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A Typical Closed Loop Control System


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OBJECTIVES OF A CONTROL SYSTEM

After a load change or set point change, the control


system should be able to:

a. minimize the maximum value of errors.

b. minimize the settling time.

c. minimize the steady state error.


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CRITERIA OF GOOD CONTROL

1. Quarter Amplitude decay


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2. Critical damping
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3. Minimum Integral of Absolute Error


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A. Open Loop Control System


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A. Closed Loop Control System


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A. Detail Block Diagram of a Closed Loop


Control System
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TERMINILOGY

1. PROCESS OR PLANT
2. CONTROLLER
3. FEEDBACK ELEMENT
4. REGULATING OR FINAL CONTROL ELEMENT
5. CONTROLLED VARIABLE (C) OR OUTPUT
6. REFERENCE INPUT (R) OR DESIRED VALUE
7. FEEDBACK SIGNAL (F)
8. MANIPULATED VARIABLE (M)
9. ERROR SIGNAL OR ACTUATING SIGNAL (E)
10. DISTURBANCE (D)
Process
Controller
Feedback Element
Final Control Element
Controlled Variable
Set-Point
Feedback Signal
Manipulated Variable
Error
Disturbance

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