ANNEXURE II

SRM MADURAI
COLLEGE FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Approved by AICTE, New Delhi | Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

EC3351 - CONTROL SYSTEMS

Assignment II (Mode: Written)

S. Assignment Questions
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1. 91112410600 1. Define frequency response. Why is it preferred over time-domain

1 analysis in certain systems?
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I 2 2. A unity feedback system has G(s)= . Determine gain
(s ² +3 s+ 10)
crossover frequency and bandwidth.
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3 3. Explain how frequency response helps analyze a system's closed-loop
stability.
4. 91112410600 1. Define gain margin and phase margin. Why are they important?
4 2. From a Bode plot, find the phase margin for a system with
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5 G(s)=
(s (s +5))
6. 91112410600 3. What is bandwidth? How does it relate to rise time and settling
6 time?
7. 91112410600 1. For a second-order system with ζ = 0.3, calculate resonant peak and
7 resonant frequency.
8. III 91112410600 2. Calculate the gain crossover frequency of
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G(s)= .
9. 91112410601 (s ² +6 s +25)
0 3. Explain steps for drawing a Bode magnitude and phase plot.
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1 1. Sketch the Bode plot of G(s)=
[ s(s+ 10)]
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2. How do poles and zeros affect the Bode plot? Explain with
2
examples.
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3 3. What does the slope of -20 dB/decade in a Bode plot signify?
13. 91112410601 1. What is the effect of time delay on Bode plot phase margin?
4 2. From a Bode plot, determine if the system is stable if phase margin
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is 30° and gain margin is 6 dB.
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3. Classify the system based on its Bode plot: overdamped,
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underdamped, or critically damped.
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17. 91112410601 1
1. Define a polar plot. Draw for G(s)=
9 [ s+1]
2. What are the key features of a polar plot? How is it used in feedback
18. 91112410602 system analysis?
0 3. State Nyquist stability criterion. What is the significance of
encirclements?
19. 91112410602 1
1. Sketch the Nyquist plot of G ( s )=
1 [ s +1 ]
20. 91112410602 2. Use the Nyquist plot to determine closed-loop stability for
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G ( s )= 2
21. 91112410602 ( s +4 s +5 )
3 3. Analyze gain margin and phase margin using Nyquist plot for a
typical transfer function.
22. 91112410602 1. Derive the frequency response of a second-order system and
5 sketch magnitude vs. ω.
23. 91112410602 2. Determine rise time, percentage overshoot, peak time and settling
VIII 6 time for a step input of 12 units for the unity feedback control
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system has an open loop transfer function, G ( s )=
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7 3. Calculate resonant frequency and bandwidth for ζ = 0.2 and ωn = 10
rad/s.
25. 91112410602 1. How is steady-state error determined from Bode plot?
8 2. Explain the significance of phase margin in reducing overshoot.
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3. Draw Bode plot before and after lead compensation for
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1
27. 91112410603 G(s)=
0 (s (s +1))
28. 91112410603 1. Define lead compensator and explain its effect on gain and phase.
1 2. The open loop transfer function of a servo system with unity
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X feedback is G(s)= Construct the static error constants
2 (s (0.1 s+ 1))
of the system for the steady state error of the system, when
30. 91112410603 subjected to an input given by the polynomial, r(t)= a0+a1t+a2t2 .
3 3. What is the need for compensators in control system design?
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4 1. Define lag compensator. How does it improve steady-state error?
32. XI 91112410603 2. Design a lag compensator to improve steady-state error by a factor
5 of 10.
33. 91112410603 3. Explain how lag compensator affects low-frequency gain.
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34. XII 91112410603 1. Compare lead and lag compensators in terms of frequency response.
7 2. What is lag-lead compensation? Explain when it is used.
35. 91112410603 3. The unity feedback system is characterized by an open loop transfer
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S. Assignment Questions
Group
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No.
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36. 91112410603
9 K
function, G(s)= . Determine the gain K, so that the
(s (s +10))
37. 91112410604 1. Explain
system will havecompensation.
cascade a damping ratio
What0.5are
also
its calculate
benefits? peak time and
0 2. How does lead compensation shift the gain crossover frequency?
38. XIII 91112410604 3. Sketch the bode plot for the given transfer function and determine
1 phase and gain margin.
39. 91112410604 75(1+0.2 s)
G(s)=
2 (s (s 2 +16 s +100))
40. 91112410604 1. A system has phase margin 10°. Design a compensator to increase it
3 to 50°.
41. XIV 91112410604 2. Give a real-world application of lag compensation (e.g., temperature
4 control).
42. 91112410604 10(s+ 2)
5 3. Given G(s)= , draw the magnitude and phase Bode plots.
(s (s +5))
−0.2 s
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6 1. Analyze the Nyquist plot of G(s)= and comment on
(s+ 2)
44. 91112410604 stability.
XV 7 2. Compare the performance of uncompensated vs. lead-compensated
system using frequency response.
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8 3. How does adding a high-frequency pole affect phase margin and
gain margin?
46. 91112410604 1. Explain what determines high-frequency behavior in Bode plots.
9 2. Given: PM = 60°, GM = 10 dB, crossover freq = 5 rad/s. Design a
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compensator.
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3. Design a compensator so that gain margin > 10 dB and phase margin
0
> 45°.
48. 91112410605 1. Draw the Bode plot of a lag compensator with transfer function
1 s+1
G(s)=
(0.1 s+1)
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2. Discuss the use of lag-lead compensator in an automatic voltage
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regulator system.
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3. Explain the significance of gain crossover frequency in control
design.
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3 1. For G(s)= 2 , sketch approximate Bode plots.
51. XVIII 91112410605 (s +5 s+100)
4 2. Define BIBO stability and list its requirement.
52. 91112410605 3. Summarize how Bode, Polar, and Nyquist plots together help in
stability analysis of feedback systems.
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