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Plot 3
150
Plot 2
100
Plot 1
50
40
20
60
80
Time (Minutes)
Plot B
-30
-35
Plot A
-40
-45
-50
10
15
20
25
30
Time (seconds)
Q3.3 Identify the gain and time constant of the following first-order system
functions.
(a)
G1 ( s ) =
3
s + 10
(b)
G2 ( s ) =
(c)
s+1
G3 ( s ) =
2
s+3
transfer
Q3.4 What is the steady state value of the output from the following systems when a step of
magnitude 3 is injected?
10
3
10
(a) 2s + 1 (b) s + 4 (c) 2s +3
Q3.5
Sketch the output time response for the system represented by the transfer function:
G(s) =
10
3s + 1
to a step input of magnitude 2. Show clearly the time constant of the system on the sketch.
Q3.6 Assuming a first order model and a step input of 3, find the values of K, and d.
Output
6
10
12
14
Time, seconds
Q3.7 First order systems can be described by a gain and a time constant. A first order temperature
measuring device has a gain of 2 mm/oC and a time constant of 0.3 seconds. What is the
differential equation defining the system? What are the input and output of the system? Draw a
block diagram of the system, labelling the input and output clearly.
Q3.8A mercury thermometer has a time constant of 0.8 secs and the oven it is being used with has
a time constant of 3 hours. Will the time constant of the thermometer have an effect on the plot of
temperature against time for the oven?
Q3.9 A system comprises a tank of liquid heated by a coil containing saturated steam, as shown in
the figure.
TLIQ
Tsteam
dx
dt
+ x = 2u(t) .
Output : TLIQ
cpV
(c) = UA (d)After transients have decayed TLIQ = Tsteam = 200oC
coil
(c) 3, 5
M3.2 What are the time constants of the following transfer functions
2
6
G1(s)=0.5s + 1 G2(s) = 3s+2
(a) 0.5, 1.5
(b) 0.5, 3
(c) 4, 2
(d) 0.5, 2
M3.3 What is the gain and time constant of the following transfer function?
a
G1(s)=bs + c
(a) a,b
(b) a/b, b/c
(c) a/c, b/c
(d) c/a, c/b
M3.4 The standard first order linear differential equation is given by
dy
(a) K dt + y(t) = u(t)
d2y
dy
(b) K dt2 + dt = y(t)
dy
(c) dt + Ky(t) = u(t)
dy
(d) dt + y(t) = Ku(t)
M3.5 The plot shows the unit step response of a first order system. What is the transfer function of the system?
2
1
(a) 3s + 1
(b) 5s +1
2
1
(c) 15 s + 1
(d) 15s +1
Step Response
2
1.8
1.6
Amplitude
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0
10
15
20
Time (sec.)
M3.6 The value of the time constant is found at what percentage change in output value?
(a) 50%
(b) 66%
(c) 63%
(d) 100%
M3.7 For an input step of ro to a first order system of standard form, what is the steady state level achieved?
(b) K
(a) ro
(d) K/ro
(c) Kro
M3.8 A free response of a system is when
5
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
M3.9 G1(s), G2(s) and G3(s) have the same gain but time constants of 3, 4 and 5 seconds respectively. Which responds
more quickly to a step input?
(a) They all respond the same since the gain is the same
(b) G1(s)
(c) G2(s)
(d) G3(s)
M3.10 Another name for a process time delay is
(a) the time constant
(b) the integration time
(c) the dead time
d) the Pade time
Multiple choice questions
M3.1 c, M3.2 a, M3.3 c, M3.4 d, M3.5 a,
M3.6 c, M3.7 c, M3.8 a, M3.9b, M3.10 c
Tutorial 3
An engineer measured the temperature of an industrial boiler and collected them in the following table.
63,65,65,65,67,67,67,67,67,69,69,69,69,69,69,69,69,69,71,71,71,71,71,71,71,71,71,71,71,71,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,
73,73,73,75,75,75,75,75,75,75,75,77,77,77,77,77,79.
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