Chapter 14

Frequency Response
Chapter 14

Force dynamic process with A sin t ,

A
U (s) 2
s 2

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Input: A sin t

t
Output: Asin
A / A is the normalized amplitude ratio (AR)
is the phase angle, response angle (RA)
AR and are functions of
Assume G(s) known and let
s j

G j K1 K 2 j

G AR K12 K 22
K2
G arctan
K1
2

Example 14.1:

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G s

1
s 1

G j

1
1 j

1 j 1 j

( j 2 1)

G j

j
2 2
2 2
1
1
K1

K2

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1 2 2
arctan

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as , 900
Use a Bode plot to illustrate frequency response
(plot of log |G| vs. log and vs. log )
log coordinates:

G G1 G2
G3
G G1 G2 G3
log G log G1 log G2 log G3
G G1 G2 G3
G1
G
G2
log G log G1 log G2
G G1 G2

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Figure 14.4 Bode diagram for a time delay, e-s.

Example 14.3

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5(0.5s 1)e 0.5 s

G(s)
(20s 1)(4 s 1)

F.R. Characteristics of Controllers

Chapter 14

Recall that the F.R. is characterized by:

1. Amplitude Ratio (AR)
2. Phase Angle ()
For any T.F., G(s)

AR G ( j )

G ( j )
A) Proportional Controller

AR K C , 0

GC ( s ) K C
B) PI Controller

1
For GC ( s ) K C 1
I s

1
tan 1
I

AR K C

1
1
2 2
I

The Bode plot for a PI controller is shown in next slide.

Note b = 1/I . Asymptotic slope ( 0) is -1 on log-log plot.

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Ideal PID Controller.

Chapter 14

1
Gc ( s ) K c (1
D s)
Is

(14 48)

Series PID Controller. The simplest version of the series PID

controller is
I s 1
Gc s K c
D s 1
I s

(14-50)

Series PID Controller with a Derivative Filter. The series

controller with a derivative filter was described in Chapter 8

I s 1
D s 1
Gc s K c

I
D 1

(14-51)
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Figure 14.6 Bode

plots of ideal parallel
PID controller and
series PID controller
with derivative filter
( = 1).
Ideal parallel:

Gc s 2 1
4s
10s

Series with
Derivative Filter:
4 s 1
10 s 1
Gc s 2

10
s
0.4
s

1
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Advantages of FR Analysis for Controller Design:

1. Applicable to dynamic model of any order
(including non-polynomials).
2. Designer can specify desired closed-loop response
characteristics.
3. Information on stability and sensitivity/robustness is
provided.
Disadvantage:
The approach tends to be iterative and hence time-consuming
-- interactive computer graphics desirable (MATLAB)

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Controller Design by Frequency Response

- Stability Margins

Chapter 14

Analyze

GOL(s) = GCGVGPGM

(open loop gain)

Three methods in use:

(1) Bode plot |G|, vs. (open loop F.R.) - Chapter 14
(2)Nyquist plot - polar plot of G(j) - Appendix J
(3)Nichols chart |G|, vs. G/(1+G) (closed loop F.R.) - Appendix J

Advantages:
do not need to compute roots of characteristic equation
can be applied to time delay systems
can identify stability margin, i.e., how close you are to instability.
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Frequency Response Stability Criteria

Chapter 14

Two principal results:

1. Bode Stability Criterion
2. Nyquist Stability Criterion
I) Bode stability criterion
A closed-loop system is unstable if the FR of the
open-loop T.F. GOL=GCGPGVGM, has an amplitude ratio
greater than one at the critical frequency, C . Otherwise
the closed-loop system is stable.
Note: C value of where the open-loop phase angle
is -1800. Thus,

The Bode Stability Criterion provides info on closed-loop

stability from open-loop FR info.
Physical Analogy: Pushing a child on a swing or
bouncing a ball.

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Example 1:
A process has a T.F.,

2
G p (s)
(0.5s 1)3

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And GV = 0.1, GM = 10 . If proportional control is used, determine

closed-loop stability for 3 values of Kc: 1, 4, and 20.

Solution:
The OLTF is GOL=GCGPGVGM or...

GOL ( s)

2 KC
(0.5s 1)3

The Bode plots for the 3 values of Kc shown in Fig. 14.9.

Note: the phase angle curves are identical. From the Bode
diagram:
KC
1
4
20

AROL
0.25
1.0
5.0

Stable?
Yes
Conditionally stable
No

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Figure 14.9 Bode plots for GOL = 2Kc/(0.5s + 1)3.

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For proportional-only control, the ultimate gain Kcu is defined to

be the largest value of Kc that results in a stable closed-loop
system.
For proportional-only control, GOL= KcG and G = GvGpGm.
AROL()=Kc ARG()
(14-58)
where ARG denotes the amplitude ratio of G.
At the stability limit, = c, AROL(c) = 1 and Kc= Kcu.
K cu

ARG (c )

(14-59)

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Example 14.7:
Determine the closed-loop stability of the system,

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4e s
G p (s)
5s 1
Where GV = 2.0, GM = 0.25 and GC =KC . Find C from the
Bode Diagram. What is the maximum value of Kc for a stable
system?

Solution:
The Bode plot for Kc= 1 is shown in Fig. 14.11.
Note that:

C 1.69 rad min

AROL 0.235
C

1
1
K C max =

4.25
AROL 0.235
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Ultimate Gain and Ultimate Period

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Ultimate Gain: KCU = maximum value of |KC| that results in a

stable closed-loop system when proportional-only
control is used.

2
Ultimate Period: PU
C
KCU can be determined from the OLFR when
proportional-only control is used with KC =1. Thus

K CU

1
AROL

for K C 1

Note: First and second-order systems (without time delays)

do not have a KCU value if the PID controller action is correct.

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Gain and Phase Margins

Chapter 14

The gain margin (GM) and phase margin (PM) provide

measures of how close a system is to a stability limit.
Gain Margin:
Let AC = AROL at = C. Then the gain margin is
defined as: GM = 1/AC
According to the Bode Stability Criterion, GM >1 stability
Phase Margin:
Let g = frequency at which AROL = 1.0 and the
corresponding phase angle is g . The phase margin
is defined as: PM = 180 + g
According to the Bode Stability Criterion, PM >0 stability
See Figure 14.12.

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Rules of Thumb:
A well-designed FB control system will have:

Chapter 14

1.7 GM 2.0

30 PM 45
o

Closed-Loop FR Characteristics:
An analysis of CLFR provides useful information about
control system performance and robustness. Typical desired
CLFR for disturbance and setpoint changes and the
corresponding step response are shown in Appendix J.

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