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Lec 4 Root Locus PDF
Lecture4
Root Locus
Emam Fathy
email: emfmz@aast.edu
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Example
Imaginary Axis
n=3 -----> number of poles 0
p1 = 0; p2 = -1; p3 = -2
-1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
Real Axis
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Construction of root loci
• Step-2: Determine the root loci on the real axis.
0.5
Imaginary Axis
0
-0.5
-1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
Real Axis
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Construction of root loci
• Step-3: Determine the asymptotes of the root loci.
Pole-Zero Map
1
0.5
60
1
0
60
-0.5
-1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2
Real Axis 5
implicit step
6
1
0.5
Break Away
Point
-0.5
-1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 7
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Construction of root loci
• Step-4: Determine the breakaway point or break-in point.
dK
3s 2 6s 2
ds
3s 2 6s 2 0
s1 1.5774 , s2 0.4226
8
1
0.5
Break Away
Point
-0.5
s 0.4226
-1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 9
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Note
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Note
• Determine the Breakaway and break in points
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Solution
K ( s 2 8s 15)
1
s 3s 2
2
( s 2 3s 2)
K 2
( s 8s 15)
• Differentiating K with respect to s and setting the derivative equal to zero yields;
dK [( s 2 8s 15)(2s 3) (s 2 3s 2)(2s 8)]
0
ds ( s 8s 15)
2 2
11 s 2 26 s 61 0
• let s=jω in
s 3 3s 2 2 s K 0
( j )3 3( j ) 2 2 j K 0
( K 3 2 ) j (2 3 ) 0
(2 3 ) 0 ( K 3 2 ) 0
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Example#1
• Consider following unity feedback system.
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Example#1
• The damping ratio of 0.5 corresponds to
cos
cos 1
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Example#1
• The value of K that yields such poles is found from the
magnitude condition
K
1
s( s 1)( s 2) s 0.3337 j 0.5780
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Example#2
• Sketch the root locus of following system
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Example#2
• Step-1: Pole-Zero Map
Pole-Zero Map
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
Imaginary Axis
0.2
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
-1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1
Real Axis 24
Example#2
• Step-2: Root Loci on Real axis
Pole-Zero Map
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
Imaginary Axis
0.2
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
-1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1
Real Axis 25
Example#2
• Step-3: Asymptotes
Pole-Zero Map
1
0.8
0.6
90 0.4
Imaginary Axis
0.2
2 0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
-1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1
Real Axis
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Example#2
• Step-4: breakaway point
Pole-Zero Map
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
Imaginary Axis
0.2
-0.2 -1.55
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
-1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1
Real Axis 27
Example#2
Root Locus
8
2
Imaginary Axis
-2
-4
-6
-8
-4.5 -4 -3.5 -3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5
Real Axis 28
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Root Locus of 1st Order System
• 1st order systems (without zero) are represented by following
transfer function.
K
G( s) H ( s)
s
• Root locus of such systems is a horizontal line starting from -α
and moves towards -∞ as K reaches infinity.
jω
-∞ σ
-α
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Root Locus of 1st Order System
• 1st order systems with zero are represented by following
transfer function.
K (s )
G( s) H ( s)
s
• Root locus of such systems is a horizontal line starting from -α
and moves towards -β as K reaches infinity.
jω
σ
-β -α
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Root Locus of 2nd Order System
• Second order systems (without zeros) have two poles and the
transfer function is given
K
G (s) H (s)
( s 1 )( s 2 )
jω
σ
-α2 -α1
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Root Locus of 2nd Order System
• Second order systems (with one zero) have two poles and the
transfer function is given
K (s )
G (s) H (s)
( s 1 )( s 2 )
• Root loci of such systems are either horizontal lines or circular
depending upon pole-zero configuration.
jω jω jω
σ σ σ
-α2 -β -α1 -β -α2 -α1 -α2 -α1 -β
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Example
• Sketch the root-locus plot of following system
with complex-conjugate open loop poles.
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Example
• Step-1: Pole-Zero Map
• Step-3: Asymptotes
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Example
• Step-4: Determine the angle of departure from the
complex-conjugate open-loop poles.
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Example
• Step-5: Break-in point
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Root Locus of Higher Order System
• Third order System without zero
K
G(s) H (s)
( s 1 )( s 2 )( s 3 )
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Root Locus of Higher Order System
• Sketch the Root Loci of following unity feedback system
K ( s 3)
G( s) H ( s)
s( s 1)( s 2)( s 4)
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• Let us begin by calculating the asymptotes. The real-axis intercept is
evaluated as;
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• The Figure shows the complete root locus as well as the asymptotes
that were just calculated.
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Example: Sketch the root locus for the system with the characteristic equation
of;
−2 + 2 −4 − (−1) −10 + 1
σ𝑎 = = = −3
𝑛 −𝑚 4 −1
• The angles of the asymptotes that intersect at - 3, given by Eq. (vi), are;
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Example: Sketch the root loci for the system.
• A root locus exists on the real axis between points s = –1 and s = –3.6.
• The intersection of the asymptotes and the real axis is determined as,
0 + 0 + 3.6 − 1 2.6
σ𝑎 = = = −1.3
𝑛 −𝑚 3 −1
• The angles of the asymptotes that intersect at – 1.3, given by Eq. (vi), are;
(2𝑘 + 1)π (2𝑘 + 1)π For K = 0, θa = 90o
θ𝑎 = = For K = 1, θa = -90o or 270o
𝑛 −𝑚 3−1
• We have (a)
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• The breakaway and break-in points are found from Eq. (a) as,
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• To check the points where root-locus branches may cross the imaginary axis, substitute 𝑠
= 𝑗𝜔 into the characteristic equation, yielding.