Abstract
In this paper a suggested control system for a solenoid coil is proposed. This control model is based on the employment of the electrical part of the solenoid with a conventional proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) controller unit to investigate the performance of the control system. A mathematical model of the system has been derived, and the entire control system simulated via the MATLAB software package. The simulation process included tuning the gain parameters of the controller unit to achieve best behaviour of the system. In the computer simulation, two mathematical models of the electrical part of the solenoid coil were implemented; the first one involved the typical transfer functions of the coil, while the second dealt with an approximate model. The obtained results showed that the control system using the approximate model of the electrical part of the solenoid coil provides a more stable system and can thus be applied with acceptable response.