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Portable industrial PC with additional control electronics and application program... 

Electrical noise (from the electronic control of the motors in the drawing bench) influenced the wall thickness measurements. 

SAMs are generating attention for numerous potential uses ranging from chromatography [SO] to substrates for liquid crystal alignment [SI]. Most attention has been focused on future application as nonlinear optical devices [49] however, their use to control electron transfer at electrochemical surfaces has already been realized [S2], In addition, they provide ideal model surfaces for studies of protein adsorption [S3]. 

Engineers (lEE) engineering and electronics, control theory and technology, computers and computing... 

Video-Enhanced Contrast. This technique is more expensive but much more effective than any other contrast-enhancing technique (15). Since the 1970s, the development of video processing of microscopical images has resulted in electronic control of contrast. As Shinya InouH, author of a classic text in the field, states "We can now see objects that are far too thin to be resolved, and extract clear images from scenes that appeared too fuzzy, too pale, or too dim, or that appeared to be nothing but noise" (16). The depth of the in-focus field can now be expanded or confined, very thin but very sharp optical sections can be produced, and a vertical succession of these images can be accumulated to reconstmct thicker stmctures in three dimensions (16). 

Typically, the power iaput ranges from W/kg (0.25—0.75 horsepower units/gal) of processed mass. Hydraulic drives, mechanical, and electronic controls are also used to achieve variation in speed of the blades for efficient processing. 

Thermal printing usually involves passing materials over a full-width array of electronically controlled heaters (a thermal printhead). This marks thousands of spots simultaneously, so pages print relatively quickly. Image data to control the printhead usually come from computer systems. Black-and-white and full-color systems are both practical. Color is slower and more cosdy to purchase and use, primarily because this involves three or four successive printing operations, one for each color used. 

One successful total artificial heart is ABIOMED s electric TAH. This artificial heart consists of two seamless blood pumps which assume the roles of the natural heart s two ventricles (Fig. 7). The pumps and valves are fabricated from a polyurethane, Angioflex. Small enough to fit the majority of the adult population, the heart s principal components are implanted in the cavity left by the removal of the diseased natural heart. A modest sized battery pack carried by the patient suppHes power to the drive system. Miniaturized electronics control the artificial heart which mns as smoothly and quietly as the natural heart. Once implanted, the total artificial heart performs the critical function of pumping blood to the entire body (6). 

M. Nuti, M Variable Timing Electronically Controlled High Pressure Injection System for 2S S.I Engines, SAE 900799, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, Pa., 1990. 

Electronic Controllers Almost all of the electronic process controllers used todav are microprocessor-based devices. These processor-based controllers contain, or have access to, inpuLoutput (I/O) interface electronics that allow various types of signals to enter and leave the controller s processor. The controller, depending on its type, uses sufficient read-only-memoiy (ROM) and read/write-accessible-memoiy (RAM) to perform the controller function. 

Pneumatic Controllers The pneumatic controller is an automatic controller that uses pneumatic pressure as a power source and generates a single pneumatic output pressure. The pneumatic controller is used in single-loop control applications and is often installed on the control valve or on an adjacent pipestand or wall in close proximity to the control valve and/or measurement transmitter. Pneumatic controllers are used in areas where it would be hazardous to use electronic equipment, in locations without power, in situations where maintenance personnel are more familiar with pneumatic controllers, or in applications where replacement with modern electronic controls has not been justified. 

The main shortcomings of the pneumatic controller is its lack of flexibility when compared to modern electronic controller designs. Increased range of adjustability, choice of alternate control algorithms, the communication link to the control system, and other features and services provided by the electronic controller make it a superior choice in most of todays applications. 

With the exception of the dead-band booster, the application of booster relavs has diminished sornewEat bv the increased use of ciir-rent-to-pressiire transducers, electropneiirnatic positioners, and electronic control svsterns. Transducers and valve positioners serve much the same fiinctionalitv as the booster relav in addition to interfacing with the electronic process controller. 

Also, the electronic control-valve device s level of immunity to, and emission of, electromagnetic interference (EMI) can be an issue in the chemical-valve environment. EMI requirements for the control-valve devices are presently mandatory in the European Community but voluntary in the United States, Japan, and the rest of the world. International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) SOI, Parts I through 4, Electromagnetic Compatibihty for Industrial Process Measurement and Control Equipment, defines tests and requirements for control-device immunity. Immunity and emission standards are addressed in CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) EN 50 081-1 1992, EN 50 081-2 1993, EN 50 082-1 1992, and prEN 50 082-2 1994. 

Temperature control. Even without a thermostat or any control system, an electric tracing system usually provides better temperature control than a steam tracing system. With thermostatic or electronic control, veiy accurate temperature control can be achieved. 

The microprocessor plays the role of an electronic controller that transforms electrical quantities such as V. / and N etc. into space flux phasors, to be compared with the pre-set data. It then creates back V. I and N etc.. 

Electronic Control in Eleclrit l Systems Acha, Agelidis, Anaya Miller lift-1... 

The Back Pressure Regulator (BPR) shown at the end can be a gas dome-loaded Grove Inc. regulator or a spring-loaded Tescom model. The same holds for the forward pressure regulators. Instead of regulators, controllers can be used too, especially since small electronic control valves are now available. 

In a radial active magnetic bearing, the rotor is held in position by electromagnets located on the stator (Figure 6-3). The rotor-to-stator position is constantly monitored by sensors that communicate with the electronic control system. If the rotor deviates from its position, the control system adjusts the current flow to the electromagnets to return the rotor back to its proper position. 

An active magnetic axial bearing consists of two stators and a rotor disk (Figure 6-4). A sensor located at the end of the shaft monitors and maintains the rotor position between the two stators. The principle of operation is the same for both axial and radial bearings any deviation from the normal position of the rotor is communicated to the electronic control system, which adjusts the electric current going to the electromagnets to correct the rotor position. 

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