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Operating as a positioner – Burkert Type 8630 User Manual

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Operating as a positioner

The actual position (POS) of the pneumatic actuator is measured via the position sensing system. The

controller compares this actual value of the position with the setpoint (CMD) , which can be specified as

a standard signal. If a control difference (Xd1) exists, a pulse-width modulated voltage signal is sent to

the positioning system as the correcting variable. With single-acting actuators, if the difference is positi-

ve, the pressurizing valve is driven via output B1; if it is negative, the exhaust valve is driven via output

E1. In this way, the position of the actuator is altered until the control difference is zero. Z1 represents a

disturbance.

Positioning
system Sole-
noid

Continious valve

Wegmeßsystem

Position setpoint

Positioner

Position control
loop

Valve opening

CMD

POS

Xd1

B1

E1

P

K

Z1

Position sensor