GROUP MEMBERS

MUHAMMAD MUJTABA 2010-EE-089

ARSALAN KHURSHID 2010-EE-121
ARIF ALI
2010-EE-122

OBJECTIVE

AUTOMATION OF BOILER BY IMPLEMENTING PID

USING PLC, MIMICS & OPC
INTERNAL ADVISOR: Sir. Shoaib Mughal

Historically steam boilers were used in

trains to run the steam engines, steam is
also used in chiller of central cooling
system which helps in maintaining the
chemical soft inside the chiller or otherwise
it will get harder and the chiller will not
work, it is also used in re-boiling operations
and cooking and there are a lot more
functions of steam boilers.

2010-EE-071
MUHAMMADSUFYAN KHAN 2010-EE-123
FARHAN
2010-EE-107

FEATURE & GOALS

One of these applications is industrial

automation which includes numerous
automated processes.
This
again
includes boiler
automation
which
demands
determination
of
certain
physical
parameters
(e.g.
pressure,
temperature, etc.) & utilizing these
parameters to make the boiler start-stop or
function in any manner we want, but
automatically, without involvement of any
human.

Steam boilers are used to produce

saturated or superheated steam which are
then used in different processes like the
superheated steam is used to run the
turbines which in turn produces electricity.

EHTISHAM WAHEED

BLOCK DIAGRAM

PLC applications are extensively used in

industries to control and facilitate repetitive
processes such as manufacturing cell
management, fly-by-wire control, or nuclear
plant systems.

BACKGROUND

GROUP MEMBERS

PID controlling
Virtual HMI
FULLY AUTOMATED
MULTIPLE INPUTS AND OUTPUT
ARRANGEMENTS
EXTENDED TEMPERATURE RANGES
IMMUNITY TO ELECTRICAL NOISE
INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE
INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT

CONCLUSION
MECHANICAL
Several techniques can be implemented to
control the boiler in power plant. The
method that has to be used relies on varied
objectives like superior quality, increased
efficiency, high profit and other such points
depending upon the purpose of the
company that implies it. With the prime
objective of catering to these necessities
and the needs of the industrial sector,
significance has been given here to
automation.

GROUP MEMBERS
MUHAMMAD MUJTABA
ARSALAN KHURSHID
ARIF ALI

2010-EE-089
2010-EE-121
2010-EE-122

METHODOLOGY

AUTOMATION OF BOILER BY IMPLEMENTING PID

USING PLC, MIMICS & OPC
INTERNAL ADVISOR: Sir. Shoaib Mughal

GROUP MEMBERS
EHTISHAM WAHEED

2010-EE-071
MUHAMMADSUFYAN KHAN 2010-EE-123
FARHAN
2010-EE-107

FLOW CHART / COMPONENTS / HMI

Liquid Level Sensor

METHODOLOGY
PLC (Delta DVP14SS211-R)

Most of the sensor placed inside the water

cause electrolytic reaction between liquid
and sensor causing loss of effectiveness.
One solution to this problem is to ensure
an AC potential rather than DC potential
between the electrodes.
Capacitors, a NAND gate IC and relay is
used to construct the level meter.

Solenoid Valve

Temperature
Sensor

ModBus Protocol

Temperature Sensor
A platinum resistance temperature detector
(RTD) Pt100 is a device with a typical
resistance of 100 at 0C (it is called
Pt100). It changes resistance value as its
temperature changes following a positive
slope
(resistance
increases
when
temperature is increasing).

Pressure Sensor

Modbus is a serial communications

protocol originally published by Modicon
(now Schneider Electric) in 1979 for use
with its programmable logic controllers
(PLCs). Simple and robust, it has since
become a de facto standard communication
protocol, and it is now a commonly
available means of connecting industrial
electronic devices.

Pressure Sensor
FST800-211 is used as a pressure sensor.
The pressure sensor can measure 3-5 psi.
Solenoid Valve
A solenoid valve is an Electromechanically
operated valve. The valve is controlled by
an electric current through the solenoid.
The solenoid valve controls the water input
in boiler. The solenoid valve can be
controlled through the PC based HMI.
The valve is operated at 220v AC.

SYSTEM MODULE
Liquid Level Sensor
Temperature Gauge
Temperature Monitor
Pressure Gauge

Pressure Sensor
Safety Valve
Solenoid Valve
Heater

PID on PLC
OPC Client & Server
ModBus Protocol
LabView HMI

PLC HMI
National Instruments LABView 2011 is used
to construct the HMI. Also NIs OPC Server
is used to setup communication between
HMI and PLC. Inputs, outputs, special
registers and data registers are accessed
by using Tags specified in the OPC server.