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AutoQuiz: How to Calculate the Rated Torque for a Motor
The volts-per-hertz ratio (V/Hz) controls the torque of a motor. -
How to Capture Business-Critical Performance Information with a Data Historian
Data historians are key to capturing a facility’s business-critical performance information & are a driving force behind the Industrial Internet of Things. -
What Are Best Practices and Standards for Control Narratives?
When creating detailed control narratives for existing controls, use established standards and industry best practices. -
AutoQuiz: Standard Range for Pneumatically Transmitted Signals
For the sake of ease and safety, Industry recognized it is better for an operator to monitor and control processes in a more convenient and protected place -
![Fractional Order PID Controller for Quadruple Tank Process [technical]](/documents/d/acom/dual-mode-adaptive-fractional-order-pid-controller-with-feedforward-controller-for-quadruple-tank-process.jpg)
Fractional Order PID Controller for Quadruple Tank Process [technical]
A new type of self-tuning, dual-mode adaptive fractional order PID controller for a quadruple tank process -
Webinar Recording: How to Choose a Modern, Integrated DCS Solution
DCS selection for an industrial application is critical to the successful integration of plant assets, people & processes for improved business operations. -
AutoQuiz: How to Measure the Resistance of a Conductor
The resistance of a length of a conductor can be determined using the specific resistance and the cross-sectional area by using the equation R = r L/A -
When and How to Use Derivative Action in a PID Controller
The least frequently used mode in a PID controller, derivative is more useful when dead time is not pure dead time but is a series of small time constants. -
Future Engineers Benefit from ISA Student Sections
Students benefit from active participation in ISA section activities. They can network with working professionals and learn about career opportunities. -
AutoQuiz: Level Reading with a Differential Pressure Cell
If a differential pressure cell is not at an elevation that corresponds to zero percent level in a tank, calibrate to account for difference in elevation. -
Leadership Transition Is a Process Not a Transaction
If thoughtfully planned and implemented, leadership transition can preserve the best of what is in place and open a path to new ways of thinking. -
Book Excerpt + Author Q&A: Condensed Handbook of Measurement and Control
ISA book is an authoritative resource for anyone responsible for selecting & implementing measurement & control devices for process automation applications. -
4G LTE Wireless Technology to Secure IACS
With effective security controls, 4G LTE wireless technology can serve voice, video, and broadband industrial data and applications simultaneously. -
AutoQuiz: Which Control Valve Style Is More Likely to Develop a Blockage?
Ball, butterfly, and pinch valve body style have straight-through flow, and they are less likely to develop blockage. -
![Optimal PID Controller for Standard Second-Order Plus Time Delay Systems [Technical]](/documents/d/acom/optimal-pid-controller-for-standard-second-order-plus-time-delay-systems.jpg)
Optimal PID Controller for Standard Second-Order Plus Time Delay Systems [Technical]
Research offers an improved tuning methodology of PID controller for standard second order plus time delay systems -
How to Manage Pipeline Valve Positioner and PID Tuning
In general use the highest valve positioner gain that does not cause oscillation. For pipeline flow and pressure control, oscillations are not filtered. -
AutoQuiz: How to Calibrate a Magnetic Flowmeter
Magnetic flowmeters use Faraday's law of magnetic induction as the basis of their operation. -
Flowmeter Primer: Two-Wire Coriolis and Electromagnetic Transmitters
Learn basic two-wire technology and the advances made using this technology in two types of flowmeters: Coriolis and electromagnetic meters. -
![PWM-Switching Pattern-Based Diagnosis Scheme for Induction Motor Drives [Technical]](/documents/d/acom/pwm-switching-pattern-based-diagnosis-scheme-for-induction-motor-drives.jpg)
PWM-Switching Pattern-Based Diagnosis Scheme for Induction Motor Drives [Technical]
Research offers fault detection technique for insulated-gate bipolar transistors open-circuit faults in voltage source inverter-fed induction motor drives. -
AutoQuiz: What Are Acceptable Hazardous Location Protection Techniques for Industrial Areas?
Hazardous location protection techniques are defined by NEC 500.7 (NEC 2002 Code).
![Fractional Order PID Controller for Quadruple Tank Process [technical]](/o/adaptive-media/image/7930552/small-576/Dual-Mode-Adaptive-Fractional-Order-PID-Controller-with-Feedforward-Controller-for-Quadruple-Tank-Process.jpg?t=1772475066732)
![Optimal PID Controller for Standard Second-Order Plus Time Delay Systems [Technical]](/o/adaptive-media/image/7939769/small-576/Optimal-PID-Controller-for-Standard-Second-Order-Plus-Time-Delay-Systems.jpg?t=1772476971791)
![PWM-Switching Pattern-Based Diagnosis Scheme for Induction Motor Drives [Technical]](/o/adaptive-media/image/7900861/small-576/PWM-Switching-Pattern-Based-Diagnosis-Scheme-for-Induction-Motor-Drives.jpg?t=1772465387978)
