Assignment-4

Date: 10-3-11

1. A) A feedback system has open loop transfer function of

Determine the maximum value of K for stability of closed loop system. b) Define the terms i) Absolute stability ii) Marginal stability and iii) conditional stability 2. A) By means of Routh criterion, determine the stability of the system represented by the characteristic equation b) What is root locus? List out the advantages of Root locus technique. 3. Sketch the root-locus plot and determine the approximate damping ratio for a value of K = 1.33 For a control system having a forward transfer function 4. A certain unity negative feedback control system has the following open loop T.F Draw the root locus for

5. The open loop T.F. of a control system is given by Sketch the root locus plot and determine (a) The break-away points (b) The angle of departure from complex poles (c) The stability condition. 6. for a unity feedback system having forward path transfer function Determine (a) The range of values of K (b) Marginal value of K (c) Frequency of sustained oscillations. 7. (A) Define the following terms i. Stable system ii. Critically stable system Iii. Conditionally stable system. (b) For the system having characteristic equation Following i. the no. of roots in the left half of s-plane ii. the no. of roots in the right half of s-plane iii. the no. of roots on the imaginary axis. [6+10] Use the RH stability criterion

, find the

4. (A) Explain the RH stability Criterion? (b) The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is given By Apply RH stability criterion, determine the value of K in terms of T1 and T2 for the system to be stable? [6+10]

4. (A) the open loop t.f. of a unity feed-back system is given by Find the restriction on K so that the closed loop system is absolutely stable? (b) A feed-back system has an an open loop t.f of Determine by the use of the RH criterion, the max. Value of K for the closed loop system to be stable? [8+8] 5. Using RH stability criterion determine the stability of the following systems. (a) Its loop t.f. has poles at s=0, s= -1, s= -3 and zero at s= -5, gain K of forward path is 10 (b) It is a type-1system with an error constant of 10 sec-1 and poles at s= -3 and s=-6. [8+8] 6. A) Explain the procedure to construct the root locus b) Using Routh Hurwitz criterion for the unity feedback system with open loop Transfer function i) Find the range of K for stability ii) Find the value of k for marginally stable 7. Sketch the root locus of the unity feedback system whose open loop transfer function Is 8. A) what are the limitations of Rouths stability b) Sketch the root locus for a system with open loop transfer function