RESEARCH PAPER
Theoretical and Empirical Improvement of a Fast-Switching Electro-Pneumatic Valve by Using Different Methods
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Applied Science & Technology of IDEM, Tabriz, P.O. Box: 51335 – 4688, Iran
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Automation and Robotics Lab, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kocaeli University, Kabaoğlu, Baki Komsuoğlu Bulvarı No:515, Umuttepe, 41001 İzmit/Kocaeli, Turkey
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical and Vocational University of Tabriz, 28QW+JRF Vila Shahr, Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Submission date: 2021-10-11
Acceptance date: 2021-12-12
Online publication date: 2022-03-16
Publication date: 2022-06-01
Acta Mechanica et Automatica 2022;16(2):91-97
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ABSTRACT
In this paper, a non-linear model of a 2–2 way, on–off fast-switching valve is used. The model includes subsystems of electrical, magnetic, mechanical and fluid. Pulse width modulation (PWM) technique is adopted to energise the on–off solenoid valve and allow the air to flow towards the actuator. Since the non-linear behaviour of valve is of great importance, to reduce the delay in performance of switching valves, different approaches are proposed. Furthermore, hysteresis, proportional integrator (PI), optimal model predictive and fuzzy logic controller (FLC) are used and compared. Also, to improve the valve behaviour, an empirical setup based on AVR microcontroller with FLC is implemented. Empirical and simulation results indicate that all proposed control methods have superior performance. However, the fuzzy method is easy to implement in practice.
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