B.E/B.

TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008

Fifth semester
(regulation 2004)
Electronics and communication engineering
EC 1304 – CONTROL SYSTEMS

Time: three hours maximum: 100 marks

(Provide polar graph, semilog)

Answer all questions

Part a – (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

1. write the mason’s gain formula

2. what are the basic components of an automatic control systems?

3. define rise time for a second order under damped system.

4. define routh Hurwitz stability criterion.

5. state nyquist stability criterion.

6. mention three frequency domain specification.

7. what are the merits of lead-lag network?

8. what is the basic characteristic of lag compensation?

9. what is a servo amplifier?

10. what are the applications of servomotor?

Part b – (5 x 16 = 80 marks)

11. (a) using mason’s gain formula find C/R. [marks 16]

Or

(b) find C/R using block diagram reduction technique. [marks 16]

12. (a) the open loop transfer of a unity feedback control system is G(s)=
k(1+0.5s)(+2s) / s2(s2+4s+5). Determine the position, velocity and acceleration
error constants and the steady state error for
1. unit ramp
2. unit step and
3. unit parabolic inputs [marks 16]

(b) 1. check the stability of a system with characteristic equation

s4+s2+20s2+9s+100=0 using routh Hurwitz criterion. [marks 6]

2. list all the rules to construct a root locus and explain. [marks 10]

13. (a) determine resonant frequency, peak resonance for the system whose
transfer function is given by C(s)/R(s) = 5 / s2 + 2s + 5 [marks 16]

Or

(b) 1. explain the procedure to determine the stability of the closed loop system
when open loop transfer function G(s) H(s) is given using nyquist stability criterion.
[marks 6]

2. rules and explanation. [marks 10]

14. (a) describe the design procedure for a lag compensator [marks 16]

Or

(b) 1. discuss the limitations and effects of phase lead compensation [marks 8]

2. discuss the conditions in which phase lead network cannot be used successfully.
[marks 8]

15. (a) derive the transfer function of a field controlled dc servo motor. [marks 16]

Or

(b) describe the construction and operting principle of a stepper motor [marks 16]