Greg McMillan and Peter Morgan’s recent ControlGlobal.com article is titled Deadtime compensation opportunities and realities. The article explains the benefits of implementing controller integral action by using filtered, positive feedback.
I'm lucky enough to be on the email distribution list for the ISA Mentor Program where automation hall of fame legend, Greg McMillan, shares some of the work he continues to offer well into his golden years. Greg and Hunter Vegas started this program in 2011 with the...
The subject of process dynamics can get quite involved and cause many to shy away from it. Emerson's Felipe Fakir, a systems engineer based in Brazil, has written a whitepaper, Process Characterization, to make the topic more approachable—at least in how to identify...
A recent Wall Street Journal article, U.S. Expects Steady Climb in Energy Prices opens: Energy prices are undergoing a long, slow march higher as major economies shake off the effects of last year's recession, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday in...
I recently exchanged some emails with Emerson's Sergei Kuznetsov, part of TAG projects organization, and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sergei is principal control systems engineer, certified professional engineer, and has an MSEE degree. He shared with me an...
One only has to come across reports like the Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing ISM Report On Business to see the slowing global economic conditions. The report notes: Manufacturing activity continued to decline at a rapid rate during the month of...
When I struggle with a technical issue, whether it is hardware, software or just something I'm trying to understand better, I usually start with Google. I'll add as many relevant keywords as I can think of, and add "howto" as one more keyword. The search often returns...
Last week I mentioned uploading two of ModelingAndControl.com blog's Greg McMillan's recent presentations. Like I did with his first presentation, here's a short recap of the second one, Control Loop Foundation for Batch and Continuous Control: Control Loop Foundation...
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