Control Systems Theory: Transient Response Stability STB 35103

CONTROL SYSTEMS
THEORY
Transient response stability
CHAPTER 5
STB 35103
Objective
 Todetermine the stability of a system
represented as a transfer function.
Introduction
 In chapter 1, we learnt about 3
requirements needed when designing a
control system
 Transient response
 Stability
 Steady-state errors
Introduction
 What is stability?
 Most important system specification.
 We cannot use a control system if the system
is unstable
 Stability is subjective
 From Chapter 1, we have learned that we

can control the output of a system if the
steady-state response consists of only the
forced response. But the total response,
c(t) c ( t ) = cforced ( t ) + cnatural ( t )
Introduction
 Using this concept we can summarize the
definitions for linear, time-invariant
systems.
 Using natural response;

 A system is stable if the natural response
approaches zero as time approaches infinity.
 A system is unstable if the natural response
approaches infinity as time approaches infinity.
 A system is marginally stable if the natural
response neither decays nor grows but remains
constant or oscillates.
Introduction
 A system is stable if every bounded input
yields a bounded output. (bounded =
terkawal). We call this statement the
bounded-input, bounded-output (BIBO).
 Using the total response (BIBO)

 A system is stable if every bounded input
yields a bounded output.
 A system is unstable if any bounded input
yields an unbounded output.
Introduction
 We can also determine the stability of a
system based on the system poles.
 Stable systems have closed-loop transfer
functions with poles only in the left half-plane.
 Unstable systems have closed-loop transfer
functions with at least one pole in the right
half-plane and/or poles of multiplicity greater
than 1 on the imaginary axis.
 Marginally stable systems have closed-loop
transfer functions with only imaginary axis
poles of multiplicity 1 and poles in the left half-
plane.
Introduction
 Figure 5.1 a indicates closed-loop poles for
a stable system.
Figure 5.1 a - Closed-loop poles and response for stable system

Introduction
 Figure 5.1 a indicates closed-loop poles for
an unstable system.
Figure 5.1 b - Closed-loop poles and response for unstable system

 Stability summary
Introduction
 In order for us to know the stability of our
system we need to draw the system poles.
To find the poles we need to calculate the
roots of the system polynomials.
 Try to get the system poles for the

systems in Figure 5.1 a and Figure 5.1 b.
Introduction
 What about this system? Can you find the
root locus for this polynomial?
Figure 5.2 – Close loop system with complex polynomial.

 A method to find the stability without
solving for the roots of the system is
called Routh-Hurwitz Criterion.
Routh-Hurwitz Criterion
 We can use Routh-Hurwitz criterion
method to find how many closed-loop
system poles are in the LHP, RHP and on
the jω-axis
 Disadvantage : We cannot find their
coordinates
 The method requires two steps:
 Generate a data table called a Routh table
 Interpret the Routh table to tell how many
close-loop system poles are in the left half-
plane, the right half-plane, and on the jω-axis
 Example
Figure 5.3 – Equivalent closed-loop transfer function
 Figure 5.3 displays an equivalent closed

loop transfer function. In order to use
Routh table we are only going to focus on
the denominator.
 First step (1)
 Based on the denominator in Figure 5.3, the
highest power for s is 4, so we can draw initial
table based on this information. We label the
row starting with the highest power to s0.
s4
s3
s2
s1
s0
 Input the coefficient values for each s
horizontally starting with the coefficient
of the highest power of s in the first row,
alternating the coefficients.
s4 a4 a2 a0
s3 a3 a1 0
s2
s1
s0
 Remaining entries are filled as follows. Each entry
is a negative determinant of entries in the
previous two rows divided by the entry in the
first column directly above the calculated row.
 Example 6.1
 Make a Routh table for the system below
 Answer:
 get the closed-loop transfer function
 We can multiply any row in Routh table by
a positive constant without changing the
rows below.
 Interpreting the basic Routh table
 In this case, the Routh table applies to the

systems with poles in the left and right half-
planes.
 Routh-Hurwitz criterion declares that the

number of roots of the polynomial that are in
the right half-plane is equal to the number
of sign changes in the first column.
 If the closed-loop transfer function has all poles in the
left half of the s-plane, the system is stable.
 The system is stable if there are no sign changes in
the first column of the Routh table. Example:
-
-
+
 Based on the table, there are two sign

changes in the first column. So there are
two poles exist in the right half plane.
Which means the system is unstable.
 Exercise 1
Make a Routh table and tell how many roots of the

following polynomial are in the right half-plane and
in the left half-plane.
P ( s ) = 3s + 9s + 6s + 4s + 7 s + 8s + 2s + 6
7 6 5 4 3 2
Answer
Answer
Routh Hurwitz
 Exercise 2
Routh Hurwitz
 Solution
Routh Hurwitz
 Exercise 3
 Solution
Routh Hurwitz
 Exercise 4
Routh Hurwitz
 Solution
Routh-Hurwitz Criterion: Special cases
 Two special cases can occur:
 Routh table has zero only in the first column of

a row
s3 1 3 0
s2 3 4 0
s1 0 1 2
 Routh table has an entire row that consists of

zeros.
s3 1 3 0
s2 3 4 0
s1 0 0 0
 Zero only in the first column
 There are two methods that can be used to
solve a Routh table that has zero only in the
first column.
1. Stability via epsilon method
2. Stability via reverse coefficients

 Stability via epsilon method
Example 6.2
Determine the stability of the closed-loop
transfer function
10
T ( s) = 5
s + 2 s 4 + 3s 3 + 6 s 2 + 5s + 3
 Solution:
 We will begin forming the Routh table
using the denominator. When we reach s3
a zero appears only in the first column.
s5 1 3 5
s4 2 6 3
s3 0 7/2 0
s2
s1
Zero in first s0
column
 If there is zero in the first column we
cannot check the sign changes in the first
column because zero does not have ‘+’ or
‘-’.
 A solution to this problem is to change 0
into epsilon (ε).
s5 1 3 5
s4 2 6 3
s3 0 ε 7/2 0
s2
s1
s0
 We will then calculate the determinant for
the next s values using the epsilon.
 If we all the columns and rows in the
Routh table we will get
 We can find the number of poles on the
right half plane based on the sign changes
in the first column. We can assume ε as
‘+’ or ‘-’
 There are two sign changes so there are
two poles on the right half plane. Thus the
system is unstable.
 Stability via reverse coefficients
Example 6.3
Determine the stability of the closed-loop
transfer function
10
T ( s) = 5
s + 2 s 4 + 3s 3 + 6 s 2 + 5s + 3
 Solution:
 First step is to write the denominator in
reverse order (123653 to 356321)
D ( s ) = 3s + 5s + 6 s + 3s + 2s + 1
5 4 3 2
 We can form the Routh table using D(s)

values.
 The Routh table indicates two signal
changes. Thus the system is unstable and
has two right-half plane poles.
 Entire row is zero
 the method to solve a Routh table with zeros in

entire row is different than only zero in first
column.
 When a Routh table has entire row of zeros,

the poles could be in the right half plane, or
the left half plane or on the jω axis.
 Example 6.4
 Determine the number of right-half-lane poles
in the closed-loop transfer function
10
T ( s) = 5
s + 7 s 4 + 6s 3 + 42s 2 + 8s + 56
 Solution:
 Start with forming the initial Routh table
 We can reduce the number in each row
 We stop at the third row since the entire
row consists of zeros.
 When this happens, we need to do the

following procedure.
 Return to the row immediately above the
row of zeros and form the polynomial.
 The polynomial formed is

P ( s ) = s + 6s + 8
4 2
 Next we differentiate the polynomial with
respect to s and obtain
dP ( s )
= 4 s 3 + 12 s + 0
ds
 We use the coefficient above to replace
the row of zeros. The remainder of the
table is formed in a straightforward
manner.
 The Routh table when we change zeros
with new values
 Solve for the remainder of the Routh table
 There are no sign changes, so there are no

poles on the right half plane. The system
is stable.
Example 1- normal
Example 2 - special case
Example 3 – special case
Example 4 – special case
Exercise
 Given that G(s) is the open loop transfer
function for a unity feedback system, find
the range of K to yield a stable system
 Solution
Exercise
 Find the range of K to yield a stable
system given the closed loop transfer
function below
Solution

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CONTROL SYSTEMS

Transient response stability

 From Chapter 1, we have learned that we

 Using natural response;

 Using the total response (BIBO)

Figure 5.1 a - Closed-loop poles and response for stable system

Figure 5.1 b - Closed-loop poles and response for unstable system

 Try to get the system poles for the

Figure 5.2 – Close loop system with complex polynomial.

Figure 5.3 – Equivalent closed-loop transfer function

 Figure 5.3 displays an equivalent closed

 In this case, the Routh table applies to the

 Routh-Hurwitz criterion declares that the

 Based on the table, there are two sign

Make a Routh table and tell how many roots of the

 Routh table has zero only in the first column of

 Routh table has an entire row that consists of

1. Stability via epsilon method

2. Stability via reverse coefficients

 We can form the Routh table using D(s)

 the method to solve a Routh table with zeros in

 When a Routh table has entire row of zeros,

 When this happens, we need to do the

 The polynomial formed is

 There are no sign changes, so there are no

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