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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–IV (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2017
Subject Code: 2141004 Date:21/11/2017
Subject Name: Control System Engineering
Time: 02:30 PM TO 05:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 (a) Define the following terms. 03

i) Transfer function
ii) Characteristic equation
iii) Type of the system
(b) Explain Open loop control systems and Closed loop control systems. 04

(c) Explain the advantages of state space approach over classical methods and 07
also obtain the state variable equation with necessary block diagrams and
derivations.

Q.2 (a) Obtain the transfer function of the network shown in figure 1. 03

Figure 1
(b) State and explain Mason’s gain formula. 04

(c) Obtain transfer function using block diagram reduction technique for 07
the system shown in figure 2.

Figure 2
OR
(c) For the given mechanical translation system as shown in figure 3, write the 07
differential equations represents in Force – Voltage analogy.

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 Figure 3
Q.3 (a) For unity feedback system having Determine Type of 03
system and Error coefficients.

(b) Define following terms. 04

i) Steady state error

ii) Rise time

iii) Peak time

iv) Settling time

(c) Find range of values of ‘K’ using Routh Criterion, so that system with 07
following characteristic equation will be stable.

OR
Q.3 (a) Derive an expression for the Peak Overshoot for a second order control 03
system subjected to a unit step input.

(b) Examine the stability by Routh’s criterion. 04

(c) A second order system is given by find its rise time, peak 07
time, peak overshoot, settling time if subjected to unit step input.

Q.4 (a) What is angle of departure? Explain with necessary equations. 03

(b) Explain Nyquist’s Stability Criterion in brief. 04

(c) For a unity feedback system, , Sketch the Root locus and 07
comment on the stability of the system.
OR
Q.4 (a) State advantages and limitations of Routh’s Criterion. 03

(b) An open loop transfer function of a system is given by 04

Draw Nyquist plot and comment on the stability of the system.

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 (c) State and explain rules for construction of Root Locus. 07

Q.5 (a) Distinguish between phase lead and lag compensation. 03

(b) Write a note on PID controller. 04

(c) A unity feedback control system has Draw the Bode 07

plot. Determine Gain Margin, Phase Margin, Gain Cross over frequency,
Phase Cross over frequency. Comment on the stability.
OR
Q.5 (a) What are Bode plots? State the advantages of Bode Plots. 03

(b) Define the following terms with respect to Bode plot. 04

i) Gain Cross over frequency

ii) Phase Cross over frequency

iii) Gain Margin

iv) Phase Margin

(c) What is phase lead compensator? Derive its transfer function and draw 07
pole zero plot.

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