Procedure:
1. Run the SIMULINK module: [Link] to open the above flowsheet.
2. Set p = 10, kp = 1, Kc = 1, I = 1 and the other transfer functions as shown in the figure above. Introduce a unit step change in the set point(double
click the Step in set point icon) and run the SIMULINK model using final simulation time: 100 units of time.
3. Double click the scope to see the recorded output response.
4. Run the file: Fplot.m to plot the recorded output and save the MATLAB figure in a specified directory.
Required:
1. Did the Integral control action eliminate the offset? Why?
2. At constant I =1.0 increase the controller gain starting with Kc = 1, 3, 5 and observe the increase in the amplitude of the oscillatory response.
3. Repeat step 2 using only a unit step change in the load.
4. Using the Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion, does the controlled variable will become unstable at I =1.0 and Kc = 10? Hint: Use hand and online
calculator for Routh–Hurwitz test.
Figure (1): Closed loop response under PI-controller with Kc = 1 and I =1.0.