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Subject : Programmable logic controllers Subject code: CEE413
Department: Electronics, Communication & Level: 4
Computer Eng. Date: 12 / 1 /2013
Time : 2:00 Hours No. of questions: 4
Examiner: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samy Ghoniemy Answer all questions
Final - Examination First Semester 2012/2013
Question # 1: [20 marks]
Consider an air conditioning system is installed in a lecture hall to maintain the temperature between
20oC-24oC depending on the number of attendee in the hall and the atmospheric temperature. There are
two motor compressors in this system; one is of low horsepower (C1) and another one of high
horsepower (C2). Each of the compressors motors has a normally closed overload protection contact
(OL1, OL2) each is attached with an overload indicator pilot light. These two compressors use one
water chiller that has a chilling water flow switch (FS1) that should be closed as a precondition for
running any of the compressors. There are also three thermostats T1, T2, and T3 that are set at
temperatures 20oC, 24oC and 28oC, respectively, and are used to control the compressors motors to run
under the following three conditions:
1. If the temperature of the hall between 20oC and 24oC, only compressor C1 will turn ON.
2. If the temperature of the hall between 24oC and 28oC, only compressor C2 will turn ON.
3. If the temperature of the hall above 28oC, both compressors C1 and C2 should turn ON.
The system is turned ON/OFF using start and stop push buttons, there is also an emergency stop
circuit breaker that stops the whole system and initiates a sound alarm if the overload protection
contact of any of the motors turns ON (due to an increase in the motors internal temperature) or a
smoke sensor switch (SS) is turned ON.
Assuming that you are using Allen_Bradley SLC 500 small PLC which has a modularity of 2 input
units numbered 1 and 3, each has 16 input channels numbered from 00 to 15, and 2 output units
numbered 2 and 4 each has 16 output channels numbered from 00 to 15. This PLC has an internal DC
power supply that supports 12/24V DC, 24V DC, 48V DC and 125V DC input voltages and an AC supply
to support 120/240V AC input voltages.
a) Propose a suitable Boolean logic expression and its corresponding logic circuit for this control
process.
b) Sketch with details your proposed input and output wiring diagram for the overall system using
standard symbols and Allen_Bradley channels assignment.
c) Using Allen_Bradley PLC right addressing format, propose the I/O addresses to all inputs and
outputs.
d) Prepare a suitable PLC ladder program that will operate the system as explained above. Make
sure that you use the proposed addresses in (c) and channel assignments in (b).

Question # 2: [15 marks]

a) A pressure sensor is rated at 0-500 psi and has an output range of 0-10 volts DC (10 volts
corresponds to 500 psi). It is connected to a PLCs analog input that is 10 bits, 10 volts, unipolar.
If the PLC reads the analog input as (8B3) 16, what is the pressure in psi?
b) Consider you have a PLC with isolated 4 channels relay output card, show with a simple sketch
the wiring connections of a double acting hydraulic solenoid valve (with two coils), 24 VDC lamp,
120 VAC high current lamp, and a low current 12VDC motor.

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Question # 3: [15 marks]
a) Write the optimum ladder logic diagram for each of the following scenarios, and arrange the
instructions for optimum performance.
i) If limit switches LS1 and LS2, or LS3 are ON turn on output A. If limit switches LS1 and LS2, or
LS3 plus LS4 and LS5 are ON turn on output B. Figure 1
ii) In the scenario, consider the control the system shown in Figure 1.
As long as pushbutton PB#1 is ON by itself, the blue light turns ON.
As long as pushbutton PB#2 is ON by itself, the red light turns ON.
If both pushbuttons are ON or they are both OFF, neither light turns
ON.
b) Consider the ladder logic in Figure 2, power should
flow only from left-to-right but this ladder logic is
implemented with electromechanical relays which
may cause the power to flow from right-to-left
through the SS2 contact. As you know, solid state
relays replaced electromechanical relays for ladder
logic which does not allow reverse power flow in the
contact. In our application, the reverse power flow Figure 2
path is truly needed. Show how you can solve this restriction and redraw the modified PLC ladder
logic.
c) There are two switches A and B that are
used to control six poles relay coils
labeled AR and BR whose normally-open
(NO) contacts control a relay coil, LR,
whose contacts control the lamp as Figure 3
shown in Figure. Develop a suitable relay
ladder logic diagram for this process. What is the equivalent logic function for this configuration?

Question # 4: [10 marks]

a) Figure 4 shows a ladder program in Allen-Bradley format. Such a program
uses a master control relay (MCR) to enable/disable two sections (each
section may contain one or more rungs) of the ladder program. Discuss the
operation of this program In regard to the MCR and its control input at
I:010/01
b)
c) Consider the hardwired circuit
in Figure 5; identify the real
and virtual elements in this
circuit. Then develop the
ladder logic for a Mitsubishi
PLC that will operate this
system and configure the
program to repeat the process
as soon as a start push button
switch (not shown) is turned Figure 5 Figure 4
ON and keep repeating until an
emergency push button stop
switch (not shown) is
activated.
Best Wishes

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 Model answer
Q1
(a) [4 marks]
OL1P =OL1
OL2P =OL2
ES =SA=OL1+OL2+SS emergency stop
CR1=Start+stop+FS1+ES
C1Motor1= Motor1Lamp =(CR1T2T1) + (CR1T3)
C2Motor2 = Motor2Lamp = (CR1T3) + (CR1T2)

b) [5 marks]

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