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CONTENTS
1. Vision Mission of the Institute
2. Vision Mission of the Department
3. PEOs
4. POs
5. COs
6. Content beyond Syllabus. ( if any)
7. Laboratory Regulations and Safety Rules
8. Index
9. Experiments
j) Broadly educated and will have understanding of the impact of electrical & electronics
engineering on society and demonstrate awareness of contemporary issues.
k) Ability to utilize experimental, statistical and computational methods and tools necessary
for electrical & electronics engineering practice.
l) Graduates will demonstrate an ability to design electrical and electronic circuits, power
electronics, power systems; electrical machines analyze and interpret data and also an
ability to design digital and analog systems and programming them.
CO2 Ability to analyse control systems in time domain by applications of classical control and
modern control theory (State Space Technique).
CO4 Ability to obtain frequency response and investigate stability using Bode/Nyquist plots.
(1) Do not wear loose clothes; girls must tie up Dupatta on back side.
(2) Always wear shoes while working on electrical equipment.
(3) Make circuit properly as per given in circuit diagram of experiment and
connection should be tight.
(4) Use proper range of instrument for measuring electrical quantity.
(5) Get circuit connection checked by staff members before switching on the
circuit
(6) Do not touch any open electric wire or open contacts when power supply is
on.
(7) Take instrument reading carefully.
(8) Always connect the switch in phase line.
(9) Get experiment reading checked by staff member after performing
experiments.
(10) Bring your practical journals for performing lab experiments.
INDEX
S.N. Experiment Name Date Grade Signature
(A) To study the operation of Synchro
transmitter & receiver connected together
1.
(B) To study and plot the characteristic of a
Synchro Transmitter.
6.
EXPERIMENT NO. 1
Synchro Transmitter & Receiver
Part: A
Aim: To study the operation of Synchro transmitter & receiver connected together.
Apparatus Required:
usually called Receivers is electrically identical Synchro transmitter of the same size. A
Synchro receiver, CR, is zeroed if, when electrical zero voltage exists, the device actuated by the
receiver assumes its mechanical reference position. In the receiver or other unit having a
rotatable stator, the zero position is same, with added provision that the unit it which the stator
geared is set to its reference position.
Circuit Diagram:
Procedure:
Observation Table:
S.N. Angular Angular Synchro Status
Position (Tx) Position (Rx)
Part:B
Characteristic of A Synchro Transmitter
Aim: To study and plot the characteristic of a Synchro Transmitter.
Apparatus Required:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
V (t) = Vr sinct
Let Vs1n, V s2n, vs3n, respectively be the voltages included in the stator coil S1, S2 and S3 with
respect to the neutral.
Circuit Diagram:
Procedure:
Observation Table:
Voltage across phases
Angle ( 0 )
S1-S2 S2-S3 S1-S3
Questions:
1. What is Synchro?
2. What is the use of Synchro transmitter & receiver?
3. What are the advantages of Synchros?
4. What is the phase displacement of three phase windings of Synchros?
EXPERIMENT No. 2
Transfer Function of A.C. Servomotor
Aim: Determination of transfer function of A.C. servomotor.
Apparatus Required:
Equipment Description
. The different components of the unit are explained below:
AC Servomotor a 15W servomotor with identical reference and control phases operating at
12V/ 50Hz. Necessary phase shifting capacitor is pre-wired to the reference phase.
Electrical load in the form of a coupled dc generator and the required resistive
load is provided.
Time Constant a special circuit to display the time-constant directly in millisecond.
Metering of all ac and dc voltage/currents is through built-in digital panel meters.
Power supply for conducting all experiments are available in the unit, which operates from
a 220V/ 50Hz mains.
Theory:
A.C. Servo Motors are basically two-phase, reversible, induction motors modified for servo
operation. A schematic diagram of the motor is shown in figure . The two windings, reference
and control, may or may not have identical ratings. In the present unit both are rated at 12 volts
r.m.s. at 50Hz. A phase shifting capacitor of appropriate value must be connected in series with
one of the windings to produce a 90 degree phase shift.
These servo motors are used in applications requiring rapid and accurate response
characteristics. The motors small diameter provides low inertia for fast starts, stops, and
reversals. An induction motor designed for servo use is wound with two phases physically at
right angles or in space quadrature. A fixed or reference winding is excited by a fixed voltage
source, while the control winding is exited by an adjustable or variable control voltage, usually
from a servo-amplifier. The servo motor windings are often designed with the same voltage/turns
ratio, so that power inputs at maximum fixed phases excitation, and at maximum control phase
signal, are in balance. In the present unit the input to the control winding is adjustable (3-steps)
and the motor can be switched ON through a switch.
The block diagram of an a.c. servomotor system is presented in figure. This is a highly simplified
and linearized version of the actual behaviour of the motor and is valid at low speed of operation
only. Detailed description of the working and derivation of the block diagram may be seen in any
of the text books listed at the end of this document. Here Ec is the voltage applied at the control
phase which results in a proportional torque which however is reduced by a factor related to the
motor torque efficiency to generate the actual motor torque as
This torque, further reduced by the mechanical load torque (TL), drives the moment of inertia (J)
and the coefficient of viscous friction (B) of the motor to result in the speed, () and
From the block diagram of figure the transfer function of the motor may be written as
Km & m are the motor gain constant and motor time constant. Our interest is to evaluate the
The computation of Km and Kn can be done by using the final value theorem, i.e.,
Where,
The calculation assumes that the generator mechanical parameters are negligible compared to
that of the servomotor. All the above results are strictly valid if the system is perfectly linear.
This is true to a great extent, especially at low speeds, and will form the basis of conducting the
present experiment. Another option, though cumbersome, is to determine experimentally the
torque speed and torque-control phase voltage characteristics and then to linearize these
graphically to evaluate the motor parameters, K1 and K2, and then to calculate Km, m, J and B.
Procedure:
Steady State Operation:
Determination of Generator Constant
The generator constant, KG, in volts/rpm, may be computed from the no load generator voltage
data at various speeds. This would enable one to calculate the generated voltage under loaded
condition, which is needed for torque computation in the next section. The readings for the
present experiment may be tabulated as below:
TL, and the data is recorded as in Table-2. Ec is measured with the help of the A.C. voltmeter on
the panel in three steps while no load generator voltage, Eo and load currents, IL are measured by
Circuit Diagram:
The time constant, m is the time taken by the motor to reach 63.2% of the steady state speed
when a step voltage is switched on the control winding while the reference winding is already
excited at the rated voltage. In the present unit this is achieved through a special circuit which
displays the time constant in milli-seconds. The steps for operating this circuit are given below:-
Step. 1: Switch the motor ON at input step.3 (rated voltage). A constant speed will be indicated
almost immediately.
Step .2: Read V0 at Load step-1. Set REFERENCE potentiometer in the TIME CONSTANT
SECTION to 63.2% of the E0 value read above. Use the D.C. voltmeter in the SET REF
position.
Step. 3: Switch the motor OFF, wait for 30 seconds and then switch it to ON position. The
time constant will be displayed in msec. The time constant obtained above may have error due to
non-linear friction present. It is therefore desirable to conduct the experiment a number of times
and average the result.
Observation Table:
Calculation:
Questions:
1. What is a servomotor?
2. What is the difference between A.C. servomotor and two phase induction motors?
3. Some Applications where Servo motors are used?
4. What is the difference between control winding & reference winding in a .c. servomotor?
5. Draw to signal flow of a.c. servomotor from block diagram of a.c. servomotor.
EXPERIMENT NO. 3
Torque-Speed Characteristics of A.C. Servomotor
Aim:- To perform load test on 2-phase A.C. Servomotor for torque speed characteristics.
Apparatus Required:
S.N. Apparatus Specification Quantity
Theory:- An A.C. servomotor is basically a 2-phase induction motor except for certain
special design feature. The 2-phase induction motor consists of two stator winding oriented
electrically apart in space and excited by A.C. voltage, which differ in time-phase by 900. Figure
shown the schematic diagram for balanced operation of motor, that is, voltage of equal rms stator
phases, thus making their respective field 900 apart in both time and space, resulting in a
magnetic field of constant magnitude rotating at synchronous speed. Torque (Te) direction of
rotation depends upon phase relationship of voltage V1, V2. As the field sweep over the rotor,
voltage are induced in it producing current in short circuited rotor. The rotating magnetic field
interacts with three phase current producing a torque on rotor in the direction of rotation. The
general shape of torque-speed characteristics of 2-phase induction motor is shown in figure .
It is seen from this figure that the shape of the characteristic depends upon the ration of the
rotor reactance X to the rotor resistance R. In normal induction motor, X/R ration is generally
kept high so as to obtain the maximum torque close to the operating region which is usually
around 5% slip.
Torque on Pully:
Procedure:-
1. Plug in 4 pin black plug of the two -phase servomotor to the socket provided on the
control panel.
2. Adjust the spring balances so that their reading are 0 kg each i.e. there is no friction.
Record the RPM meter provided on control panel.
No Load Rpm:
3. Now repeat above procedure for different position of spring balances (i.e. different loads)
and calculate Torque
(W1-W2) = 0.1kg, 0.2kg, 0.3kg, 0.4kg, 0.5kg, 0.6kg, 0.7kg, 0.8kg respectively.
POWER IN WATT= 2NT
N= RPM for different loads.
4. Plot a curve between speeds versus output power.
Observation Table:
S.N. W1 W2 W1-W2 T(TORQUE) N(SPEED)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Calculation:
Questions:
1. What is the difference between the characteristics of two phase induction machine and
a.c. servomotor?
2. What is the importance of a.c. servomotor in real life application?
3. How to torque is calculated in this experiment?
EXPERIMENT NO. 4
Time Response of A Linear Systems
Aim: To study the time response of a variety of simulated linear systems and to correlate the
studies with theoretical results.
Apparatus Required:
S.N. Apparatus Specification Quantity
Equipment Description:
Signal Sources
There are three built-in sources in the unit with the following nominal specifications.
Actual values may vary somewhat from unit to unit without causing any limitations to the
scopeof the experiment.
(a) Square Wave : Frequency 20 - 80 Hz. (variable)
: p-p amplitude 0-2 Volt (variable)
Error Detector-Cum-Gain: The block has three inputs (e1, e2, e3) and one output (e0)
which are related by the expression
where K is the gain. The value of K may be varied from 0 to 10 by a ten-turn potentiometer
having a calibrated dial. This block may be used as a simple error detector (with one signal
inverted) in a multiple loop system or simply as an adder.
Integrator: The integrator block has an approximate transfer function of the form -K1/s and is
used in simulating type-1 systems having a pole at the origin. Nominal value of K1 is 10.
Time Constant: The two time constant blocks in the system have transfer functions of the
form -K2/(sT+1) each. The second block has an x5 option which results in a higher gain if
necessary. Nominal values of gains are K2 = K3 =10 and of time constants are T1 = T2 =10
msec.
Disturbance Adder: This is a two input (e1, e2), one output (e0) block having a defining
equation of the form e0 = -( e1+e2,). The block can have applications similar to the error
detector.
Uncommitted Amplifier: While completing the feedback path, one might need to invert the
signal so that the resulting system is a negative feedback system. The uncommitted amplifier is
used specifically for this purpose.
Power Supply
The set-up has an internal 12V IC regulated power supply, which is permanently connected to
all the circuits.
Theory:
First Order System:
These are characterized by one pole and/or a zero. A pure integrator and a single time constant,
having transfer function of the form K/s and K/(sT+1), are the two commonly studied
representatives of this class of systems. Many thermal systems and electrical systems with RC/
L-R element are the examples of first order systems. Unit step response of the systems is
computed as follows and is shown in Fig. .
Time constant of the system is defined from Eq. (2) as t = T which gives c(T)
This is an important characteristics of the system which is also defined in terms of the slope of
the response curve at t = 0.
For a proper viewing on a CRO, the step input needs to be replaced by a square wave of
sufficiently low frequency (to allow c(t) in Eq. (2) to reach up to 99% of its final value). This is
shown in the second sketch of Fig. 2(b). However in the first sketch of Fig. 2(b) a triangular
wave output results since a pure integration block does not saturate. It may further be seen that if
the square wave is of frequency f and peak-to-peak input amplitude is 1V, the peak-to-peak
amplitude of the triangular wave at the output of the pure integrator is given as K/4f.
Second Order Systems:
These systems are characterized by two poles and up to two zeros. For the purpose of transient
response studies, zeros are usually not considered primarily because of simplicity in calculations
and also because the zeros do not affect the internal modes of the systems. A great deal of
analytical results regarding second order systems is available in the textbooks. This forms the
basis of studying higher order systems many of which can be approximated to second order. A
second order system is represented in the standard form as
where is called the damping ratio and n the undamped natural frequency. Depending upon the
value of , the poles of the system may be real, repeated or complex conjugate, which is reflected
in the nature of its step response. Results obtained for various cases are :
Where is termed the damped natural frequency. A sketch of the unit step
response for various values of is available in the textbooks
(i) Delay time, td, is defined as the time needed for the response to reach 50% of the final value.
(ii) Rise time, tr, is the time taken for the response to reach 100% of the final value for the first
time. This is given by
(iii) Peak time, tp, is the time taken for the response to reach the first peak of the overshoot and
is given by
A simpler way to calculate steady state error without actually computing the time response is
available in the complex frequency domain. Application of the final value theorem of Laplace
Transform to unity feedback system gives
Steady state error may be obtained for various inputs (step, ramp, parabolic) and systems of
various type numbers (number of poles at origin). A summary of the results of the above
calculations is given in the Table 1 below.
The steady state errors may be obtained in terms of these error coefficients.
Procedure:
Open Loop Response
As a first step, the open loop transfer function of all the blocks viz. integrator, time constant,
uncommitted amplifier and error detector/adders are to be determined experimentally. All
measurements are carried out with the help of a measuring oscilloscope and the signal source is
the built-in-square wave generator in each case. Further, to get a properly synchronized
waveform, especially for small values of signal, it will be convenient to use the built-in trigger
source while keeping the CRO in external triggering mode. A double beam CRO for the
simultaneous viewing of input and output is recommended. Note that the value of K1, K2, K3
and T1, T2 obtained experimentally may differ somewhat from their nominal values indicated in
Section 2.2 due to component tolerances and experimental errors.
ts phase.
Calculate the gain constant K of the integrator as discussed, and write the transfer function of
this block.
errors from the tracing, and calculate and n.. Compare with theoretical results.
In the case of a type-1 system, obtain steady-state error to ramp input as suggested in section
Circuit Diagram:
Observation Table:
Result& Discussion:
Questions:
1. What is the difference between type and order of a system?
4. Define to peak overshoot & settling time for standard second order transfer function.
EXPERIMENT NO. 5
Part: A
Basic Commands of Control System Toolbox
Aim : Objective of this exercise is get to know the basic commands of Control System
Toolbox used in MATLAB.
Apparatus Required: MATLAB Software
Theory:
You will be mainly using the MATLAB Control System Toolbox. A great way to et started
with the toolbox is to run the demo. This is done by typing demo ('toolbox', 'control') at the
MATLAB prompt.
Presented here are the most useful MATLAB commands for this class, grouped by topic. For
further details, make good use of the help command in MATLAB. In general, other than the
necessary MATLAB lab tasks, MATLAB should be used as a tool to verify your work, not
substitute for it. The exception, of course, is for computationally intensive problems, in which
case make sure to note on your assignment that you used MATLAB.
>> sys3=series(sys1,sys2) Finds the result of putting Systems 1 and 2 in series, and
returns either the resulting transfer function numerator
and denominator or the resulting state space matrices.
Mixing system descriptions will work.
>> initial(sys,x0) Plots the behavior of the given state-space system with
initial condition x0 and no input.
>> lsim(sys,u,t,x0) Plots the response of the given system to the input signal
u(t). The initial condition x0 can be added for state-space
systems.
>>margin(sys) Finds the gain margin and phase margin, and the
>> frequencies at which they occur, of the given system. If
[gm,pm,wcg,wcp]=margin(sys) run with no output arguments, margin also displays the
Bode plot, with the margins marked on it and their
values displayed in the figure title.
>> rlocus(sys,k) Plots the root locus for the given system, i.e. where den(s)
+ k*num(s) = 0 (or equivalent for the state space form).
The vector of values for k is optional.
>>rlocfind(sys) Lets you select a pole location from a root locus plot
>> [k,poles]=rlocfind(sys) using the mouse, and returns the value of k needed to
give such a pole, as well as all the resulting pole locations
in the vector poles (if present). rlocfind picks the point
on the locus closest to the crosshairs; note that you must
>> lsim(sys,u,t,x0) Plots the response of the given system to the input
signal u(t). The initial condition x0 can be added for
state-space systems.
>>margin(sys) Finds the gain margin and phase margin, and the
>> frequencies at which they occur, of the given system.
[gm,pm,wcg,wcp]=margin(sys) If run with no output arguments, margin also
displays the Bode plot, with the margins marked on it
and their values displayed in the figure title.
>> rlocus(sys,k) Plots the root locus for the given system, i.e. where
den(s) + k*num(s) = 0 (or equivalent for the state
space form). The vector of values for k is optional.
>>rlocfind(sys) Lets you select a pole location from a root locus plot
>> [k,poles]=rlocfind(sys) using the mouse, and returns the value of k needed to
give such a pole, as well as all the resulting pole
locations in the vector poles (if present). rlocfind
Part: B
Bode plot of Linear System
Aim : To analyze the stability of the linear systems using bode plot by using of MATLAB
Software tool for the given system whose transfer function is given as
G(S) =
Bode Plot :
Consider a Single-Input Single-Output system with transfer function
Where m < n.
Rule 1 A system is stable if the phase lag is less than 180 at the frequency for which the gain is
unity (one).
Rule 2 A system is stable if the gain is less than one (unity) at the frequency for which the phase
lag is 180.
The application of these rules to an actual process requires evaluation of the gain and phase shift
of the system for all frequencies to see if rules 1 and 2 are satisfied. This is obtained by plotting
the gain and phase versus frequency. This plot is called BODE PLOT. The gain obtained here is
open loop gain.
The stability criteria given above represent Limits of Stability. It is well to design a system with
a margin of safety from such limits to allow for variation in components and other unknown
factors. This consideration leads to the revised stability criteria, or more properly, a Margin of
Safety provided to each condition. The exact terminology is in terms of a Gain Margin and Phase
Margin from the limiting values quoted.
If the phase lag is less than 140 at the unity gain frequency, the system is stable. This
then, is a 40 Phase Margin from the limiting values of 180.
If the gain is 5dB below unity (or a gain of about 0.56) when the phase lag is
180, the system is stable. This is 5dB Gain Margin.
Algorithm
1. Write a Program to (or using SIMULINK) obtain the Bode plot for the given system.
2. Access the stability of given system using the plots obtained.
Program
%BODE PLOT OF THE SYSTEM%
%Enter the numerator and denominator of the transfer function
num=[ ];
den=[ ];
sys=tf(num,den)
%Specify the frequency range and enter the command
w=logspace( );
bode(sys,w)
xlabel('Frequency')
ylabel( ' Phase angle in degrees Magnitude of G(s)')
title('Bode Plot of the system )')
%To determine the Gain Margin, Phase Margin, Gain crossover frequency and
%Phase cross over frequency
[ Gm, Pm, Wcp, Wcg ]= margin (sys)
Procedure :
1. Rewrite the sinusoidal transfer function in the time constant form by replacing s by j
2. Identify the corner frequencies associated with each factor of the transfer function.
3. Knowing the corner frequencies draw the asymptotic magnitude plot. This plot consists of
straight line segments with line slope changing at each corner frequency by +20db/decade for
a zero and -20db/decade for a pole. For a complex conjugate zero or pole the slope changes by
+ 40db/decade.
4. Draw a smooth curve through the corrected points such that it is asymptotic to the line
segments. This gives the actual log-magnitude plot.
5. Draw phase angle curve for each factor and add them algebraically to get the
phase plot.
Questions:
1. Define Cut-off rate?
2. Define Gain Margin?
3. Define Phase cross over?
4. What is phase margin?
5. Define Gain cross over
EXPERIMENT NO. 6
Part: A
Stability of The Linear Systems Using Root Locus
Aim : To analyze the stability of the linear systems using root locus plot by using of
MATLAB Software tool for the given system whose transfer function is given as
G(s)=
Theory: The characteristic of the transient response of a closed-loop system is related to the
location of the closed loop poles. If the system has a variable loop gain, then the location of the
closed-loop poles depend on the value of the loop gain chosen. A simple technique known as
Root Locus Technique used for studying linear control systems in the investigation of the
trajectories of the roots of the characteristic equation. This technique provides a graphical
method of plotting the locus of the roots in the s-plane as a given system parameter is varied over
the complete range of values (may be from zero to infinity). The roots corresponding to a
particular value of the system parameter can then be located on the locus or the value of the
parameter for a desired root location can be determined form the locus. The root locus is a
powerful technique as it brings into focus the complete dynamic response of the system . The
root locus also provides a measure of sensitivity of roots to the variation in the parameter being
considered. This technique is applicable to both single as well as multiple-loop systems.
Procedure:
1. Write a Program to (or using SIMULINK) obtain the Root locus plot for the given system.
2. Access the stability of given system using the plots obtained.
Program
%ROOT LOCUS OF THE SYSTEM%
num=[ ]
den=[ ]
sys=tf(num,den)
rlocus(sys)
v=[-10,10,-8,8];
axis(v)
xlabel('Real Axis')
ylabel('Imaginary Axis')
title ('Root Locus of the system')
title ('Root Locus Plot of the system ))')
Calculations:
GRAPH(from Simulation)
Questions:
1. Define root locus technique.
2. What do you mean by Root-Loci?
3. Write the condition for magnitude & angle criterion?
4. define the break way point ?
5. Define Resonant frequency?
6. What is bandwidth?
Part :B
Stability of The Linear Systems Using Nyquist plot
Aim:To analyze the stability of the linear systems using root locus plot by using of MATLAB
Software tool for the given system whose transfer function is given as
G(S)=
number of poles of Q(s) that are encircled by the s-plane locus q. The principle of argument is
given by
N= Z - P
Where N number of encirclemnts of the origin made by the Q(s) plane locus q.
Z number of zeros of Q(s) encircled by the s-plane locus q in the s-plane.
P - number of poles of Q(s) encircled by the s-plane locus q in the s-plane.
Algorithm
1. Write a Program to (or using SIMULINK) obtain the Nyquist plot for the given system.
2. Access the stability of given system using the plots obtained.
Program
%NYQUIST PLOT
%Enter the numerator and denominator of the transfer function
num=[ ]
den=[ ]
sys=tf(num,den)
%Specify the frequency range and enter the command
nyquist(sys)
v=[-3 5 -7 7]
axis(v)
xlabel('Real Axis');
ylabel('Imaginary Axis');
title('Nyquist Plot of the sytem )')
%To determine the Gain Margin,Phase Margin, Gain crossover frequency and
%phase cross over frequency
[Gm,Pm,Wcp,Wcg]=margin (sys)
v=
Gm =
Pm =
Wcp =
Wcg =
Questions:
1. What is polar plot?
2. What is Nyquist contour?
3. What is frequency response?
4. List out the different frequency domain specifications?
5. Define resonant Peak?
EXPERIMENT NO.7
The Performance Characteristics of PID Controller
Aim: To Study the performance characteristics of an analogue PID controller.
where is the time delay in sec., is the effective time constant and K is the d.c. gain. In the
present system, the process is an analogue simulation through a few basic building blocks which
may be connected suitably to form a variety of processes or plants. These blocks are,
(a) Integrator - having an approximate transfer function of 10/s
(b) Simple pole - two identical units, each having a transfer function of 1/(1+ 0.0155s)
(c) Pure time delay - a time delay of about 5.64 msec. generated by a high order multiple pole
approximation of the delay function.
(2)Controller: The controller for the process is an analogue Proportional Integral Derivative
(PID). Circuit in which PID parameters are adjustable. The values may be set within the
following range through 10 turns calibrated potentiometers:
Proportional Gain, Ke 0 to 20
Integral Time Constant, Ti 5 to 100 msec.
Derivative Time Constant, Td 0 to 20 msec.
It may be mentioned that although in an industrial PID controller it is common to adjust the
above parameters directly.
(3)Error Detector: The error detector is an unity gain inverting adder, which adds command
signal with the feedback signal. To ensure negative feedback it would therefore be necessary to
have (2n+1) phase shift in the forward path, for n = 0,1,2,3, --------
(5)Signal Sources: The signal source comprises of a low frequency square and triangular
wave generator having adjustable adjustable amplitude and frequency. The square wave is used
as command input to the system, while the triangular wave is used for external x-deflection in
the CRO.
(6)Power Supply and DVM: An IC regulated circuit power the complete unit. A 3
digital DVM of 1V available on the panel may be used as a DC input or set point for the
system.
Theory: The Performance of a physical is not always good enough for a given application. In
such a situation the characteristics of the system need to be modified Approach towards
improving the performance of system has been through elementary control action called control
terms inserted in the forward path of an existing control system. The block diagram of figure
shown the location of such a controller in a unity feedback system. The controller work comprise
of two or three of the following control terms:
(a) Proportional, P
(b) Integral, I
(c) Derivative, D
The resulting controller may then turn out to be a PI, PD or PID controller.
() = () + () + ()
Where,
Kc = Proportion gain
Ki = Integral gain
Kd = Derivative gain
In the present unit, the three gains are adjustable in the following range with the help of
calibrated 10-turn potentiometers.
Kc : 0 to 20
Ki : 0 to 1000
Kd : 0 to 0.01
Circuit Diagram:
Procedure:
This experiment will demonstrate the improvement in transient performance by the introduction
of derivative control. The following steps are suggested:
1. Make connections as shown in Fig. with proportional, integral and derivative blocks
connected.
2. Set input amplitude to 1V(p-p), frequency a low value Kc = 0.6, Ki = 54.85 (scale setting
of 0.06) and Kd = 0.
3. The system shows a fairly large overshoot. Record the peak overshoot and steady state
error.
4. Repeat the above step for a few non-zero values of Kd.
5. For Kc = 0.6, adjust Ki and Kd by trial and error to obtain the best overall response.
Record the values of Kc, Ti and Td. Repeat for Kc = 0.4, 0.2 etc.
Input = 1V (p-p) square wave of low frequency
Kc = 0.6
Observation Table:
Scale Kd X = 2 x Steady Y = 2 x Peak Steady State
% overshoot
Reading (sec.) State Value Response Error
Calculation:
Result& Discussion:
Questions:
1. What is the effect of controller in a control system?
2. How many types of controller are used in a control system?
3. What is the PID controller and how is verified in this experiment?
EXPERIMENT NO. 8
Part: A
Compensating Network
Aim: Study of lead and lag compensating network.
Apparatus Required:
S.N. Apparatus Specification Quantity
Theory: Setting the gain is the first step in adjusting the system for satisfactory performance.
In many practical cases, however the adjustment of the gain alone may not provide sufficient
alteration of the system behaviour to meet the given specification. As is frequently the case,
increasing the gain value. Will improve the steady state behaviour but will result in poor stability
or even instability. It is then necessary to redesign the system (by modifying the structure or by
incorporating additional devoirs) so that system will behave as desire. An additional device
inserted into the system for such purpose is called compensator. This device compensates for
deficient performance of the original system. If the compensator is placed insert in series with
unalterable transfer function, then compensation is called series compensation.
Among many compensators, the widely employed series compensator is the so called
lead compensator, lag compensator and lead lag compensators. They are usually electrical,
mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic, or combinations therefore and consist RC network is an
integral part of amplifier.
Basic Characteristic of Lag, Lead, and Lag- Lead Compensation:
Lead compensation essentially yields an appreciable improvement in transient response and
small improvement in steady state. Lag compensation in other hand, yields an appreciable
improvement in steady rate accuracy at the expense of increasing the transient- response time.
Lead lag compensation combines the characteristics of both lead and lag compensation.
Lead Network: The A schematic diagram of an electrical lead network is shown in fig. name
lead network comes from the fact that for a sinusoidal input, the output of the network is also
sinusoidal with phase lead angle is a function of the input frequency. The lead network is
basically a high pass filter.
Passed but low frequency are attenuated).therefore an additional gain elsewhere is needed to
increase the low frequency gain
Lag Network:
Lag network is an electrical network. The name lag network comes from the fact that when
the input voltage Vi, is sinusoidal, the output voltage Vo is sinusoidal but lags the input by an
angle which is a function of the frequency of the input signal.
Lead-Lag network:
Lead compensation increases the band-width, which improves the speed of response, and also
reduces the about of overshoot. However, improvement in steady state performance results in
slower response due to reduced bandwidth. If improvement in both transient and steady state
response (namely, large increase in the gain and bandwidth) are desired then a lead network and
a lag network may be used simultaneously. The lead-lag network combines the advantages of the
lead and lag networks.
The lead lag network is shown in fig. below. For a sinusoidal input, the output is sinusoidal with
s phase which is a function of input frequency. This phase angle various from lead to lag as the
frequency increases from zero to infinity.
Procedure:
1. Set the sine wave oscillator frequency 100Hz and adjust its amplitude to 1 Vp-p.
2. Connect C.R.O. at the output terminals. Observe that the phase of output signal is
leading the phase of input signal.
3. Vary the frequency and tabulate your result as below.
4. Plot a graph between frequency and gain in db in semi log graph paper Find the cut-off
frequency at which gain is maximum.
5. Repeat the above procedure for Lag network and Lead- lag network.
Observation Table:
Phase
S.N. Frequency Output Gain In Db
Difference
Calculation:
Questions:
1. When is the Phase lead network used in control system?
2. Which one of the compensators is used to increase the damping of a pair of complex
roots that are severely under damped.
3. How the performance of an op-amp circuit can be improved?
Part: B
Compensation Design
Aim To design, implement and study the effects of different cascade compensation networks or
a given system.
(b) Square wave: Smoothly adjustable frequency from 25 Hz to 800 Hz in a single range.
Amplitude 0-1 Volt p-p (variable)
(a) Plant: It is an active network simulation of a second order dynamic system. Its transfer
function is given by
The values of K1 and T are not explicitly given but are determined through experimentation.
(b) Error detector-cum-gain: This block has two inputs (e1, e2) and an output (eo) related by
the expression, eo = K (e1 + e2), where K is a variable gain. The value of K may be varied from 1
to 11 and may be read on the dial.
3. Compensation Circuit:
This circuit consists of a pre-wired variable gain amplifier where-in the gain may be varied from
1 to 11 and read on a dial. The circuit has provision for connecting a few passive components in
accordance with the design of compensator.
4. Power Supply:
The set up has an internal 12V IC regulated supply which is permanently connected to all the
circuits. A separate internal 5 Volt supply powers the frequency meter. The power supply and all
circuits are short circuit protected and will not get damaged even if wrongly connected. No
external DC supply should, however, be connected to the unit. The above set up can be used to
study the improvements caused by a variety of compensation networks. Constraints on time
available would however limit such study to only one network in a normal laboratory period of 3
hours.
Theory:
Compensation network is designed at this stage to modify the system characteristics and to
force it to meet the specifications. Although compensation elements are used at the output (load
compensation) and in the feedback path (feedback compensation), the most common form of
compensation is the cascade compensation where the compensation acts on the error signal. The
design of compensation network may be carried out either in the s-plane, through root locus
diagram, or in the frequency domain, using the Bode plot, Nyquist diagram and Nichol's chart.
(a) Time-domain performance criterion: These are indicative of the performance of the close
loop system in terms of its time response, most commonly the unit step response. Since a control
system is almost always required to function in real time, time-domain performance criterion is a
direct way of evaluating the system. Due to one-to-one correlation between s-plane pole location
and the resulting step response, the time-domain performance criterion finds application in the
root locus method of analysis and design. Referring to the unit step response shown in Fig. 2, the
various time domain performance criterion are :
(i) Delay time td, defined as the time needed for the response to reach 50% of the final value.
(ii) Rise time tr, the time needed for the response to reach 100% of the final value for the first
time.
(iii) Peak time tp, the time taken for the response to reach the first peak of the overshoot.
(iv) Maximum Overshoot MP, given by
(v) Settling time ts, the time required by the system step response to reach and stay within a
specified tolerance band which is usually taken as 2% or 5%
(vi) Steady state error ess defined as
(b) Frequency-domain performance criterion: These are specifications indicated on the open
loop frequency response curves of the system i.e. Bode plot, Nyquist diagram or Gain magnitude
phase shift plot or the closed loop frequency response of the system. Unlike the time-domain
specification, a number of the frequency-domain criterion are defined on the closed loop
characteristics. Frequency-domain approach to design is easily applicable to systems with
unknown dynamics by experimentally determining the frequency response. However, the
correlation between time and frequency response is not direct. Referring to Fig. 3(a) (open loop
Bode plot) and Fig. 3(b) (closed-loop frequency response), the various performance criterion in
the frequency-domain are given below:
(i) Gain Margin, is the amount by which the open loop gain may be increased at the phase cross
over frequency, p, to bring it to 0 dB.
(ii) Phase Margin, is the amount by which the phase of the open loop transfer function at the
gain cross over frequency, g, may be increased in the negative direction to bring it to -180
degree.
(iii) Mr, Peak value of closed loop frequency response.
(iv) r, Frequency at which the peak occurs.
(v) Bandwidth of the closed loop frequency response.
(vi) Cut-off rate of the closed loop frequency response at the high frequency end.
Design Philosophy
The most common form of compensation network is an R-C passive network having a pole and a
zero. This gives rise to lag' and 'lead' network depending upon the relative locations of the pole
and the zero.
Lag network: The lag network is shown in Figure . Its transfer function may be expressed as
Substituting R2C = T, and (R1+ R2)/ R2 = (>1), Gc(s) may be written in two alternative forms
Lead network: The lead network is shown in Figure . Its transfer function may be expressed
as
Substituting R1C = T, and R2/(R1+R2) = (<1), Gc(s) may be written in two alternative forms:
Circuit Diagram:
Procedure:
In the following experiment procedure for frequency domain design is presented.
Bode Plot of the Plant
As a first step the magnitude-frequency and phase-frequency plots are to be sketched from
experimental data.
Disconnect the COMPENSATION terminals and apply an input, say 1 Vp-p, to the plant
from the built in sine wave source. Vary the frequency in steps and calculate plant gain in dB
and phase angle in degrees at each frequency. Sketch the Bode diagram on a semilog graph
paper.
From the low frequency end of the magnitude plot, obtain the error coefficient and the steady
state error.
Calculate the forward path gain K necessary to meet the steady state error specifications.
Set the above value of K, short the COMPENSATION terminals and observe the step
response of the closed loop system. Compute the time-domain performance specifications,
namely, MP, tP, ess and .
Shift the magnitude by 20 log10 (K), and obtain the value of phase margin. Compare with the
given specifications of phase margin.
This step ensures that maximum phase lead shall be added at the new gain cross-over frequency.
The corner frequencies are now calculated from 1/T= a m and 1/aT=m/ a
Implement Gc(s) with the help of a few passive components and the amplifier provided for this
purpose. The gain of the amplifier is to be set equal to 1/a.
Insert the compensator and determine experimentally the phase margin of the plant with
compensator.
Observe the step response of the compensated system. Obtain the values of MP, tP, ess and .
In addition to the above experiments, the measurement of frequency response of closed loop
system, both before and after compensation, would provide further insight.
Measurements of intercepts on x and y axes and peak values in these directions yield Gain = B/A
= yo/xo; or 20 log (B/A) dB, and
Measurements of intercepts on x and y axes and peak values in these directions yield
It is easy to see that for 90<<180, the major axis of the ellipse of Figure has a negative slope
and the phase angle is computed as = -180 + sin-1(xo/A).
(b) Bode plot: For the readings obtained above, the Bode plot is shown in Figure . From it, the
approximate transfer function of the open loop system is obtained by drawing the low and high
frequency asymptotes and observing the values of low-frequency gain and corner frequency. In
the present set-up,
The magnitude plot is redrawn by shifting up by +14 dB. From this plot Gain cross over
frequency g = 2p (330)
Phase Margin = 24
Now, phase margin needed = 40 + 5 (safety margin) = 45
This is available naturally at = 2p(175) which may be chosen as g,new.
High frequency attenuation needed = 10dB = 20log b, so that the value of b is 3.16.
Compensation network is thus chosen as
Time Constant T = R1 C
With the compensator inserted and its gain set to 1/a = 2.5, the response of the closed loop
system
TYPICAL RESULTS
Following are the results obtained on a typical unit.
(a) Frequency response measurements :
Input = 1 Volt p-p, sine wave; CRO in x-y mode
All measurements are in volts p-p
Observation Table:
S.N. F(Hz) A B x0 y0 Gain (dB) Phase in
degree
Calculation:
Questions:
1. Which are components used for design of compensating network?
2. Why is the need of compensating design in control system?
EXPERIMENT NO. 9
Study the Stepper Motor
Aim: To study the stepper motor and to verify the truth table.
Apparatus Required:
S.N. Apparatus Specification Quantity
Theory: A stepper motor is a low speed, high torque motor which characterizes itself with a
Number of unusual feature such as those mentioned below:
1. It moves in 200discrete steps in one revolution.
2. It is a bi-direction motor, capable of rotating in either direction.
3. It is a self starting motor. No external means as required for starting it.
4. Its effective inertia is very low. It start, stops and reverse practically instantaneously.
5. Its starting, running and stalling current are of the same order. There is no heavy inrush of
current at start. Its motor can be stalled forcibly without any fear of damage to its
winding.
6. Its low basic shaft speed eliminates the complex gear trains in many applications.
7. When driven through a translator, It moves by only one step per pulse.
8. While working with a solid state translator, a stepper motor acts as a transducer having
high gain. It generates a large torque with micro watts of input control power.
9. Its torque output is manifold in comparison with the convention motor of the same size
and weight.
A stepper motor can be viewed as the simplest form of incremental servo because for each input
signal, its output shaft assumes as a new increment of angular position. This one to the
correspondence of output shaft position to input signal resemble physically can analytically the
feedback of a conventional servo position. So, by using stepper motor, many close loop servo
mechanism can be replaced by a simple open loop system. Once of the significance feature of a
stepper motor is its ability to hold a position with well defined accuracy for any length of time.
This makes the motor a true digital actuator without the complication of tachometer, error
potentiometer, amplifier and other stabilizing network. Some of the common applications of
stepper motor are mentioned below:
1. Remote control of dimmer stats, potentiometer, camera focusing, process timing etc.
2. Numerically controlled machine tool and robots.
3. Punched tape driver.
4. As variable speed drivers.
5. Paper feed driver in recorder.
6. Drives for electronic sweep generators.
7. Curve tracers.
A stepper motor can also be used as integrator or by feeding a continuously variable signal to an
analog to digital converter giving a pulse frequency proportional to the amplitude of the input
signal. A stepper motor when supplied with these pulses will move the load attached to its shaft
through a distance proportional to the time integral of the signal.
a) Three Lead Types: This type of stepper motor requires a center tapped DC power
and signal pole double throw switching with a connection as shown in figure . This
stepper motor will take 200 steps to make one revolution of the rotor. In this case, each
switching action rotates the shaft by one step of 1.8 degree. The accuracy of step is +0.1
degree. This error is not cumulative and is same when run at speed within its limit. The
output torque decreases with increased stepping rate. This is due to inductive impedance
of the windings. The torque at higher stepping rates can be increased to some extent by
inserting a resistance in series with each winding. Figure shows the torque v/s speed
characteristics of a 3kg and 10kg stepper motor. A connection diagram for 200 steps per
revolution is shown in figure .
b) Four Lead Types: This type of stepper motor is useful when isolation between the
two winding is required. This motor can easily be converted into a three lead type by
shorting terminal 2 and 4. These require signal ended power supply and double pole
double throw switching.
c) Five Lead Types: This type of stepper motor is useful where application of push-pull
circuitry and center-tap of power supply is not possible and also where more torque
output is required at higher stepping rates. In this, each stator coil is wound in opposite
direction and these are stepped by switching from one half of the winding to the other
half.
speed Ramping increases the capability of driving motor and load to higher speed levels,
particularly with large internal loads.
Start/Stop Error: An additional curve found on some torque curves which indicates the
maximum step rate to which the particular motor can start and stop without losing steps
or falling out of synchronism. This condition assumes no acceleration/deceleration time.
These curves are usually the result of actual testing with negligible external load inertia.
Slew Rate: An area of high speed operation where the motor can run unidirectional in
synchronism. However, it cannot instantaneously start, stop or reverse. A stepper motor is
brought up to slewing rate using acceleration and is then decelerated to stop under
conditions where no step loss can be tolerated. Nowadays, motors with slewing speeds
from 10,000 steps per second to 20,000 steps per second are available. The secret lies in
the electronic control.
Damping: The reduction or elimination of steps overshoot is defined as damping. It is
used in applications where settling down time is important. Damping methods used
include mechanical, electronic and viscous (fluid).
Translator, Clock Generator and Power Amplifier
Translator: Stepper motor translator is a versatile electronic control capable of
producing the proper pulse trains for driving the stepper motors. It is designed for
controlling 5 lead type, i.e bifilar motor only. The complete circuit diagram is shown in
fig.6. Is basically consists of a CMOS dual D type Flip flop (CD4013). The Q and Q
outputs of the first D flip flop are directly connected to the windings A1 and A2 of the
stepper motor through power amplifiers. The other two inputs to B1 and B2 are
controlled by the second D flip flop and the CMOS demultiplexer (CD4053). The
function of the demultiplexer is to change the direction of the stepper motor. This is done
by either grounding pin 10 and 11, or connecting them to +Vcc. The truth table for logic
signals for forward and reverse directions is also enclosed. Also included is the timing
diagram.
Analog to Digital Converter (A to D converter LM331): The analog dc voltage inputs
to 3311/c gets converted to square wave output. The frequency of the waveform depends
on only input.
Power Amplifiers: Since the output of the translator cannot drive the stepper motor
windings directly, hence the use of power amplifiers. It consists of a driver stage, SL100
and power transistors 2N3055. The stepper motor windings are connected in series with
the power transistors. Four such stages of power amplifiers are use
Procedure:
1. Connect 5 pin plug of stepper motor to socket provided in the panel.
2. Keep the DIRECTION SELECTOR switch in forward (CW) mode.
Observation Table:
Forward Direction (Cw)
STEP A1 B1 A2 B2
Truth Tables
Clockwise Direction
STEP A1 B1 A2 B2
1
Counter-Clockwise Direction
STEP A1 B1 A2 B2
1
Calculation:
Questions:
1. What is the step angle in stepper motor?
2. How many types of stepper motor are used ?
3. What is the advantages of stepper motor?
4. Write the applications of stepper motor?
EXPERIMENT NO. 10
Angular Position Error Detector
Aim: To study the performance characteristics of an angular position error detector using two
potentiometers.
Apparatus Required:
Equipment Description:
Signal sources: There are two built in sources for operating the error detector. These are
D.C. : I.c.regulated+5volt(nominal) A.C. : 400 Hz 1.2 volt p-p (nominal)
Measurement: A 3 digit DVM is available on the panel for measurement of dc signals. For
ac measurement an external CRO will be required.
Error Detector: The basic error detector consists of two servo potentiometer with calibrated
dials of 1 degree resolution mounted on the panel. A common ac/dc signal is internally
connected to these and the potentiometer output are permanently wired to a unity gain
instrumentation amplifier .The output of the instrumentation amplifier is brought out on the
panel. This consist the error detector.
Demodulator: This block is needed during the ac operation of the potentiometer. The ac
output of the potentiometer may be connected to the demodulator input and the output obtained
is a phase sensitive dc signal.
Power Supply: The unit has an internal 12 V I.C regulated supply which is permanently
connected to all the circuits.
Theory:
Measurement of the output variable and its comparison with the command or reference input is a
fundamental task to be performed in any feedback control system. In a position control system
this is usually achieved by a pair of potentiometer or a syncro-transmitter control transformer set.
Potentiometer is an important component of a feedback position control system. Potentiometer is
also used in open loop system for the purpose of monitoring the angular position of a shaft. A
potentiometer is an electromechanical transducer which converts angular or linear displacement
into a proportional electrical voltage. When a reference voltage is applied across the fixed
terminals of the potentiometer, the output voltage measured at the variable terminal is
proportional to the input displacement. Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram and the block diagram
of a potentiometer. The output voltage e(t) may be written as e(t)=Ke(t) Where (t) is the shaft
Use of two potentiometers in parallel, supplied from the same source, enables a comparison of
two shaft positions a reference shaft and a controlled shaft. The output voltage taken across the
variable points of the two potentiometers may be expressed as
and the circuit is also represented as error detector block a schematic diagram of a D.C. position
control system is shown in Fig. 4 which uses a pair of potentiometers as error detector. In this
system the D.C. motor rotates in a direction to align the potentiometers and to minimize the
error.
A system similar to the above is possible using A.C. excitation of the potentiometers, A.C.
amplifier and a 2-phase A.C. servomotor to drive the load. The difference between the D.C. and
A.C. position control systems essentially arises from the features of the amplifier and motor
types used. Advantages of A.C. systems over D.C. systems are:
(a) A.C. amplifiers are free from drift, and the transformer coupled output allows single supply
operation, and
(b) 2-phase motors having no commutators and brushes are inherently more robust and
maintenance free.
On the other hand, in potentiometer error detector supplied with A.C. signal (carrier).
v(t)=V sin wct, the error output is given by
where e is the angular error between reference and controlled potentiometers. It may be seen
from above that whenever e changes sign there is a 180 phase shift in e(t). Again considering a
When the above signal is applied to a 2-phase servomotor, the motor acts as a demodulator and
the direction of shaft movement is in accordance with the sign of e. A D.C. motor may be used
instead, provided a balanced demodulator is used to extract the direction information from the
signal of Eq. (5). An integrated circuit balanced modulator/demodulator type LM1496 has been
used in the present unit for this purpose. In this circuit, the modulated signal
The above signal is passed through a low pass filter to remove the 2wc component to yield the
output
This may then be amplified by a D.C. amplifier before feeding to a D.C. motor.
Procedure:
Steps for conducting this experiment are:
1. Set the excitation switch to DC
2.Keep POT 2 fixed at any position and do not disturb its position. Let this position be 2
3.Turn POT 1 in steps of 20 (at 1 interval when there is a sudden change in voltage). Record
Circuit Diagram:
Observation Table:
Calculation:
Questions:
1. How to define error in control system?
2. Which are the methods used for error detection in control system?
3. Why are you used balanced demodulator in a potentiometer error detector with ac.
excitation?
4. What is the essential required property for an ideal potentiometer?