Understand how to calibrate control valve positioners used in process control and instrumentation systems.
** Video Topics **
0:00 Control Valve Calibration
1:11 Valve Positioner
1:46 Mode Selection
2:22 Automatic Calibration
2:52 Inbuilt Algorithm
3:12 Instrument Air Supply
3:47 Valve Status
4:09 Valve Stem Movement
4:21 Calibration Types
4:53 Valve Display
5:16 Calibration Successful
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0:07
Hello everyone. Myself Bharadwaj. In
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this video, I will show you how to do
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foundation field bus control valve
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calibration using valve positioner
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display.
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Now first, I will remove the four screws
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here and then I will remove the front
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cover.
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So that I can access the valve
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positioner display. This is a small
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display
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mounted on the valve positioner.
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You can do the configuration. You can do
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the calibration from this display.
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Okay?
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You can also connect your hot
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communicator and you can do the same
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function.
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But in some models, we have valve
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display available on the valve
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positioner itself.
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Remember,
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uh you can do the
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uh calibration using this display such
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that it will save some time for you. The
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hot communicator takes time. Remember
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that. That is why we prefer
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calibration from this small display.
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You can see here, right now it is
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showing some values here.
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Some are pressure signals, temperature
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values, right?
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See?
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This is supply pressure, 2.3 kg.
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And we have
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four buttons here on the display.
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This is positive. This is positive,
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negative. This is enter. This is cancel.
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Okay?
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So now I need to go to mode. So I will
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press the minus and the plus at a time.
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It will go to the
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mode.
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Okay? Now I will press enter.
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Now I have to select auto or manual. I
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will select auto.
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Okay.
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I need auto, so I press auto and enter.
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See, now we are in mode and we can see
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the available options here by pressing
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minus or plus. I will press plus. See,
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parameter calibration. Okay, I need to
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go to calibration, enter, auto
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calibration, enter.
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That's it. The calibration is started.
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You can see the status here. The wall
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will automatically move the stem at the
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different points.
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Remember, you can see the calibration
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status on the display. Now it is showing
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cal one.
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It has to reach cal 100.
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Whenever it reaches cal 100, that means
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the automatic calibration is completed.
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See, the wall positioner have inbuilt
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algorithm so that when we select
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automatic calibration
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uh as per the algorithm, it will move
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the wall system at different locations.
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That means different points. And then it
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will adjust the feedback accordingly.
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Remember, the wall positioner receives
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the instrument air supply.
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So you can see the gauges here, the
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pressure gauges. You can see the inlet
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instrument air, outlet instrument air,
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right? Outlet means instrument air going
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from the wall positioner to the
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actuator. So the wall positioner
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regulates or controls the instrument air
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supply, right? That is why you can see
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the pressure gauges here. They are not
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constant. Their pointer is moving. That
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means the instrument air supply is
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regulating. Right? And on top of the
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wall positioner, you can see See small
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knob with red
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This is also indicates the valve open
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percentage or closed percentage, right?
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That means open status or closed status.
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Right now, the status is cal 44. It
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reached 44.
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It has to reach 100.
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Okay, you can see the valve stem
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movement clearly.
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The valve positioner regulating the
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instrument air flow.
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Remember, you can do this calibration
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from three locations in Foundation
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Fieldbus. The first one is
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valve positioner display. I'm talking
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with respect to control valves. The
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second one using your heart
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communicator. The third one using your
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remote computer. If you have a valid
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license and hardware, you can perform
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these actions from your remote computer
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also. You can give a
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control valve calibration command from
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your remote computer in your control
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room.
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Now, the status is cal 75.
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Remember,
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when you have a valve positioner
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display, it is the recommended method to
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do the calibration from this display.
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Because your heart communicator may take
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some time.
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For a maintenance plant, we usually do
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use the
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available display. If there is no
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display available, then only we use
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heart communicator. The calibration is
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completed. You can see the message here,
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calibration successful.
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Okay.
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The calibration may take some time.
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Remember that, it may take two to five
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minutes depending on your valve design.
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So, by using this simple small display
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on the valve positioner, we can complete
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the calibration.
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Remember, if you need some advanced
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features, advanced diagnostic messages,
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then we have to use our heart
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communicator.
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For normal maintenance purpose, we can
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use this display.
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