Lecture

Introduction to Process Dynamics and Control

Type	Lecture (2 SWS) + Exercise (2 SWS)
Rhythm	Winter Semester
Audience	Bachelor BIW, CIW Master CIW, PSE
Language	English
LV number	061510
LSF number	061511

Please refer to the LFS for the most recent information.

Course content

This course also covers "Prozessdynamik und Regelung" in the B.Sc. program of Bio- und Chemieingenieurwesen.

The course which is taught in English provides the students with the foundations to model and analyse dynamic systems and to understand and design feedback controllers. It covers the following topics:

Modelling an analyzing dynamic systems

Setting up dynamic balance equations
Concept oft he state of a system
Properties of dynamic systems
Modelling of chemical and biochemical reactors
Representation of models by block diagrams
Stationary behavior of dynamic systems
Dynamic behavior around equilibrium points and their stability (linerarization around equilibrium points, analysis of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, phase portraits, global and local stability)
State feedback and state estimation
Numerical simulation of dynamic systems

Analysis and tuning of simple control loops

Laplace-transform and transfer functions
Poles and zeros of transfer functions and their importance
Input-output stability
Root locus method
Tuning of standard (P, PI, PID) controllers

Acquired competences

The course provides the ability to independently formulate and analyze dynamic models of medium complexity as well as a basic understanding of the behavior of control loops. Students understand the basic behavior and limitations of algorithms for numerical simulation and can select suitable methods for a given problem. They can represent and analyze control loops in the form of block diagrams and select suitable controllers for single-loop control loops after analyzing the process dynamics and set them up using the design procedures taught. They are able to identify the causes of unsatisfactory controller behavior and make suggestions for remedial action.

Details

Exam	Written (90 min)
Preliminaries	Höhere Mathematik 1, Höhere Mathematik 2
Literature	The slides of the course and any additional materials such as literature lists and website recommendations will be published in the virtual workrooms in Moodle provided for this purpose. Details will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Only the information found in the LSF and the most recent edition of the Modulhandbuch der Fakultät
Bio – und Chemieingenieurwesen is binding. The content on this page may not reflect the most up-to-date information.

Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

The Laboratory of Process Automation Systems is located at Building G2 on the North Campus. Find more information here.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

The Laboratory of Process Automation Systems is located at Building G2 on the North Campus. Find more information here.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

The Laboratory of Process Automation Systems is located at Building G2 on the North Campus. Find more information here. The building is within 5min walking distance of the H-Bahn Station "Dining Hall at North Campus".

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).