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ESE Online Test Series : 2015

Conventional Paper
E & T : ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGG.

TEST - 4 | Control Systems

Date: 01-03-2015 |

Subjectwise Test

Duration: 1 hrs.

Maximum Marks: 100

Read the following instructions carefully

1. Candidate should attempt any FOUR questions out of five. Each question carries 25 marks.
2. Marks carried by each subdivision of a question is indicated at the end of subdivision.
3. Answers must be written only in ENGLISH.
4. Assume suitable data, if necessary, and indicate the same clearly.
5. Neat sketches may be drawn, wherever required.
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E & T Engineering Control Systems

Q.1 (a) Define gain margin. Calculate the gain margin for the system for which

G (s)H (s) =

s 1+

1
s
s
1 +
2
10

[10 marks]
(b) The asymptotic log magnitude curve for open loop transfer function is sketched in figure below.
Determine the transfer function.
20 dB/dec
36 dB

40 dB/dec
4

0 dB

log10

1
20 dB/dec

40 dB/dec

21 dB

[10 marks]
(c) Write the transfer function of a PID controller and state the effect of integral controller on the performance
of the system.
[5 marks]
Q.2 (a) A state variable description of a system is given by the matrix equation:
1 0
1
X + r (t ), Y = [1 1] X
X =

1 2
0

Find:

Y (s)
R (s)
(ii) the eigen values of the system
(iii) the state transition matrix
(i) the transfer function

[15 marks]
(b) For a second-order system the location of poles is known to be 3 j7. Calculate peak time, % overshoot
and approximate settling time for 2% range.
[10 marks]
Q.3 (a) For the system shown in figure, find using Nyquist stability criterion the range of values of T so that
closed-loop system is stable.
Dead time
element
R(s)

100
s(1 + 0.01s)

eTs

C(s)

[15 marks]

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(b) For the system shown in the figure, obtain the values of k and a, to satisfy, peak resonance Mr = 1.04
and resonance frequency r = 11.55 rad/sec.
R(s)

C(s)

k
s(s + a)

[10 marks]
Q.4 (a) A unity feedback system has a forward loop transfer function:

G (s ) =

(s + 1) (s + 4 )
3

Determine:
(i) the range of K for closed-loop system stability.
(ii) the frequency of oscillations when the system is marginally stable
[10 marks
(b) A system is represented by the signal flow graph as shown in the figure. The variable T is the torque
and E is the error. Determine:
(i) the overall transfer function, if K1 = 5, K2 = 1 and K3 = 5.
(ii) the sensitivity of the system to changes in K2 for = 0.
i

K1 EC

1
1

K2 Em s + 1 T s 2

1
5

K3
1

[15 marks]
Q.5 (a) For the tachometer feedback control system shown in the figure; determine the value of Kb to make the
systems damping ratio equal to 0.8. Calculate the corresponding peak time, peak overshoot, damped
frequency and settling time taking 2% of the steady state value definition.
R(s ) +

C(s)

10
s(s + 4)

sKb

[15 marks]
(b) Explain the difficulties involved in the application of Routh-Hurwitz criterion and also bring out limitations.
Find the stability of the control system whose characteristic equation is given by (s 1)2 (s + 2)(s + 1) = 0.
[10 marks]

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