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Objectives
This experiment serves the following:
Discussion
1.
Discuss the differences in open-loop and close-lop control in achieving a speed
control system and the effects of loop gain and load on the outout speed.
The open-loop control systems are unsophisticated systems and it is not difficult to
see that they would not satisfactorily fulfil critical performance requirements. For
instance, if the input voltage is set at a certain initial value, which corresponds to a certain
motor speed, when a load (in this experiment, the brake setting) is applied, there is not
way to prevent a drop in motor speed. The only way to make the system work is to have
a means of adjusting input voltage in response to a change to the load in order to maintain
the motor speed at a desired level. The conventional electric wasking machine is a good
example of an open-loop control system because, typically, the amount of machine wash
time is determined entirely by the judgement and estimation of the human operator. In the
case of the close-loop control system, there is a link or feedback from the output to the
input of the system.
To obtain a more accurate system, the controlled signal y should be fed back and
Refence
input r
Actuating
signal u
Controlled
Process
Controller
Controlled
variable y
Load
Motor
Controller
Speed
Transducer
5.
R(S)
+
+
C(S)
K
Ts + 1
bs
Fig. 2 Positive Feedback Control System
The transfer function of the above positive feedback control system is given by:
C(S) =
R(S)
K
(T - bK)s + 1
The time constant of a control system can be reduced by properly chosing the value of b.
If the value of b is set to T/K, then time constant becomes zero. However, if disturbances
like that of this experiment causes T - bK to become -ve instead of zero, the system will
become unstable.
Conclusion
In this experiment, we are introduced to some of the basic concepts of what a
control system is and what it is supposed to accomplised. The basic components of a
control system is described. By demostrating the effects of feedback in a rudimentary way,
the question of why most control systems are close-loops is clarified. It should be pointed
out that feedback can make or break a control system. This points out the challenging
task of the design of a control system, taking into account of certain performance criteria.
Brake 5
Gain 0.05
Brake 5
Gain 0.1
Brake 10
Gain 0.05
Brake 10
Gain 0.1
Brake 5
Gain 0.05
Brake 5
Gain 0.1