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Title: PID spotlight, part 27: Calculating PID tuning constants: Here are tuning calculations for fast, moderate and slow tuning of PID controllers for all lag/deadtime ratios.
Authors: Bullerdiek, Ed mhoske@wtwhmedia.com
Source: Control Engineering. Mar/Apr2026, Vol. 73 Issue 2, p18-22. 5p.
Subjects: Process control systems, Mathematical optimization
Abstract: The article details calculation methods for determining optimal proportional-integral-derivative controller tuning across four distinct performance windows based on a process's lag-to-deadtime ratio. Topics include disturbance rejection tuning, critically damped tuning for setpoint changes; and minimum controller output movement tuning for deadtime-dominant processes.
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