Run The Experiment (Java Applet)

(A) Manual Control:
1. Select the manual option for voltage.
2. Set the voltage to 10 volts by typing 10 in the text box and clicking enter.
3. Hit the start button and let the simulation run until it stops.
4. Record the final (steady state) value of temperature.
5. Hit the reset button.
6. Set the voltage to 10 volts as in step 2.
7. Hit the start button.
9. Hit the pause button when the time is around 10 seconds.
10. Record the values of time and temperature.
11. Hit the reset button.
12. Hit the start button. Use the voltage knob to take the temperature as fast as you can to 60 ^oC and fix it there. Note that this is not that comfortable.
13. Sketch the resulting temperature-time curve.
14. Hit the reset button.


(B) Automatic Control:
1. Select the automatic option for voltage.
2. Select R = 6 (equivalent to desired temp = 60), K_P = 2 and K_I = 2.
3. Hit the start button.
4. Record the final values of error, measured temperature, proportional voltage and integral voltage.
5. Sketch the resulting temperature-time curve.
6. Hit the reset button.

7. Repeat steps 3 - 6 with R = 6, K_I = 0 and K_P = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.

8. Repeat steps 3 - 6 with R = 6, K_P = 0 and K_I = 1, 2, 3, 4.

9. Repeat steps 3 - 6 with R = 6, K_I = 2 and K_P = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.

10. Repeat steps 3 - 6 with R = 8, K_I = 2 and K_P = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.

11. Repeat steps 3 - 6 with R = 8, K_P = 0 and K_I = 4.