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Chapter 8 : Frequency Response of Second Order System
 

 GATE Objective & Numerical Type Solutions

Question 1 [Work Book] [GATE EC 2008 IISc-Bangalore : 1 Mark]
The magnitude of frequency response of under-damped second order system is 5 at 0 rad/sec and peaks to
10
at 5 2 rad/sec. The transfer function of the system is
3
500 375 720 1125
(A) (B) (C) (D)
s  10 s  100
2
s  5 s  75
2
s  12 s  144
2
s  25 s  225
2

Ans. (A)
Sol.
M ( jw) 10 / 3 M ( jw)

2/ 3

5
1

0 w 0 w
wr = 5 2 wr = 5 2

K  M ( j 0)  5 gain = 5
Resonant peak is given by,
2 1
Mr  
3 2 1  2

4  2  0.1875  0 2  0.75, 0.25   0.866, 0.5

  0.707   0.5

Resonant frequency is given by,

r  n 1  2  2  5 2

n  10

C ( s) K 2n 500
 2  2
R( s) s  2n s  n s  10s  100
2

Hence, the correct option is (A).

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 IES Objective Solutions
Question 9 [Practice Book] [IES EE 2010]
For a parallel resonant circuit, if the damped frequency is 8 rad/s and the bandwidth is 2 rad, the resonant
frequency of the circuit is
(A) 10 rad/s (B) 7 rad/s (C) 3 rad/s (D) 2 rad/s
Ans. (C)
Sol. Given : d  8 rad/sec, BW  2 rad
V V V
For parallel RLC circuit, I   
R Ls 1 / Cs
1 1 
I V    Cs 
 R Ls 
I RLCs 2  Ls  R

V RLs
V RLs

I RLCs 2  Ls  R
s/C
T s  2
s  s / RC  1/ LC
1 1
B.W.   2 rad, n 
RC LC
s /C
T s 
s  2 s  1/LC
2

Characteristic equation is
1
s 2  2s  0 ….. (i)
LC
Characteristic equation of second-order system is given by,
s 2  2n s  n2  0 ….. (ii)
On comparing equation (i) and (ii), we get
2n  2, d  8
Damped frequency of oscillation is given by,
d  n 1  2
2d  2n  2n  2
8  2n  1, n  3rad/sec
Hence, the correct option is (C).
Question 10 [Practice Book] [IES EE 2010]
For the network function
s
T ( s) 
s  2s  100
2

the resonant frequency and bandwidth are respectively

(A) 10, 1 (B) 10, 2 (C) 100, 1 (D) 100, 2

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Ans. (B)
s
Sol. Given : T ( s) 
s  2s  100
2

j
T ( j) 
  j 2  100
2


T ( j)  … (i)
(100  2 ) 2  (2) 2
1
(100  2 )  42  2 .2(100  2 )(2)  8
1

 T ( j) (100  2 ) 2  (2) 2 .1  .

 2
 (100  2 ) 2  (2) 2
To find maximum value of T ( j)
 T ( j)
0


(100  2 ) 2  42  2 4(100  2 )  8
1 1
 (100  2 ) 2  42  2

2

  (100  2 ) 2  42   22 (100  2 )  42

 104  2002  4  2002  24

 104  4
   r  10 r/s
M r  T ( j) 
r

From equation (i)

10
Mr 
(100  100) 2  (20) 2
10
Mr   0.5
20
T ( jw)

0.5 = M r

Mr
2

w1 wr w2 w

B.W
To find 3dB frequencies 1 and 2
At   1 &   2
1
T ( j)   Mr
2

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 0.5 

2 (100  2 ) 2  42
1 
 
2 2 (100  2 ) 2  42
 82  (100  2 ) 2  42
 82  104  2002  4  42
 4  2042  104  0
Let 2  x
x 2  204 x  104  0
 x  122.1 & 81.90
When 2  122.1 When 2  81.9
  122.1   81.9
 11.04  9.04
   11.04 r/s    9.04 r/s
 Lower cut-off frequency 1  9.04 r/s
Upper cut-off frequency 2  11.04 r/s
 Bandwidth  2  1  2 r/s
Hence, Resonant frequency r  10 r/s
Bandwidth  2 r/s
So, the correct option is (B)


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