Simple Control System
Figure: Block diagram of a temperature-control system
Proportional Control
for Set Point Change (Servo)
• Overall transfer function of system shown
• This may be rearranged in the form of a first-
order lag to give
• Where
Proportional Control for Set Point
Change (Servo) cont.…
• For unit step change in TR
• Inverse Laplace Transform
for
Proportional Control for Set Point
Change (Servo) cont.…
Figure: Unit-step response for set-point change (P controller)
Proportional Control for Load
Change (Regulator)
• This may be arranged in the first-order system; thus
Where
For unit step change in Ti
Taking inverse Laplace we get
for
Proportional Control for Load
Change (Regulator) cont.…
Figure: Unit-step response for load change (P controller)
Proportional-Integral Control
for Load Change
• Overall transfer function for load change is
rearrange this gives
Since the denominator contains a quadratic expression, TF may
be written in standard form of 2nd-order system
Proportional-Integral Control
for Load Change cont.…
For step change in load,
Using inverse Laplace, we get for
Proportional-Integral Control
for Load Change cont.…
Figure: Unit-step response for load change (PI controller)
Proportional-Integral Control
for Set-Point Change
• Transfer function of system shown
This equation maybe reduced to standard form
Note:
τ1 and ζ are the
same as before
Introduce a step change,
Proportional-Integral Control
for Set-Point Change cont.…
• Using Laplace inverse we get, for
Proportional-Integral Control
for Set-Point Change cont.…
Example: Proportional-integral
control of stirred-tank heater
Figure: Stirred-tank set point tracking with PI Figure: Stirred-tank set point tracking with PI
control (τ1 = 2 min) control (Kc = 20)
Proportional Control of System
with Measurement Lag
Figure: Control system with measurement lag
Proportional Control of System
with Measurement Lag cont.…
• Transfer function is
where
For set-point change in T’R , for
Proportional Control of System
with Measurement Lag cont.…
Figure: Effect of controller gain and measuring lag on system response for unit-step change in set point