Lecture 42 - Design of Pneumatic Circuit Usign PLC: Self Evaluation Questions and Answers

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LECTURE 42 DESIGN OF PNEUMATIC CIRCUIT USIGN PLC

SELF EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q1.A multi position cylinder consisting of cylinder A and Cylinder B is used to operate a
pneumatically actuated switching station. ( Figure 1) for distributing work pieces to four
different conveyors. Assume the maximum stroke of cylinder A as 50 mm and that of cylinder B
is 100mm. Switching to any of the distribution conveyor is to be initiated by means of push
button(PBs) and any desired sequence should be possible. Complete the control scheme and
develop a control circuit to accomplish the desired control task.

Figure 1

Solution question no 1

Position
1
2
3
4

Distance
0mm
50 mm
100mm
150

PB
PB1
PB2
PB3
PB$

Notation
AA+
AA+

A+
BB+
B+

Press one pushbutton at a time. Or you can imagine that it is a selector switch to select any one of the
four positions.

Q2 A pneumatically controlled double sliding door is used in the metrology lab(figure 2).
Double sliding door is to be controlled either from OUTSIDE by pressing pushbutton. Or an
INSIDE push button. The opening and closing operations are initiated by the same pushbutton in
each case. The speeds of the double sliding door movements are to be adjustable. Develop a
pneumatic control circuit to implement this given task.

OUTSIDE

PB2
Door

Cylinders
PB1

Figure 2

Solution question no2

Q3. In a automobile manufacturing unit, components are to be supplied to a processing machine


from the discharge rail of a vibrator conveyor as shown in Figure 3. Cylinder 1.0 to extends and
picks up the component from the discharge rail and then retracts. Cylinder 2.0 extends and shifts
the component to the machine. Cylinder 1.0 extends once again, lowering and dropping the
component to the machine. At the end, cylinders 1.0 and 2.0 retract one after another. Develop a
pneumatic control circuit to implement the control task. Avoid signal conflicts in the circuit

Figure 3

A+

A+

A-

A-

B+

Step1

B-

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Figure 4 Displacement step diagram

Step 5

Solution question no 3

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