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AutoQuiz: How to Convert a Transmitter's Current Output Signal to a Voltage Input Signal
Place a resistor across the input terminals of the controller to convert a transmitter's current output signal. -
AutoQuiz: What Flow Sensor Naturally Generates a Pulsed Output to Represent Flow Rate?
Turbine meters almost universally use a magnetic pickup to determine the number of rotations of the spinning turbine element. -
Bill’s Top 10 Automation & Control Trends for 2019 – Accelerating Change & Reaching the Tipping Point
The pace of technological change in the automation industry seems to be accelerating as we head into 2019, driven by innovations developed for Internet of Things and general computing. -
AutoQuiz: What Information Is Typically Included in a Loop Diagram?
Tag numbers, wire numbers and terminal numbers, and indication of the interrelation to other instrumentation loops, are the essential elements of a loop diagram. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of Forward Decoupling?
A forward decoupling algorithm can be used to cancel out MIMO interactions, making more traditional control methods applicable to complex systems. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Minimum Course of Action to Take Before Replacing Damaged Wiring?
All circuits to be worked on should be tested with a multi-meter prior to performing work to ensure that no voltage or current is present. -
AutoQuiz: Which Flow Measurement Device Does Not Require Square Root Extraction?
The output from a magnetic flowmeter is a linear signal that is proportional to the velocity of the flowing fluid. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of a Valve Positioner?
A valve positioner adjusts the pneumatic output to a valve actuator so that the requested position of the valve from a controller is achieved. -
AutoQuiz: Models of Control to Describe a Batch Process
A process stage in the process model can be mapped to a unit procedure in the procedural model, which in turn is mapped to a unit in the physical model. -
AutoQuiz: Which Type of Electrical Wires Would Normally Be Shielded in Control Systems?
Cable shield, connected to an isolated zero potential, is required to prevent nearby inductive loads and EMF fields from altering the low-level voltage or current levels in the signal wiring. -
AutoQuiz: What is Common Mode Noise?
Common noise must be in phase between conductors, or it converts to normal mode or differential noise. -
AutoQuiz: What Are the Advantages of Cascade Control?
Cascade control does very little to improve upon control loops that were previously stable. Examples are liquid level and gas pressure control loops. -
AutoQuiz: Characteristics of a Flowmeter
For a turbine flowmeter, the rotor is supported by the hubs and bearings inside of a flowmeter body, and as the rotor spins, the number of revolutions is determined with a magnetic pickup. -
AutoQuiz: How to Measure the Temperature Between Two Dissimilar, Joined Metals
A thermocouple contains two different conductors that produce a voltage proportional to a temperature difference between the ends of a pair of conductors. -
AutoQuiz: How to Measure Fluid Velocity Through a Pipe
The constant between pipes of differing diameters is the flow rate (and other fluid properties) is the same in both pipe lengths. -
Industrial Automation Workers Need a Wider Array of Technical Skills and Knowledge
The complexity of modern automation systems requires partnership and collaboration with an expanded set of industrial and technical disciplines. -
AutoQuiz: Design Specifications for Building Automation Systems
Energy management, access control, lighting control, asset management, communications, life safety, fire alarm, and HVAC controls are all of interest when designing a building automation system -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Continuous Sequence of Steps Performed by a PLC Processor?
The time it takes for the PLC to complete its scanning of all program steps in one operating cycle is called the scan time. -
AutoQuiz: What Network Security Technology Does Not Use Encryption?
A virtual local area network (VLAN) is achieved through configuration of Ethernet switches and not encryption. It divides a physical network into smaller logical networks to increase performance, impr -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of the Proper Grounding of Electrical Devices?
Proper grounding provides safety, over-current protection, electrical noise reduction, lightning protection, and static electricity reduction.
