A two position controller is the simplest type of controller.

EO 1.4

DESCRIBE the characteristics of the following types of automatic control systems:

a. Two position control system

Controllers

A controller is a device that generates an output signal based on the input signal it receives. The input signal is actually an error signal, which is the difference between the measured variable and the desired value, or setpoint.

This input error signal represents the amount of deviation between where the process system is actually operating and where the process system is desired to be operating. The controller provides an output signal to the final control element, which adjusts the process system to reduce this deviation. The characteristic of this output signal is dependent on the type, or mode, of the controller. This chapter describes the simplest type of controller, which is the two position, or ONOFF, mode controller.

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Figure 11 Process Control System Operation