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Operation: Control the Environment
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NetworkAIR IR Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
How to tune the PIDs
A qualified service technician must tune the PID loops to optimize the performance of each mode. 
The units shown are for temperature. In the dehumidify loop, the units are in percent relative 
humidity (%RH).
1. Select the PID loop to tune.
2. Adjust the integral and derivative constants to zero, and the proportional constant to twenty. 
3. Set the temperature (cool or reheat) setpoint value and start the System.
4. When the temperature reaches a stable value, increase the proportional constant by 10. If the 
temperature does not respond to this change, adjust the setpoint.
5. Repeat step 4 until the temperature value starts to oscillate and the peak amplitude of the 
oscillations is constant. 
6. Note the time, in minutes, between the peaks of the oscillations. This is the Ultimate Period, 
PU.
7. Note the value of the proportional constant. This is the Ultimate Gain, GU.
8. Compute the PID constants using the table below. Select the type of control from the rows of the 
table, and use the equations in the columns to compute the values for each constant.
9. Set each constant according to these calculations.
You may need to further tune the PID loops in the following ways to account for changes in the room 
load:
The PID loops must be tuned after the equipment in the room is installed and 
running. The loops should be tuned periodically to account for changes in the 
room load. 
Control Method
Proportional
Integral
Derivative
P
0.5*GU
P + I
0.45*GU
0.54*GU/PU
P + I + D
0.6*GU
1.2 * GU/PU
0.075*GU*PU
Loop Behavior
PID Tuning Correction
Slow response to temperature/humidity 
changes
Decrease the proportional multiplier or increase the 
derivative multiplier.
Over-cooling/Under-cooling after changes 
in the room load or changes in setpoint
Increase the derivative or the proportional multipliers.
Environmental temperature/humidity never 
reaches the setpoint
Increase the integral setting.
Over-cooling/Under-cooling on constant 
room load
Decrease the integral multiplier.