Bachelor of Science
(Industrial Automation Engineering)
Unit code BIA108S
Unit name Process Instrumentation and Control
Assessment # 3
Paper # B
Version # 1.3
Created by Anand Srinivasan Date 14 Oct 2017
Reviewed by Helmut Schütte Date 24 Feb 2023
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Unit code and name: BIA108S: Process Instrumentation and Control
Assessment #: 3B
Assessment type: Multiple-choice and Short-answer Questions (Test)
Weighting: 20%
Total marks: 24 marks
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Clearly label your question numbers (there is no need to copy the full question over). Include all working
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Part 1: Multiple-choice Questions (10 marks)
Question
Question Answer
no.
The disadvantage of proportional control is that it:
1 a) responds too quickly
(1 mark) b) always leaves an offset
c) multiplies process and electrical noise
d) leaves the process oscillating.
Integral control is also referred to as________ control.
2 a) reset
(1 mark) b) rate
c) bias
d) ratio
Derivative control would mainly be used for:
3 a) faster processes, such as flow
(1 mark) b) slower processes, such as temperature
c) processes that need to anticipate change
d) processes that don’t need a PV.
A feed forward control loop can be used for simple systems,
4 whereas a cost effective ____________ loop control system will be
(1 mark) adequate.
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a) closed
b) cascade
c) open
d) None of the above
A cascade control loop would be well served, if it has the following:
a) Multiple set points
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b) PID control in BOTH controllers
(1 mark)
c) PV tracking and initialization
d) The secondary controller being markedly slower than the
primary controller.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a) Function “clear” clears only the scalar variables, but does not
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clear arrays
(1 mark)
b) Function “clc” clears all variables
c) None of the above
d) Function “clc” clears only constants
Using MATLAB (where correct symbols are essential), 3\6 (and not
3/6) gives an answer of:
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a) 2
(1 mark)
b) 0.5
c) “undefined”
d) None of the above
PID control for a plant is shown in Fig. I and II.
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(1 mark)
Assertion (A): Figure II is preferred over Figure I as it slows the
changes in control signal for a sudden change in reference input.
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Reason (R): Placement of PD action in the feedback path and larger
values of Kp and Td can be chosen in Figure II.
a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R is true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Closed loop control is also known as:
9 a) Feedback control
(1 mark) b) open loop control
c) incremental control
d) limited control
Match list- I with list- II.
List – I List - II
A. Bode 1. Asymptotic plot
B. Nichols 2. Polar plots
C. Nyquist 3. Root-locus technique
10 4. Log-magnitude-versus-phase plot
(1 mark)
A B C
a) 1 4 2
b) 2 3 4
c) 3 1 4
d) 1 3 2
Part 2: Short-answer Questions (14 marks)
Question 11: (1 mark)
Determine the transfer function of the model shown in the figure below.
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Question 12: (2 marks)
Determine the transfer function X(s) / F(s) for the system whose diagram is shown in the figure
below.
Question 13: (2 marks)
Consider the two matrices:
Using MATLAB, determine the following:
a) A + B
b) A / B
c) A2 * B
d) AT
e) B–1
f) (f ) B-1 * A T
g) A2 + B2 – AB
h) determinant of A, determinant of B and determinant of AB.
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Question 14: (1 mark)
Solve the equation using Matlab: Z = 7x2 - 5y2 for x = 3, y = 5
(Hint: This is just a simple mathematical equation that you must solve. Put a formula into Matlab,
and get it to solve the problem, by substitution!)
Question 15: (1 mark)
Determine the values of x1, x2 and x3 for the following set of linear algebraic equations:
x2 – 4x3 = –3
2x1 + 6x2 – x3 = 17
4x1 + 5x2 – 6x3 = 5
Question 16: (1 mark)
Using MATLAB, find the transfer function Y(s)/R(s) corresponding to the block diagram shown in
Figure
Where G1(s) = 4
G2(s) = 1 / (s + 2)
H(s) = 5s
Question 17: (2 marks)
Model the equation that converts Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius using Simulink. (Hint: Use a
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ramp generator, send the output to an oscilloscope, and scale it (in the top right block) to 100.)
Question 18: (2 marks)
Solve the differential using Simulink: dy/dt + 4y = 3 / 2x + 1, where y is a dependent function of time,
and x is independent.
Question 19: (1 mark)
Plot the bode diagram for the following transfer function.
Question 20: (1 mark)
Find the polar plot for the following transfer function.
END OF ASSESSMENT
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