EED/TKS/280421 National Institute of Technology Calicut Roll No…….

Electrical Engineering Department

Winter Semester 2020-2021

Second Semester M. Tech Degree

Second Test Series (online) April 2021

EE 6402D PROCESS CONTROL AND AUTOMATION

Time: 90 Min (Answers all questions) Max.Marks:20

1) Design a state-feedback controller, using Ackermann’s formula, with aim of placing the
closed loop poles at s = -2, -3 for the plant:having the system matrices as: (3 Marks)

1 0 1
A  and B   
1 1 1

2) List out the comparison between direct synthesis and internal model control methods of
determining PID controller settings. (3 Marks)

3) A plant dynamics is as given as:

𝑑𝑥 1 1 0 1
= 1 0 1 𝑥+ 0
𝑑𝑡
1 1 1 1
Design a state-feedback controller, using phase canonical form method, with aim of meeting
the closed loop system specification of settling time of 3.2 sec. and damping ratio to be 0.5.
State any assumptions made. (4 Marks)

4) For following second-order-plus-time delay model 𝐺(s), design a PID controller using direct
synthesis method of model-based techniques with objective of making the designed closed
system responses same as that of given desired closed-loop transfer function, 𝑌(𝑠)/𝑌𝑠𝑝 (𝑠)
𝑑
(3 Marks)
6𝑒−0.3𝑠 𝑌(𝑠) 𝑒−0.3𝑠
𝐺(s) = ; =
(0.3𝑠 + 1)(0.5𝑠 + 1) 𝑌𝑠𝑝 (𝑠) 0.2𝑠 + 1
𝑑

5) Explain, with block diagram, the property of derivative and proportional kick and method of
reducing it in PID controllers. (4 Marks)

6) Explain, with diagram, effect of variation of integral time constant and gain of PI controller
on the closed loop response. . (3 Marks)

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