The objective of control is to prevent the controlled variable from deviating from the setpoint.

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The objective of control is to prevent the controlled variable from deviating from the setpoint.

Which of the following control strategies works to measure disturbances and compensate for them before they cause the controlled variable to deviate from the set point?

a) feedforward
b) feedback
c) cascade
d) open loop
e) none of the above

The objective of feedforward control is to measure disturbances and compensate for them before the controlled variable deviates from set point.

Feedback control can compensate for a disturbance only after the control variable has deviated from set point.

Cascade is a form of feedback control.

Open loop is not a control strategy.

The best answer is A, feedforward.

Reference: Carlos A. Smith and Armando B. Corripio; Principles and Practices of Automatic Process Control.

The objective of control is to prevent the controlled variable from deviating from the setpoint.

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What is the controlled variable in the control loop?

Definition(s): The variable that the control system attempts to keep at the set point value. The set point may be constant or variable.

What is the term used to describe the difference between the measured value of the controlled condition and the command signal?

In the control system, the controller compares the measurement signal of the controlled variable to the set point (the desired value of the controlled variable). The difference between the two values is called the error.

What type of feedback signal does the closed loop industrial control typically uses?

Figure 1: Basic closed-loop control uses a negative feedback error signal derived from a comparison of the desired setpoint versus the actual measured process variable (from National Instruments).

What are the two classifications of industrial control systems?

There are several types of ICSs, the most common of which are Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, and Distributed Control Systems (DCS).