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1 IC6501 CONTROL SYSTEM UNIT-II TIME RESPONSE PART-A 1. What are the standard test signals employed for time domain studies?(or) List the standard test signals used in analysis of control systems? (April 2011) (June2014) Step input, ramp input, parabolic input and impulse input signals. 2. What is the initial slope of a step response of a first order system? (dc/dt) t = 0 = (1/T) e -t/t t = 0 = 1 / T 3. What is steady state error? (April 2011) The steady state error is the value of error signal e(t) when t tends to infinity. It is a measure of system accuracy. 4. Plot the time response of the first order system to a unit step and unit ramp input. Step response for unit step input Step response for unit ramp input 5. Define delay time and peak time. (a) Delay time:it is the time taken for response to reach 50% of the final value, for the very first time. (b) Peak time:it is the time taken for the response to reach the peak value for the very first time.(or) It is the time taken for the response to reach the peak overshoot, Mp. 6. Distinguish between steady state response and transient response. Steady state response The time response of the system when time tends to infinity Transient response The time response of the system when the input changes from one state to another.

2 7. Distinguish between generalized error constants over static error constant. Static error constants 1. Do not give the information regarding the variation of error with time. 2. Static error constants can be used only for standard inputs. 3. Give the definite values for errors, either 0 or or a finite value. Generalized error constants 1. Gives error signal as a function of time. 2. Using generalized error const. the steady state error can be determined for any type of input. 3. Give the exact error values. 8. Define: Settling time. It is the time required for the step response curve of under damped second order system to reach and stay within a specified tolerance band. It is usually expressed as % of final value. The usual tolerable error is 2 % or 5 % of the final value. 9. What is meant by reset time? In the integral mode of controller, the time during which the error signal is integrated is called the integral or reset time (Ti). In other words in PI control, the time taken by the controller to 'reset' the set point to bring the output to the desired value. U(s) = Kc (1+ (1/TiS)) E(s), where Ti is the integral (or) reset time. 10. Define velocity error constant. The velocity error constant Kv = Lt s 0 sg(s)h(s). The steady state error in type 1 1 system for unit ramp input is given by. K V 11. What is the positional error coefficient? The positional error constant Kp = Lt s 0 G(s)H(s). The steady state error in type 0 1 system for unit step input is given by State the rule for finding out the root loci on the real axis. K P A point on the real axis lies on the locus if the number of open loop poles plus zeros on the real axis to the right of this point is odd.

3 13. What are the applications of root locus method? Used to study the dynamic response of a system, Visualizes the effects of varying various system parameters on root locations, Provides a measure of sensitivity of roots to the variation in the parameter being considered, It is applicable for single as well as multiple loop systems, Directly we can find the of closed loop response from the given open loop transfer function, We can find the range of open loop gain in which the system is stable in closed loop. 14. State the rule for finding the value of K at any point on the root locus diagram. K= Product of phasor lengths from any points to s o to open loop poles Product of phasor lengths from any points to s o to open loop zeros 15. State: Magnitude criteria in root locus approach. At any points on the root locus magnitude criteria can be defined as, G(s)H(s) = What is root locus? (May 2012) It is the locus of the closed loop poles obtained when the system gain K is varied from - to What are asymptotes? How will you find the angle of asymptotes? Asymptotes are straight lines which are parallel to root locus going to infinity and meet the root locus at infinity. Angles of asymptotes 180 (2q 1) ; q 0,1,2,3,...( n m ) n m 18. State the rule for obtaining breakaway point in root locus. (May 2011) To find the break away and break in points, from an equation for K from the characteristics equation, and differentiate the equation of K with respect to s. Then dk dk find the roots of equation 0 the roots of 0 ds ds are breakaway or breaking points, provided for this value of root, the gain K should be positive real. 19. What is the advantage of using root locus for design? To find out the potential closed loop pole location. It helps to design good compensator. 20. What is the condition for the system G(S) = K (S + a) / S(S + b) to have a circle in its root locus? (April ) Two poles should be located adjacently i.e b < a.

4 21. Explain the function of a PID controller. It combines all the three continuous controlling modes, gives the output which is proportional to the error signal, proportional to the rate of change of error signal and proportional to the integral of error signal. So it has all the advantages of three individual modes. i.e. less rise time, less oscillations, zero offset and less settling time.ess = 0 can be achieved. 22. What is a derivative controller? What is its effect? (or) Why derivative controller is not used in control systems? (Nov/Dec 2015) Derivative controller is a device that produces a control signal, which is proportional to the rate of change of input error signal. It is effective only during transient response and does not produce any corrective measures for constant errors u(t) = kde(t) 23. Write the transfer function of the PID controller. (Nov2014) 1 U(s)/E(s) = Kp ( 1 + ) T s T s i d 24. What is the effect of PD controller on the system performance? (June 2014) The effect of PD controller is to increase the damping ratio of the system and so the peak overshoot is reduced. 25. What is the type and order of the system? (Nov2014) (April/May 2015) Type number of poles of loop transfer function that lies at origin. Order- Maximum power of s in denominator polynomial 26. What is the effect on system performance when proportional controller is introduced in the system? (Nov/Dec 2015) A proportional controller (P controller) is a control loop feedback mechanism commonly used in industrial control systems. A P controller continuously calculates an error value as the difference between a desired set point and a measured process variable. The controller attempts to minimize the error over time by adjustment of a control variable. The major effect on the system performance by the Proportional controller is the offset, a constant error (permanent deviation between the set point and a measured process variable) 27. For the system described by C(S) = 16 Find the nature of time response. R(S) S 2 +8S+16 (Nov/Dec 2015) Solution: In the given transfer function C(s)/R(s); the value of 16 and 2 n 8. 2 n

5 8 2.4 Hence the value of damping ratio 1. Hence the given system is a critically damped system and the step response of the system will be like: 28. List the time domain specifications. (May/June 2016) Delay time, Rise time, Peak time, Peak Overshoot, Settling Time. 29. State the effect of PI controller on the system performance. (May/June 2016) 1. Order of the system is increased by one. 2. It introduces zero in the system( Roots in the numerator). 3. The increase in order makes the system less stable than the original one. 4. Reduces the steady state error. 30. Give the relation between the static and dynamic error co-efficient.(nov/dec 2016) C0 =1/KP for type-0 C1=1/1+KV for type-1 C2=1/1+KA for type State the basic properties of root locus. (Nov/Dec 2016) 1. The root locus is always symmetrical about the real axis. 2. If P>Z, Number of root locus branches equal to number of open loop poles. 3. If Z>P, Number of root locus branches equal to number of open loop zeroes.

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DHANALAKSHMI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CHENNAI DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING YEAR/SEMESTER: II/IV IC6501 CONTROL SYSTEMS UNIT I SYSTEMS AND THEIR REPRESENTATION 1. What is the mathematical