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The instructions and questions for the autumn examination 2011 of the electrical control engineering module (elec7003) at the cork institute of technology. The module is part of the bachelor of engineering in electrical engineering programme. The examination covers topics such as transfer functions, pole-zero diagrams, and closed-loop control systems.
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Autumn Examination 2011
Module Code: ELEC
School: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Programme Title: Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering – Award
Programme Code: EELEC_7_Y
External Examiner(s): Mr G. Beecher, Dr M. Duffy
Internal Examiner(s): Mr N. Canty
Instructions: Answer any three questions
Duration: 2 Hours
Sitting: Autumn 2011
Requirements for this examination:
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the
correct examination.
If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
Consider the RC circuit shown in Fig. 1 below, where the input voltage, vi t , is the DC supply
voltage. The output voltage, vo t , is the voltage across the capacitor C. The circuit can be
represented by the following differential equation;
v t dt
dv t v t RC o
o i
(a) Show that the system transfer function can be given by the following equation;
1
V s RCs
V s
i
o
7 marks
(b) Given that the value of the circuit components are as follows; R = 40Ω, and C = 0.05F, evaluate
the system transfer function. 6 marks
(c) Draw a pole-zero diagram to show the location of the system poles and zeros 7 marks
Fig.
vi t vo t
i
(a)
Sketch the location of the poles and zeros on pole-zero diagrams for the following transfer functions;
(i) 3
s
s (ii) 3 4
2
ss s
s 6 marks
(b) Consider the closed loop control system shown below in Fig. 3.
Fig. 3
(i) Calculate the closed loop transfer function
R s
Ys 10 marks
(ii)Assuming s
R s
, calculate the steady state value of the output, yss , using the Final Value
Theorem (FVT) 4 marks
R(s) (^) U(s) Y(s)
E(s)
G(s)
H(s)
s
C(s)
Consider the closed loop control system shown below in Fig. 4 where C(s) is a PD Controller.
Fig. 4
(a) Determine that the closed loop transfer function is given by
2
2 d p
p d
s s
K K s
Rs
Ys
10 marks
(b) Determine values for Kp and Kd such that the closed loop system will have a critically
damped response with a 1% settling time, Ts 1 %= 6 seconds. Assume
n
Ts
10 marks
R(s) (^) U(s) Y(s)
E(s)
C(s) G(s)
H(s)
K (^) p sKd 2 1
s s
Laplace Transform Pairs
f(t) F(s)
1 Unit impulse^ t 1
2 Unit Step^1 t s
3 t 2
s
1 !
1
n
t
n
( n^ = 1,2,3,…) n s
n t ( n = 1,2,3,…) 1
n s
n
at e
s a
at te
2
s a
n at t e n
1
1!
( n^ = 1,2,3,…)
n s a
n at t e
( n = 1,2,3,…)
1
n s a
n
s
s
s
s
s
s
14 ^
at e a
1
s s a
15 ^
at bt e e b a
s a s b
16 ^
bt at be ae b a
s a s b
s
17 ^
at bt be ae ab a b
s s a s b
at at e ate a
1
2
2
s s a
at at e a
1
20 e t
at sin
(^22)
s a
21 e t
at
(^22)
s a
s a
e (^) n t
n (^) n t 2 2
sin 1 1
(^)
2 2
2
(^2) n n
n
e (^) n t nt^2 2
sin 1 1
2 1 1 tan
2 2 s (^2) n s n
s
e (^) n t nt^2 2
sin 1 1
2 1 1 tan
2 2
2
(^2) n n
n
ss s
2 2
2
ss
2 2 2
3
s s
2 22
3 2
s
28 t^ t
sin 2
2 22
s
2 22
2 2
s
s
2 1
2 2
cos cos
2 2
2 1
2 2
2 2 1
2 s s
s
sin cos 2
2 22
2
s