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Three-Tank Level Control Model
written by
Luis de la Torre and Hector Vargas Oyarzun
The Three Tank Level Control Model simulates the use of a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller to to achieve a smooth control of the water level in tanks 1 and 2 of the coupled three-tank system. The three coupled tanks system consist in a series of three tanks which are connected in their base by valves. Tanks 1 and 2 are placed in the extremes and receive the water flow which can be controlled either manually or with the PID while tank 3 is placed in the middle and couples the two previous tanks.
This EJS simulation is based on a real system running at the Spanish Open University for Distance Education (UNED). The real three coupled tanks system is used as a remote laboratory for learning purposes and a different application created with EJS (visually identical to this simulation) serves as graphical user interface to operate the remote laboratory.
Last Modified June 13, 2014
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Three-Tank Level Control Source Code
The source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the Three-Tank Level Control Model. Unzip this archive in your EjsS 5 workspace to compile and run this model using EjsS 5 or above.
Last Modified April 14, 2014
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