VINAYAKA MISSIONS UNIVERSITY AARUPADAI VEEDU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PAIYANOOR DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING QUESTION BANK

Academic Year

: 2008-2009

Department for which the sub to be handled

: E.C.E

Course Name

: B.E

Semester

: V

Name of the Subject

: Control System

UNIT I BASIC CONCEPTS AND SYSTEM REPRESENTATION PART A 1. What is a control system? 2. Define Transfer function. 3. What is a state variable model? 4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of open loop system? 5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of closed loop system? 6. Distinguish between open loop and closed loop systems. 7. What is feedback? 8. What is a summing point? 9. Write the rule for elimination of a feedback loop in a block diagram. 10. What is signal flow graph? 11. What is a mixed node? How can it be eliminated? 12. Write the Masons Gain formula. PART B 1. The block diagram of a closed loop system is shown in the figure using the block reduction technique determine the closed loop transfer function C(s)/R(s).

R(S)

+ -

G1(S)

+ + -

G2(S) H2(S)

C(S)

H1(S)

2. Convert the block diagram to signal flow graph and determine the transfer function using masons gain formula. G4 R(S) 1 + 2 + 3 G1 + 4 H1 H1 5 G2 G3 + 7 + 8 C(S) 9 10

3. Derive the transfer function of an armature controlled dc motor and hence develop its block diagram. 4. Consider the mechanical translation system shown in the figure ,draw (a) force voltage and force current analogous circuits

V2 B2 M2 B M3 B3

V3 V1 K

F (t) B1

M1

5. Write the differential equation governing the rotational systems shown in the figure and determine the transfer function

1 J1 T (t) B1 k1

2 J2 B2 k2

3 J3 B3

6. Convert the block diagram to signal flow graph and determine the transfer function using masons gain formula.

R(S)

+ -

G1(S)

+ + -

G2(S)

C(S)

H2(S) 7. The block diagram of a closed loop system is shown in the figure. Using the block reduction technique determine the closed loop transfer function C(s)/R(s). H1(S)

G4 R(S) 1 + 2 + 3 G1 + 4 H1 H1 5 G2 G3 + 7 + 8 C(S) 9 10

8. Write the differential equation governing the translational systems shown in the figure and determine the transfer function V2 B2 M2 B M3 B3 V3 V1 K M1

F (t) B1

9. Consider the mechanical rotational system shown in the figure; draw (a) force voltage and force current analogous circuits 1 2 3 J1 T (t) B1 B2 B3 k1 J2 k2 J3

10. Write the rules for Block diagram reduction techniques.

UNIT II TIME RESPONSE ANALYSIS PART A 1. Define Peak Time 2. Define Peak Over Shoot. 3. Define Settling Time. 4. What is the order of a system? 5. Write the second order systems response. 6. How the system is classified depending on the value of damping? 7. The closed loop transfer function of second order system is C(s) = 10 ______ 2 R(s) s + 6s + 10 Determine the damping ratio and the natural frequency of oscillations. 8. What is the type of damping in the system? 9. What is steady state error? 10. What are generalized error coefficients? 11. Mention two advantages of generalized error constants over static error constants. 12. What is a PID controller? PART B 1. Derive the expression for unit impulse response of a second order under damped system G(s) =Wn2/s2+2zWnS+Wn2. 2. Find the unit impulse response of the second order system whose transfer function G(S)=9/s2+4s+9. 3. Derive the expression for steady state error of the closed loop system in terms of generalized error coefficients. 4. For a closed loop system with G(s)=1/s=5 and H(s)=5, calculate generalized error coefficients and find the error series. 5. The system shown in fig. Is initially at equilibrium, with r=1 and d=0. A step function disturbance d (t)=u (t) is then initiated at t=0. Determine the response c (t) for t>0. d(s) r(t) + 3/2s + + 2/s+4 c(t)

6. Determine the damping ratio, undamped natural frequency for the system shown in fig. What is the response c (t) of this system to a unit-step function excitation r (t)=u(t) when all initial conditions are zero?

R(s)

+ -

25/s (s+2)

C(s)

7. The parameters of a mechanical system as shown in fig. Are M=100Kg, f=1000N/m/sec. And k=10000N/m. A step force of 100 Newton is applied to the mass at t=0. The initial conditions are y(0)=dy (0)/dt=0. Find Damping factor. Undamped natural frequency. Damped natural frequency. Step response as function of time. y K M f(t)

8. Derive the expression for peak time from the expression for step response of second order under damped system. 9. For a Unity feedback second order system, the open loop transfer function . G(s)= 2n/ s(s+2 n). Calculate the generalized error coefficients and find error series. 10. Explain PI, PD and PID controllers. UNIT III FREQUENCY RESPONSE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN PART A Define gain margin Define phase margin What is a Nicholas plot What are the advantage of polar plot Define polar plot

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. Define bode plot 7. What is cut off rate 8. What is gain cross over frequency 9. What is phase cross over frequency 10. Define corner frequency PART B 1. Consider a unity feed back system having open loop transfer function G(S) = K/S (1+0.5S)(1+4s). sketch polar plot 2. Consider a unity feed back system having open loop transfer function G(S) = 1/S (1+S2). sketch polar plot find gain and phase margin 3. Derive M circle 4. Derive N circle 5. Write the procedure for Nichols chart 6. Consider a unity feed back system having open loop transfer function G(S) = 75(1+0.2s)/s(s+5). sketch bode plot 7. Write the procedure for polar plot 8. For the following transfer function draw bode plot G(S) = 20/S(1+3s)(1+4s) 9. For the following transfer function G(S) = 20/S(1+3s)(1+4s) .sketch polar plot and find gain margin. 10. Write the procedure for bode plot. UNIT IV STABILITY PART A 1) Define BIBO stability. 2) What is the requirement for BIBO stability? 3) How the roots of characteristics equation are related stability? 4) What is the necessary condition for stability? 5) What is Routh stability criterion? 6) What is Nyquist stability criterion? 7) Write the transfer function of Nyquist stability criterion? 8) What is magnitude criterion? 9) Distinguish between the concept of encircled and enclosed of Nyquist stability criterion? 10) Define gain margin and phase margin.

PART B 1)What are the necessary conditions for stability? 2)Using Routh criterion, determine the stability of the system represented by the characteristics equation, s4+8s3+18s2+16s+5 = 0. Comment on the location of the roots of the roots of characteristics equation. 3)Construct Routh array and determine the stability of the system represented by the characteristics equation s5+s4+2s3+2s2+3s+5 = 0. Comment on the location of the roots of characteristics equation. 4)Construct Routh array and determine the stability of the system whose characteristics equation, s6+2s5+8s4+12s3+20s2+16s+16 = 0. Also determine the number of roots lying on the half of s-plane and on imaginary axis. 5)The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by G(s) = K/(s+2) (s+4) (s2+6s+25). 6)Write the procedure for investigating the stability using Nyquist criterion. 7)Draw the Nyquist plot for the system whose open loop transfer function is G(s) H(s) = K/s(s+2)(s+10). Determine the range of K for which closed loop system is stable. 8)Construct the Nyquist plot for a system whose open loop transfer function is given by G(s) H(s)= K(1+s)2/s3.Find the range of K for stability. 9)The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by G(s) = K/s(1+sT1)(1+sT2).Determine an expression for gain K in terms T1, T2 and specified gain margin, Kg. 10) Determine the Gain crossover frequency, phase crossover frequency, Gain margin an phase margin of a system with open loop transfer function, G(s)=1/s(1+2s)(1+s). UNIT V COMPENSATION DESIGN PART A 1. What is the time domain specifications needed to design a control system? 2. Write the necessary frequency domain specifications for design of a control system.

3. What is the compensator? What are the different types of compensator? 4. When the lag/lead/lag-lead compensation is employed? 5. Write the transfer function of lag, lead and lag-lead compensator. 6. What is difference between root locus and frequency response of a compensator? 7. What is lag compensator? What are the characteristics of lag compensation? 8. What is lead compensator? What are the characteristics of lag compensation? 9. What is lag-lead compensator? What are the characteristics of lag compensation? 10. What is relation between m and in lag and lead compensator? PART B 1)Write the frequency response of lag compensator. 2)The controlled plant of a unity feedback system is G(s) = K/s(s+5). It is specified that velocity error constant of the system be equal to 15, while the damping ratio is 0.6 and velocity error is less than 0.25 rad per unit ramp input. Design a suitable lag compensator? 3)A unity feedback system has an open loop transfer function, G(s) = K/s(1+2s). Design a suitable lag compensator. So that phase margin is 40 and the steady state error for ramp input is less than or equal to 0.2. 4)Write the frequency response of lead compensator. 5)The open loop transfer function of certain unity feedback control system is given by G(s) = K/s (0.1s+1) (0.2s+1). It is designed to have the phase margin to be at least 30. Design a suitable lead series compensator. 6)Design a phase lead compensator for the system is given by G(s) =K/s(s+1) to satisfy the following specifications. i) The phase margin of the system 40. ii) Steady state error for a unit ramp input 1/15. iii) The gain cross over frequency of the system must be less than 7.5 rad/sec. 7)Write the procedure of lag-lead compensator on root locus and frequency domain method. 8)Write the realization of lag-lead compensator using electrical network.

9)Certain the unity feedback system open loop transfer function is given by G(s) = K/s(s+3)(s+6). Design a lag-lead compensator to meet the following specifications. i) Velocity error constant, Kv = 80. ii) Phase margin, 35. 10)Design a lag-lead compensator for a system open loop transfer function is given by G(s) = K/ s(s+0.5) to satisfy the following specifications. i) Damping ratio of dominant closed-loop poles, =0.5, ii) undamped natural frequency of dominant closed loop poles, n = 5 rad/sec. iii) velocity error constant Kv =80 sec-1 .