Identification routines for automatic parameter determination
Consideration of coupled systems
Power and energy management
Multiple monitoring functions
Full integration into the engineering tool

ATeC
Adaptive Temperature Controller

For identification, parameter determination and intelligent control of thermal processes

Stable thermal process conditions provide the basis for complex production systems. The Adaptive Temperature Controller (ATeC) supports rapid implementation of this task with the highest control quality. In parallel with other control sequences, a single ATeC module operates up to 256 temperature control loops simultaneously on the M1 real-time system.

Determining parameters automatically
The ATeC is designed for heating systems as well as for combined heating and cooling systems. Using integrated identification routines, the system is able to determine the characteristics of different process lines automatically. The calculated control parameters enable reference-variable response to be optimized and disturbances to be suppressed for each individual task without the need for in-depth control know-how. Time-consuming experiments are no longer needed. This reduces costs considerably, especially for processes with very long time constants or when fully automatic adjustment is required during operation after a tool was changed.

Parameter Name	Parameter Value
Display	digital
Use	heating cooling process
Other characteristics	automatic