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Liquid Heating System Control Analysis

The document discusses a liquid heating system using a perfectly stirred tank, detailing the dynamics and testing of the system with sinusoidal power input. It presents a Bode diagram indicating critical frequency and gain margin, and outlines tasks including drawing a feedback control block diagram, evaluating stability with Bode criteria, and designing a PID controller. Key parameters such as amplitude ratio and phase shift are defined, alongside the relationship between gain margin and amplitude ratio.

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Liquid Heating System Control Analysis

The document discusses a liquid heating system using a perfectly stirred tank, detailing the dynamics and testing of the system with sinusoidal power input. It presents a Bode diagram indicating critical frequency and gain margin, and outlines tasks including drawing a feedback control block diagram, evaluating stability with Bode criteria, and designing a PID controller. Key parameters such as amplitude ratio and phase shift are defined, alongside the relationship between gain margin and amplitude ratio.

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Question 1

A perfectly stirred tank is used to heat a flowing liquid. The dynamics of the system have
been determined as shown in Figure Q1.1.

Figure Q1.1: Dynamics of liquid heating system

where:
P is the power applied to the heater
Q is the heating rate of the system
T is the actual temperature in the tank
Tm is the measured temperature

A test has been made with P' varied sinusoidally as; P ′ = A1 sin(ωt)
For these conditions, the measured temperature is T ′ = A2 sin(ωt + ϕ)
𝐴
Then; Amplitude ratio; 𝐴𝑅 = 𝐴2 , Phase shift= 𝜙
1
Bode diagram for the open loop system is shown in the Figure Q1.2. According to the
Bode plot, the critical frequency (c) is 2.49rad/s and Gain margin (Gm) is 11.5dB.
𝐺𝑚 (𝑑𝐵) = 20log⁡(1⁄𝐴𝑅 ); where; Gm = Gain margin, AR= Amplitude ratio

Bode Diagram
Gm = 11.5 dB (at 2.49 rad/s) , Pm = 35.1 deg (at 1.22 rad/s)
50

0
AR (dB)

-50

-100
0
Phase (deg)

-90

-180

-270
-2 -1 0 1 2
10 10 10 10 10
Frequency (rad/s)
Figure Q1.2: Bode diagram

1
(i). Draw feedback control block diagram with a proportional controller (Kc) and
evaluate close loop transfer function.
(ii). If Kc=1, evaluate stability of the close loop system by using Bode diagram and
also describe suitability of Bode stability criteria to evaluate stability of this
dynamic system.
(iii). Design a PID Controller to control the system.

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