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The document describes a lab demonstration on a PLC based electro-pneumatic trainer kit. It provides an introduction to PLCs, their components and functions. It then details the pneumatic and electrical connections of the trainer kit and provides the procedure to operate the single and double acting cylinders using inputs and outputs controlled by a PLC.

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Lab4 12ss

The document describes a lab demonstration on a PLC based electro-pneumatic trainer kit. It provides an introduction to PLCs, their components and functions. It then details the pneumatic and electrical connections of the trainer kit and provides the procedure to operate the single and double acting cylinders using inputs and outputs controlled by a PLC.

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Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trust’s Vishwakarma

Institute of Technology
(An Autonomous Institute affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University formerly
University of Pune)

Academic Year:- 2023 - 2024

Lab 4: Demonstration on PLC based electro-pneumatic trainer


kit

Name: Mihir Mandhare Roll No: 28

Subject: Mechatronics Department: Mechanical Engineering

Class: ME C Batch: 2

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INTRODUCTION

A Programmable Logic Controller, which is usually called a PLC or, more commonly,
simply a programmable controller, is a solid-state, digital, industrial computer. Upon first
glance, a programmable controller may seem to be no more than a block box with wires
bringing signals in & wires sending signals out. The PLC is a computer; however, without a
set of instruction telling it what to do, it is nothing more than a box full of electronic
components. The user program is the list of instructions that tells the PLC what to do.
Computers such as PLC’s can be wonderful tools; however, although it might appear
otherwise, they only do exactly what the human programmer told them to do. WHAT IS A
PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (PLC)? The programmable logic controller
(PLC), or programmable controller, can be classified as a solid-state member of the
computer family. A programmable controller is an industrial computer in which control
devices such as limit switches, push buttons, proximity or photoelectric sensors, float
switches, or pressure switches, to name a few, provide incoming control signals into the unit.
An incoming control signal is called an Input. Incoming control signals, or inputs, interact
with instructions specified in the user ladder program, which tells the PLC how to react with
the incoming signals. The user program also directs the PLC on how to control field devices
like motor starters, pilot lights, & solenoids. A signal going out of the PLC to control a field
device is called an Output. Figure 1 gives an overview of the interaction between SW 1 (the
systems input), the PLC & its ladder program, & the pilot light output.

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A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF PLC IDENTIFYING SW-1, THE PLC INPUTS AND
OUTPUTS A formal definition of a PLC comes from the National Electrical Manufacturers
Association (NEMA): A programmable controller is a digitally operated electronic system,
designed for use in an industrial environment, which uses a programmable memory for the
internal storage of userorientated instructions for implementing specific functions such as
logic sequencing, timing, counting, & arithmetic to control, through digital or analogue
inputs & outputs, various types of machines or processes. Both the PLC & its associated
peripherals are designed so that they can be easily integrated into an industrial control
system & easily used in all their intended functions. WHY USE A PLC? The question,
“Why use a PLC?” really should be rephrased to, “Why automate?” The PLC is a tool that
controls an automated process. What will automating a process do for a company?
Automation will help a manufacturing facility to: 1. Gain complete control of the
manufacturing process 2. Achieve consistency in manufacturing 3. Improve quality &
accuracy 4. Work in difficult or hazardous environments 5. Increase productivity 6. Shorten
the time to market 7. Lower the cost of quality, scrap, & rework 8. Offer greater product
variety 9. Quickly change over from one product to another 10. Control inventory.

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PNEUMATIC CONNECTION:
1. Connect AFR pneumatic pipe to Inlet of Air Manifold
2. Connect AIR Manifold pneumatic pipe to port IN of 3/2 Solenoid valve &
5/2 Solenoid Valve
3. Connect Port Out of 3/2 Solenoid valve extracting port IN of single acting
cylinder.
4. Connect Port A of 5/2 Solenoid Valve extracting port A of Double acting
cylinder
5. Connect Port B of 5/2 Solenoid Valve retracting port B of Double acting
cylinder

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION:
• Connect +24VDC & -24VDC on PLC unit to +24VDC & GND test point on
Power Supply Unit
• Connect +24V DC to the +24V DC terminal (red) of PS1, PS2, PS3 & PS4
• Connect -24V DC (GND) to the -ve terminal/GND (Black) of PS1, PS2, PS3
& PS4
• Connect O/P (Yellow) of the PS1 to the I1 on PLC Unit
• Connect O/P (Yellow) of the PS2 to the I2 on PLC Unit
• Connect O/P (Yellow) of the PS3 to the I3 on PLC Unit
• Connect O/P (Yellow) of the PS4 to the I4 on PLC Unit
• Connect GND (Black) test point on panel to GND point on 3/2 SV
• Connect GND (Black) test point on panel to GND point on 5/2 SV
• Connect Q1 (Yellow) From PLC panel to +24V DC (red) 3/2 SV.
• Connect Q2 (Yellow) From PLC panel to +24V DC (red) on 5/2 SV
respectively.

PROCEDURE (OPERATION OF A+, B+, A- , B-):


1. Connect the compressor to the AFR.
2. Start the compressor, set the desired pressure through the AFR.
3. Do the pneumatic connections as shown above.
4. Plug the trainer supply wire in socket(230VAC,50Hz)
5. Operate Toggle switch I6 (OFF), I7 (OFF) & I8 (ON) on PLC panel.
6. Observe the A+, B+, A-, B- operation of two cylinders by PLC Control
method.
7. Vary the air flow through flow control valves mounted on Single Acting
Cylinder and Double acting cylinder for speed control of reciprocating.
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