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CAT - ONE (054 EC 06 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS (May 2018) )

This document is a degree continuous assessment test for Industrial Electronics at St Joseph University College, covering various topics in automatic control, sensors, transducers, and control systems. It includes multiple parts with questions that require definitions, explanations, and examples related to process control, PID controllers, and industrial control systems. The test is structured into three parts, with varying marks allocated for short answers and detailed explanations.

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CAT - ONE (054 EC 06 INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS (May 2018) )

This document is a degree continuous assessment test for Industrial Electronics at St Joseph University College, covering various topics in automatic control, sensors, transducers, and control systems. It includes multiple parts with questions that require definitions, explanations, and examples related to process control, PID controllers, and industrial control systems. The test is structured into three parts, with varying marks allocated for short answers and detailed explanations.

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St JOSEPH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE of ENGINEERING and TECHNOLOGY

DEGREE CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST – 1; May 2018


Sem: VIII 054 EC 06: INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
TIME: 2 Hrs Total Marks – 50
PARTA (7X 2 = 14 Marks)

1. Define automatic control.


2. Differentiate sensors from transducers
3. Clarify the phrase “Process Control”
4. What is a temperature transducer?
5. Write the equation of a control system using PID.
6. Difference between digital and analog control systems in terms of
noise and interference, efficiency, processing and handling:
7. Recognize a cascaded control in a PID controller.

PARTB (4 X 3 = 12 Marks)

8 (a) Produce an example of a process control using technological


advancements which operate analogously as natural process control in living
organisms.
OR
8 (b) How does a thermistor work in a circuit?
9 (a) Classify sensors with examples:
(i) From a signal-conditioning viewpoint,
(ii) With respect to the physical property they are designed to
measure.
OR

9 (b) Explain the following terms; (i) Proportional, (ii) Integral, and (iii)
Derivative as used in industrial control systems.

10 (a) Differentiate process alarms from deviation alarms in industrial control


systems, with examples.
OR

10(b) Explain, with examples, “ON-OFF” controllers.

PARTC (2 X 12 = 24 Marks)

11(a) Explain, using a sample block diagram, an example of a common


application of a sensor within process control systems, which would control
of a physical property, such as temperature;

OR

11(b) Design a circuit you would use for linearizing a two-element varying
voltage-driven bridge

12 (a) Explain with a relevant example, basic parts of any control system
OR

12 (b) Explain an industrial control system which has cascaded loops with an
example.

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