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    Fly-Ball Governor: Reference

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    The fly-ball governor was an early automatic control system used in James Watt's successful steam engine in the 1780s. It consisted of a pulley connected to the engine shaft, two fly balls on arms, and a spindle and linkage connected to the throttle to control steam input. As the engine speed increased, centrifugal force would extend the arms and fly balls away from the spindle. This action would open the throttle to increase steam if the engine was running too slow, or close the throttle to decrease steam if running too fast, thereby maintaining a constant engine speed.

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    The fly-ball governor was an early automatic control system used in James Watt's successful steam engine in the 1780s. It consisted of a pulley connected to the engine shaft, two fly balls on arms, and a spindle and linkage connected to the throttle to control steam input. As the engine speed increased, centrifugal force would extend the arms and fly balls away from the spindle. This action would open the throttle to increase steam if the engine was running too slow, or close the throttle to decrease steam if running too fast, thereby maintaining a constant engine speed.

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    The fly-ball governor was an early automatic control system used in James Watt's successful steam engine in the 1780s. It consisted of a pulley connected to the engine shaft, two fly balls on arms, and a spindle and linkage connected to the throttle to control steam input. As the engine speed increased, centrifugal force would extend the arms and fly balls away from the spindle. This action would open the throttle to increase steam if the engine was running too slow, or close the throttle to decrease steam if running too fast, thereby maintaining a constant engine speed.

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    The fly-ball governor was an early automatic control system used in James Watt's successful steam engine in the 1780s. It consisted of a pulley connected to the engine shaft, two fly balls on arms, and a spindle and linkage connected to the throttle to control steam input. As the engine speed increased, centrifugal force would extend the arms and fly balls away from the spindle. This action would open the throttle to increase steam if the engine was running too slow, or close the throttle to decrease steam if running too fast, thereby maintaining a constant engine speed.

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    Nadya Novarizka Mawuntu (1803141)

    FLY-BALL GOVERNOR

    An early example of automatic control is the centrifugal governor, also known as fly-ball
    governor, which is used to develop the successful James Watt’s steam engine, in 1780s. He required
    a way to control the speed of the steam engine so it would remain constant. The system consists of a
    pulley which is connected to the engine shaft, 2 fly balls, 2 arms, a spindle and linkage that
    connected to the engine throttle.
    First, the engine sends power through a belt to the pulley, this makes the governor spins and
    the sleeve moves up and down. This happened because of the centrifugal force acting on the fly
    balls. As the speed increased, the arms will extend and thrown the fly balls away from the spindle.
    This action moves the linkage to open or close the throttle valve, which control the supply to the
    engine.
    The fly-ball governor decreases inlet steam when engine is running too fast and increases
    the inlet steam when the engine is running to slow. When the engine is in full speed, the throttle will
    close and slowing down the speed of the engine. And when the sleeve rises, the throttle will open
    and speeding up the engine.

    Reference:
    1. Åström, Karl Johan and Murray, Richard M. (2008) Feedback Systems: An Introduction for
    Scientists and Engineers. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. ISBN 978-0-691-
    13576-2.
    2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASIl3HWTT4U

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