Registration No.
Total Number of Pages: 02 Course: [Link]
Sub_Code: REL5C002
5th Semester Back Examination: 2025-26
SUBJECT: CONTROL SYSTEM
BRANCH(S): AEIE, ECE, EEE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL & C.E, ETC
Time: 3 Hours
Max Marks: 100
[Link]: U280
Answer Q1 (Part-I) which is compulsory, any eight from Part-II and any two from Part-III.
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
Part-I
Q1 Answer the following questions: (2 x 10)
a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of open loop control systems?
b) What are the time domain specification parameter?
c) Define Transfer function of a system.
d) What are the standard test signals employed for time domain studies?
e) Give the expression for rise time and settling time for a second order system.
f) How is a system classified based on damping factor?
g) What are breakaway points? State the rule for obtaining the breakaway points on the root
locus?
h) Define Bandwidth of a system.
i) Define Phase Margin.
j) State two properties of State Transition Matrix.
Part-II
Q2 Only Focused-Short Answer Type Questions- (Answer Any Eight out of Twelve) (6 x 8)
a) Determine the Transfer function of the RLC network shown in Fig.1
Fig. 1
b) For the Block diagram of the system shown in Fig. 2, determine the overall Transfer function
using block diagram reduction technique.
Fig. 2
c) Use Routh’s criterion to find the stability of the system having the characteristics equation
q(s) = S6 + 2S5 + 8S4 + 12S3 + 20S2 + 16S + 16 = 0
d) Find the steady state error of a unit feedback control system having open loop Transfer
function G(s) = 100 / s(s + 2) for a unit step input.
e) A closed loop system has open loop Transfer function G(s) = K(s + 4)/ s(s + 2) and H(s) =
1. Determine the range of K, so that the characteristic equation of the system, will have
roots with real part more negative than (–2).
f) Sketch the polar plot for a Type 0 and Order 2 system.
g) Sketch the Bode plot for G(s) = 10 / s (1 + 0.5 s) (1 + 0.2 s).
h) The damping ratio and natural frequency of oscillation of a second order system is 0.5 and
8 rad/sec respectively. Determine the resonant peak and resonant frequency.
i) What are the effects of adding poles and zeros to the existing system?
j) Develop a state model for the linear system having Transfer function,
eo (s) / ei (s) = 6S / S3 + 6S2 + 11S + 6
k) Develop the Transfer function of Armature controlled DC servo motor
l) Explain the step-by-step procedure for finding Gain Margin and Phase Margin in a Polar
Plot.
Part-III
Only Long Answer Type Questions (Answer Any Two out of Four)
Q3 Sketch the root locus plot for 1 + F(s) = 0, where F(s) = K / S (S + 4) (S2 + 4S + 8), K ≥ 0. (16)
Q4 Test the stability of the closed loop system whose open loop transfer function is G(s) H(s) = (16)
K / S (1 + ST1), using Nyquist Stability criterion.
Q5 The block diagram of the system is shown in Fig. 3. Determine the transfer function by (16)
using block diagram reduction technique and verify it using Signal Flow Graph technique.
Fig. 3
Q6 Write short notes on: (8 x 2)
(i) AC servo motor
(ii) Synchros