TRANSFER FUNCTION: POLES

AND ZEROS
PREPARED BY: ENG. RANA ADEL
TRANSFER FUNCTION

• Is a linear mathematical function the relates the process output to the process
input.

For a first order

• This can be represented by system

𝑋 (𝑆 ) 𝐾 Y
𝑇𝑆 + 1
 Properties of a
transfer
function

Order Pole Zero

Zero-pole
cancellation occurs
Root(s) of the when a zero has
Highest power Root(s) of the
numerator of
of S in the denominator
the transfer
exactly the same
denominator of the transfer numerical value as a
function
pole

Determines Determines an
the stability of inverse
the system response

Complex poles Positive poles

Negative poles
indicate the indicate that the
will result in a
response will response will
stable decaying
contain sine and have unstable
response
cosine mode mode
TUTORIAL PROBLEMS
Sketch the response of the following transfer
functions for a step input of magnitude 7

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