TY - JOUR T1 - Design of PID Controller Using Internal Model Control Based Lambda Tuning for an Industrial Blending Process AU - Kirit Mehta, Avani AU - Swarnalatha, R. JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 14 IS - 5 SP - 1486 EP - 1492 PY - 2019 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2019.1486.1492 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.1486.1492 KW - blending system KW -process gain KW -lambda KW -processtime constant KW -FOPDT KW -dead-time KW -SISO KW -PID KW -IMC KW -integrating time KW -derivative time KW -proportional gain AB - The proportional-integral-derivative controller is widely employed in process industries due to its simplicity, reliability and ability to achieve major control objectives. The Internal Model Control (IMC) design is a top-notch technique used for tuning these controllers for Single Input Single Output (SISO) systems with dead-time. Filter constant, Λ is a very important concept in the IMC design and proper estimation of the constant is fundamental. The following text studies the effect of varying the filter constant Λ from its ideal value to extreme values and understands the system behaviour for the differing filter constants for first order plus dead time model representing blending process. It was observed that improper estimation of Λ lead to unstable systems, large overshoots and highly oscillatory response which are completely undesirable in any control process. The inferences have been achieved with the aid of time domain analysis using MATLAB. ER -