Zagazig University Control and Dynamics of Electrical Power Systems 2
Faculty of Engineering Sheet (1)
Electrical Power and Machines Department 4th Year
1- Number of root locus segments that tends to infinity is:
(A) NP (B) Nz (C) Nz - Np (D) Np – Nz
2- Root locus:
(A) is symmetrical about imaginary axis (B) is not symmetrical
(C) is symmetrical about real axis (D) has two segments
3- Adding a zero near to the origin to a control systems would:
(A) Stabilize the system (B) Shift the root locus to the right
(C) Shift location of open loop poles (D) Shift location of open loop zeros
4- Adding a pole near to the origin to a control systems would:
(A) Stabilize the system (B) Shift the root locus to the right
(C) Shift location of open loop poles (D) Shift location of open loop zeros
5- At break in and break away points:
𝑑𝑘 𝑑𝑘 𝑑𝑘
(A) 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 (B) 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 (C) =0 (D) infinity
𝑑𝑠 𝑑𝑠 𝑑𝑠
6- Asymptotes angles depend on:
(A) No. of asymptotes (B) Np (C) Nz (D) value of k
𝐾(𝑠+1)
7- A closed loop control system with 𝐺(𝑠) = and 𝐻(𝑠) = 1.
𝑠2
i- Poles of this system are:
(A) 0, 1 (B) 0, 2 (C) 0, 0 (D) no poles
ii- Zeros of this system are:
(A) 0, 1 (B) 0, 0 (C) -1 (D) no zeros
iii- No. of asymptotes of the system :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) no asymptotes
iv- Break points of root locus with the real axis are:
(A) 1 (B) 1, -2 (C) 0, -2 (D) no break points
v- The system is critical damped when k is:
(A) zero (B) infinity (C) 4 (D) 2
vi- The system is under damped for:
(A) k > 4 (B) 0 < k < 4 (C) k > 2 (D) 0 < k < 2
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vii- The value of k to locate the closed loop poles at −1 ± 𝑗1 is:
(A) zero (B) infinity (C) 4 (D) 2
viii- The root locus of this system is:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
𝐾
8- A closed loop control system with 𝐺(𝑠) = and 𝐻(𝑠) = 1.
𝑠(𝑠+1)(𝑠 2 +4𝑠+5)
i- No. of closed loop poles are:
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
ii- No. of asymptotes of the system :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) no asymptotes
iii- The asymptotes intersect at:
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.25 (C) -1.25 (D) -5
iv- Break points are:
(A) 0.1 (B) j2 (C) -0.39 (D) ±1.25
v- Departure angles are:
(A) ±145 (B) ±120 (C) ±198 (D) ±140
vi- The system is critical stable if k is:
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10
vii- Intersection points with the imaginary axis are:
(A) ±j1 (B) ±j2 (C) ±j2.5 (D) ±j3.3
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viii- The root locus is
(B)
(A)
(D)
(C)
𝐾
9- A closed loop control system with 𝐺(𝑠) = and 𝐻(𝑠) = 1.
(𝑠 2 +2𝑠+2)(𝑠 2 +2𝑠+5)
i- Departure angles are:
(A) ±145 (B) ±90 (C) ±180 (D) ±225
ii- The system is critical stable if k is:
(A) 16.5 (B) 19.45 (C) 22 (D) greater than zero
iii- Intersection points with the imaginary axis are:
(A) ±j1.8 (B) ±j2.16 (C) ±j3.15 (D) ±j4
iv- The break points are:
(A) -1 (B) -1±j1.58 (C) ±j1.58 (D) not exist
v- The gain at the break points is:
(A) 5 (B) 16.5 (C) 2.25 (D) not defined
vi- The root locus is
(A) (B)
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(C) (D)
𝐾(𝑠+0.2)
10- A closed loop control system with 𝐺(𝑠) = and 𝐻(𝑠) = 1.
𝑠 2 (𝑠+3.6)
i- The characteristic equation of the system is:
(A) 𝑠 3 + 3.6 𝑠 2 + 𝑘 𝑠 + 0.2𝑘 = 0 (B) 𝑠 3 + 2.4 𝑠 2 + 2𝑘𝑠 + 𝑘 = 0
(C) 𝑠 2 + 3𝑘𝑠 + 2 = 0 (D) none of the previous
ii- The system is critical stable if k is:
(A) 0 (B) 1.2 (C) 3 (D) infinity
iii- Intersection points with the imaginary axis are:
(A) ±j1 (B) 0 (C) ±j1.5 (D) not exist
iv- Break points are:
(A) -0.23, -0.6 and 0.1 (B) 0, 0.432 and -1.668
(C) 1.2, -1.2 and 0 (D) not exist
v- The root locus is
(A) (B)
(C)
(D)
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𝐾(𝑠 2 +6𝑠+10)
11- A closed loop control system with 𝐺(𝑠) = and 𝐻(𝑠) = 1. 𝐴𝑠 𝑠 = 𝜎 + 𝑗𝜔, the
(𝑠 2 +2𝑠+10)
root locus of this system can expressed by the equation:
(A) 𝜎 2 + 𝜔2 + 2𝜎𝜔 = 5 (B) 𝜎 2 + 𝜔2 = 10
(C) 𝜎 2 + 2𝜎𝜔 = 5 (D) 𝜎 2 + 𝜔2 + 2𝜎𝜔 = 10
12- The root locus of a control system is as shown in the Fig.
The open loop transfer function is
𝑘 𝑘(𝑠+2)
(A) (B)
(𝑠+1)(𝑠+2)(𝑠+3) (𝑠+1)(𝑠+3)(𝑠+4)
𝑘 𝑘
(C) (D)
(𝑠+2)(𝑠+3)(𝑠+4) (𝑠+1)(𝑠+2)(𝑠+4)
𝐾(𝑠+9)
13- Plot the root locus of the control system with 𝐺(𝑠) = and 𝐻(𝑠) = 1.
𝑠(𝑠 2 +4𝑠+11)
14- A closed loop control system is shown in Figure, as the value of k is changing from 0 to
infinity
R(s) 𝑠+𝑘 10 C(s)
+ 𝑠+8 𝑠(𝑠 + 1)
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i- Poles of this system at k = 0 are:
(A) 0, -3 and -6 (B) 0, -4 and -10
(C) 0, 1±j1 (D) 0, -8 and -1
ii- No. of asymptotes of the system :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) no asymptotes
iii- Break points of root locus with the real axis are:
(A) -1.26 (B) -2.25 (C) 1.25 (D) not exist
iv- The root locus intersects the imaginary axis when k is:
(A) 12 (B) 16.2 (C) 10.25 (D) 5.12
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v- The root locus of this system is:
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
vi- The value of k for a damping ratio of 0.5 is:
(A) 4.5 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) 5
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