Linear Control Systems
Unit 5: Frequency Domain Analysis of Control Systems
Learning objectives
To state the definition of frequency response To be able to draw frequency response from the transfer functions To relate the open-loop frequency response to time domain response To calculate the gain and phase margins of the system from the frequency response To understand the concept of bandwidth.
Closed-loop Control System
To design a controller, it is very important to know the dynamics of the process. The process can be best modeled in frequency domain.
Process
Concept of frequency response: An example
Consider the following circuit where the input V1(s) is a sinusoidal signal, the output V2(s) will also be a sinusoidal signal with the same frequency, but different amplitude and phase shift.
G(s) = Output/input = V2(s)/V1(s)
Frequency domain
Frequency response: Polar plot
Frequency response: Bode plot
Frequency response of second order system
For the second order system below
The frequency response will depend on the damping factors
Frequency response of second order system
Time response of second order system
Relationship between time domain and frequency domain
Gain margin and phase margin
Relative stability in frequency domain: Gain margin and phase margin
Gain margin and phase margin on the Bode plot
Examples
Calculate the gain and phase margins of the following system from frequency response
L(s) =
2500 . s ( s 5)( s 50)
Example (Cont.)
Example (Cont.)
Bandwidth of a system
The bandwidth is the frequency, B , at which the frequency declined 3 dB from its low-frequency values.
Summary
Frequency response of the open-loop system can be used to predict the time domain response of the system. The relative stability of the closed-loop system can be assessed through the notation of gain margin and phase margin. The control system design becomes to shape up the open-loop frequency response.