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Air Compressor Control Using PLC

The document discusses using a programmable logic controller (PLC) to control an air compressor system in a refinery. Currently, the refinery uses pneumatic controls for safety, but they lack reliability. A PLC with ladder logic could provide a more reliable control system. The air compressor system includes components like filters, motors, driers, accumulators, and knock out drums that must be monitored and controlled to ensure proper air quality for pneumatic devices. The PLC would help regulate factors like moisture content, particle size, oil contamination, and supply pressures.

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Air Compressor Control Using PLC

The document discusses using a programmable logic controller (PLC) to control an air compressor system in a refinery. Currently, the refinery uses pneumatic controls for safety, but they lack reliability. A PLC with ladder logic could provide a more reliable control system. The air compressor system includes components like filters, motors, driers, accumulators, and knock out drums that must be monitored and controlled to ensure proper air quality for pneumatic devices. The PLC would help regulate factors like moisture content, particle size, oil contamination, and supply pressures.

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AIR COMPRESSOR CONTROL USING PLC:

Abstract:

Being a hazardous industry refineries are supposed to be controlled by pneumatic devices. The applications and usage of electrical driven motors may increase the risk of sparking or fire in a refinery. In order to avoid this problem the refineries use pneumatic operator valves. It means the control valves which are operated on the application of the instrument air. They are called air operator valve(AOV). Initially the plant is being controlled by solid state logic which is not up to the expectation i.e. reliability was not so high and because of this the availability of the machine is also low. Hence, in the proposed project we use a programmable logic controller with a suitable ladder logic configuration is used to find a solution for this particular drawback.

BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Plant Description: 1. To provide limits for moisture content in instrument air; 2. To provide limits for entrained particle size and oil content in instrument air; 3. To reduce corrosive or toxic contamination entering the air system through the compressor suction, plant air system cross connection, or instrument air connections directly connected to processes; 4. To establish air standard supply pressures (with limit values) and operating ranges for pneumatic devices;

5. To provide ranges of pneumatic transmission signals used in measurement and control systems between elements of systems. It includes, but is not limited to, the following: 6. Pneumatic controllers 7. Pneumatic transmitters and information transmission systems 8. Current-to-Pressure transducers 9. Pneumatic control loops; Components to be controlled:

Filter Motor Drier Accumulator Knock out drum

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