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Control of airflow in ventilation systems using embedded systems on microcontrollers

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This paper describes the development of a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller for regulation of the airflow in a ventilation system. The flow was adjusted by controlling the speed of the fan installed in the system. The PID control algorithm was developed for an embedded system in an Atmega 2560 microcontroller contained in an Arduino Mega development kit, where the airflow rate was detected by a Hall-effect sensor that generated a pulsed signal at a frequency proportional to the speed of the fan. Simulation results were used to parameterize the control algorithm, minimizing the benchtop development time. Full details of the procedure are presented in order to assist future PID proposals involving embedded systems in microcontrollers.

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The authors wishes to acknowledge the financial support of the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for their financial support.

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    Felipe O. S. Gama, José K. E. da C. Martins, Tiago F. de Miranda, Willy M. de F. Tomé, Sérgio N. Silva & Marcelo A. C. Fernandes

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Gama, F.O.S., Martins, J.K.E.d.C., Miranda, T.F.d. et al. Control of airflow in ventilation systems using embedded systems on microcontrollers. Microsyst Technol 25, 4067–4076 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-019-04407-1

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