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Question Paper Code: E3080

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2010

Fourth Semester

Electronics and Communication Engineering

EC2255 — CONTROL SYSTEMS

(Regulation 2008)

Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 Marks

Answer ALL Questions

1.

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PART A — (10 × 2 = 20 Marks)

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o
Compare the open loop system with closed loop system.

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2.

u
u ll .
Draw the analogous electrical network for the mechanical system in Figure 1
using force-voltage analogy.

a
a
jjiinnp
p
w .
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r e
e
w w
w w
w 3.
Figure 1
The block diagram shown in the Figure 2 represents a heat treating oven. The
set paint is 1000° C. What is the steady-state temperature?

Figure 2
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4. Determine error coefficients for the system having

G (s ) H (s ) =
(s + 2 ) .
s (1 + 0.5s ) (1 + 0.2s )

5. Determine the frequency domain specification of a second order system when

closed loop transfer function is given by

C (s ) 64
= .
R (s ) s2 + 10s + 64

6. Derive the transfer function of a lead compensator network.

7. What are the effects of addition of open loop poles?

8. State Nyquist stability criterion.

9. Write the properties of state transition matrix.

10.

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Determine the controllability of the system described by the state equation.

11. (a) (i)

a
a u
u ll . PART B — (5 × 16 = 80 Marks)

Determine the transfer function for the system having the block

jjiinnp
p diagram as shown in Figure 3.

w .
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r e
e
w w
w w
w (ii)
Figure 3
Determine the transfer function of the network in Figure 4.

Figure 4
Or

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(b) Determine the transfer function of the transistor’s hybrid model shown in
Figure 5 using signal flow graph. (16)

Figure 5
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12. (a) (i) Determine K to limit the error of a system for input 1 + 8t + t to
2
K
0.8 having G (s ) H (s ) = . (8)
s 2 (s + 1) (s + 4 )

(ii) The forward path transfer function of an unity feed back control
2
system is given by G (s ) = . Obtain an expression for unit
s s + 3)
(

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step response of the system.
Or
(8)

(b)

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An unity feed back control system is shown in Figure 6 below. By using

a u
derivative control the damping ratio is to be made to 0.8. Determine the

a
p
value of Td and compare the rise time, peak time and maximum

e jj in
(i)
p
overshoot of the system.

i n Without derivative control

e
(ii) With derivative control.

w
w .
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r The input to the system being unit set p. (16)

w
w w
w
Figure 6
K
13. (a) A unity feed back control system has G (s ) = . Draw the
s (s + 4 )(s + 10)
Bode plot. Find K when phase margin = 30°. (16)
Or
10
(b) A unity feed back control system has G (s ) = . Draw the
s (s + 1)(s + 2 )
Nyquist plot and comment on closed loop stability.

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14. (a) Draw the root locus for the open-loop transfer function of a unity
feedback control system give below and determine.
(i) the value of K for G = 0.5
(ii) the value of K for marginal stability
(iii) the value of K at S = –4.
K
G (s ) = .
s (s + 1)(s + 3)

Or
(b) (i) Using Routh criterion, investigate the stability of a unity feedback
control system whose open-loop transfer function is given by

e − st
G (s ) = .
s (s + 2 )

(ii) A Closed loop control system has the characteristic equation given
by s3 + 4.5s 2 + 3.5s + 1.5 = 0 .
15. (a) (i)

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Using cascade method decompose the transfer
Y (s )

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s+3
function

l .
= and obtain the state model.

(ii)

a
a u
u l
U (s ) (s + 1)(s + 2 )

Obtain state space representation for the electrical network shown

p
p
in Figure 7 below.

r e
e jjiinn
w
w .
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w
w w
w (b) (i)
Figure 7
Or
Determine the transfer matrix from the data given below:
− 3 1 1
A=  B =   C = [1 1] D = 0 .
 0 − 1 1

(ii) The transfer function of a control system is given by

Y (s ) s+2
= 3 .
U (s ) s + 9s + 26s + 24
2

Check for controllability.

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