ECEg6223 Sample Exam PDF

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ECEG6223 Worksheet
1. What are programmable logic controllers? How are they different from RLL
controllers? Discuss the main advantages an industry can obtain from adopting PLCs?
2. As engineer, when do decide to employ a PLC at an industry?
3. In troubleshooting a failure in a PLC based system, show how you distribute your
working time so that you can efficiently sort out the problem.
4. Two’s complement of 00100100100 is _______________________________.
5. Show the ladder logic diagram of ̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅̅ .
6. Describe the functional interaction of a PLC.
7. What is processor scan?
8. What are the input and output addresses in the following connections?
9. Illustrate an AC/DC input circuit and describe it.
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10. How is an analog IO system working?
11. Consider the following ladder diagram:
Modify the program so that all forward power flow of the logic determines output Y.
12. During a machine modernization project, it is found that part of a relay ladder circuit,
when translated into a PLC circuit, does not work correctly. This malfunction is due
to relay CR5, which is driven by device LS4, had enough delay time to synchronize
with the rest of the circuit so that the solenoid actuation was correct. Now that it has
been implemented in the PLC, CR5 no longer has this delay. The delay needed is
estimated at 5 AC cycles (50 Hz) and the time bases available in the PLC are 0.01,
0.1, and 1 sec. Which time base should be used to create the delay and how many
ticks must the delay last?
13. Suppose we have an Allen-Bradley MicroLogix 1000 controller connected to three
pushbutton switches as shown in this illustration:
Determine the necessary switch actuation statuses (i.e. pressed versus unpressed) to
turn the blue lamp on, given the following program running in the PLC:
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14. The following PLC program was written to control the operation of a large electric
motor-driven pump. A variety of “permissive” inputs protect the pump from damage
under abnormal conditions:
Identify the type of contact (either NO or NC) necessary for each of these
electrical switch contacts, based on the trip condition (either high or low) and how
each input is applied in the PLC program:
 Start pushbutton = NO or NC?

 Stop pushbutton = NO or NC?
 High vibration = NO or NC?
 Low inlet pressure = NO or NC?
 High outlet pressure = NO or NC?
 High motor temperature = NO or NC?
 High pump temperature = NO or NC?
15. There are three machines, each with its own start and stop buttons. Any two machines
may run at one time (also, any one may run by itself). Each start button is to have a
sealing circuit. Construct a PLC circuit with appropriate interlocking for this problem.
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16. Sketch a PLC ladder logic diagram used to control the position of a stepper motor
with the following specifications:
 VR stepper motor with 6 stator poles and 4 rotor poles
 Mode I : One phase ON or full step operation
17. Construct a PLC timing circuit that will output (using output O:2/0) a 0.5 second
pulse every two seconds (i.e. on for 0.5s then off for 2s) if a switch (using I:1/0) is
closed and a 1 second pulse every two seconds if the switch is open.
18. A certain switch (I:1/0) is to start a process. The process is to run for 30 seconds, stop
for 10 seconds and then repeat as long switch I:1/0 remains closed. Opening I:1/0 at
any time is to reset all timers and de-energize all outputs. Output O:2/0 is to be
energized during the 30s run period and output O:2/1 is to be energized during the
10s stop period. During the run period, a single output O:2/2 is controlled by input
I:1/1. If I:1/1 is open (at the beginning of the run period) O:2/2 is to be off for the first
5 seconds then on for 10 seconds. If I:1/1 is closed (at the beginning of the run
period) O:2/2 is to be off for the first 10 seconds then on for 15 seconds. Changing
I:1/1 after the run period has begun should not change the above sequence. Output
O:2/2 is always to be off during the stop period.
19. What are guarantee errors?
20. Suppose you are an engineer employed at an industry owning a PLC based system
and your company is buying a new furnace system whose temperature should be
controlled. Recommend
 The control system
 The sensors and transducers to be used
 The actuators required
Note that you should use the existing PLC and the sketch control system.
21. Discuss how we can use a PLC to accomplish a closed loop control.
22. Graph the transfer function for a proportional controller with a proportional band of
60% over a process variable range of 50°F to 150°F. The proportional band is
centered around a set point of 90°F at a 50% controller output.
23. Consider the following block diagram:
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a) Determine the parameters of the PID controller to get an overshoot less than
2% and a settling time of 3 seconds.
b) Discuss how you can realize these using a PLC.
24. Considering PLC based industrial system, as a rule of thumb, the amount of a spare
part stocked should be _______ of the number of that part used.
25. A stepper motor driven by a bipolar drive circuit has the following parameters:
winding inductance = 30 mH, rated current = 3A, DC supply = 45 V, total resistance
in each phase = 15 ohms. When the transistors are turned off, determine (i) the time
taken by the phase current to decay to zero and (ii) the proportion of the stored
inductive energy returned to the supply.
26. What is the step angle of a four phase stepper motor with 12 stator teeth and 3 rotor
teeth?
27. A single-stack, 3-phase VR motor has a step angle of 15 degrees. Find the number of
its rotor and stator poles.
28. Describe DC and AC servo motors briefly.

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9. Illustrate an AC/DC input circuit and describe it.

 Start pushbutton = NO or NC?

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