. Omission of the 
D
 term, or 
set too low, shows no effect on the system. 
10.The above closed loop cycling procedure allows ease in start up, but final adjustments may 
be necessary in actual process operation.