Presents a clear and concise method for the tuning of PID control of unstable scalar and multivariable systems Develops tuning rules based on ultimate values (improved Ziegler-Nichols method) for unstable systems

Includes extensive simulation studies on unstable systems to show the effectiveness of the method

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M. Chidambaram is currently a Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, Chennai. After completing his PhD at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore he served as a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, from 1984 to 1991. Since then he has been a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras. He has also served the institute as Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering from 2000 to 2003 and as the Director, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli from 2005 to 2010. He has 190 journal articles, 7 books and 4 book chapters to his credit. His primary research interest is in the area of process control. 'Nikita Saxena completed her PhD' under the guidance of Prof. M Chidambaram. She completed her degree (BTech) in Chemical Technology at Harcourt Butler Technical Institute (HBTI), Kanpur. She also has a year of experience in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. She has authored 4 journal articles and presented papers at several conferences. Her areas of interest include relay control systems and model identification.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Relay feedback control.- Chapter 3: Auto Tuning of Unstable SOPTD Systems.- Chapter 4: Decentralised PID Controllers for stable system.- Chapter 5: Decentralised PID Controllers for unstable system.- Chapter 6: Centralised PID Controllers for unstable systems.- Chapter 7: Refined Ziegler-Nichols method for unstable SISO systems.- Chapter 8: Tuning rules for PID controllers for unstable systems.- Chapter 9: Auto tuning of Decentralised unstable system with refined Z-N method. <p