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Process Control in Biomanufacturing. Mary Jane Kurtz & George Taliadouros Minuteman Regional High School Bioman Conference July 2009. What is Process Control?. Use of instruments to carry out a process
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Process Control in Biomanufacturing Mary Jane Kurtz & George Taliadouros Minuteman Regional High School Bioman Conference July 2009
What is Process Control? • Use of instruments to carry out a process • Input information : measured variables temperature, oxygen, pH • Output directions: manipulated variables heat, pressure gauge, valve
Motion and Process Control • Motion control – position or velocity • Process control – temperature, pressure, flow, level, pH,humidity, chemical compounds • Two types of control of either of these • Batch processing • Continuous processing
Maintain car in lane Location on the road Steering of car Driver’s eyes Driver’s arms/steering wheel Driver Curve in the road Driving a Car: An Everyday Example of Process Control • Control Objective • Measured variable • Manipulated variable (or controlled variable) • Sensor • Actuator • Controller • Disturbance
Open Loop Control • Valve controls flow of water: Open Loop
Closed Loop Control • Control Process : Closed Loop
Process Control Diagram Energy or Fuel Error detector Controller output signal Error signal controller Set Point Actuator - + Feedback Signal Manufacturing process Disturbances Controlled variable Measurement devices Measured variable
Importance of Process Control for the Bio-Process Industries • Improved product quality • Faster and less expensive process validation • Increased production rates
Controlling a Process • Using Robolab you will learn how to control a process using a computer • You will begin with a simple task : How to start and stop a fan • How to control the variables in the process • Finally, you will be create a program that will control a greenhouse
RBX Controls • Inputs are measured variables seen as numbers Temperature sensor Touch sensor Light sensor • Outputs are manipulated variables seen as letters Motor light
Go to Robo Lab station and try to make a fan Time to Try it Out !!!