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The proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is the heart of every control system in the process industry. Given the proper setup and tuning, the PID has proven to have the capability and flexibility needed to meet nearly all of industry's basic control requirements. However, the information to support the best use of these features has fallen behind the progress of improved functionality. Additionally, there is considerable disagreement on the tuning rules that largely stems from a misunderstanding of how tuning rules have evolved and the lack of recognition of the effect of automation system dynamics and the incredible spectrum of process responses, disturbances, and performance objectives. This book provides the knowledge to eliminate the misunderstandings, realize the difference between theoretical and industrial application of PID control, address practical difficulties, improve field automation system design, use the latest PID features, and ultimately get the best tuning settings that enables the PID to achieve its full potential.

Process control. --- Feedback control systems. --- Feedback mechanisms --- Feedback systems --- Automatic control --- Automation --- Discrete-time systems --- Adaptive control systems --- Feedforward control systems --- Control of industrial processes --- Industrial process control --- Manufacturing processes --- Quality control --- adaptive control --- advanced regulatory control --- analyzer response --- auto tuner --- automation system --- batch optimization --- bioreactor control --- cascade control --- compressor control --- control loop performance --- control valve response --- external reset feedback --- feedforward control --- inverse response --- lambda tuning --- level control --- measurement response --- pH control --- PID control --- PID execution rate --- PID filter --- PID form --- PID structure --- PID tuning --- pressure control --- process control --- process disturbances --- process dynamics --- process interaction --- process metrics --- process nonlinearity --- process performance --- process response --- proportional-integral-derivative controller --- reactor control --- runaway reaction --- temperature control --- valve deadband --- valve position control --- valve resolution --- variable frequency drive response --- wireless control --- wireless response