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Discrete Control Systems Explained

Discrete control systems operate using Boolean ("on" or "off") signals from sensors to control processes. These systems are commonly implemented using logic gates that take Boolean inputs and output according to rules like "AND" and "OR". While logic gates are taught in digital electronics, industrial control systems typically use electromechanical relays to implement control functions applying the concepts of logic gates.

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Discrete Control Systems Explained

Discrete control systems operate using Boolean ("on" or "off") signals from sensors to control processes. These systems are commonly implemented using logic gates that take Boolean inputs and output according to rules like "AND" and "OR". While logic gates are taught in digital electronics, industrial control systems typically use electromechanical relays to implement control functions applying the concepts of logic gates.

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Chapter 11

Relay control systems


The word discrete means individual or distinct. In engineering, a discrete variable or
measurement refers to a true-or-false condition. Thus, a discrete control system is one designed
to operate on Boolean (on or off) signals supplied by discrete sensors such as process switches.
A form of discrete control taught in every introductory course on digital electronics involves the
use of circuits called logic gates. These circuits input one or more Boolean signals, and output a
Boolean signal according to a simple rule such as AND or OR:

AND
A
0
0
1
1

B Output
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1

A
0
0
1
1

B Output
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0

OR
A
0
0
1
1

B Output
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1

A
0
0
1
1

B Output
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0

NAND

XOR
A
0
0
1
1

B Output
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0

A
0
0
1
1

B Output
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1

NOR

XNOR

Industrial control systems rarely utilize logic gates in a direct fashion for discrete control
systems, although the fundamental concepts of AND, OR, and other gate types are universally
applied. Instead, control functions are either implemented using electromechanical relays and/or
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