Stability analysis

A01166732 Marco Gallardo, A01161455 Ulises Romero

Institute of Technology and Higher Education Monterrey, Campus Edo. Mxico, Atizapn de Zaragoza, Mexico
A01166732@itesm.mx A01161455@itesm.mx Abstract In this report we will show the procedure for a stability analysis of a control system of the position of the Azimuth of an Antenna. Now we just need to make our Routh-Hurtwitz table like this:

I.

INTRODUCTION

Stability is the most important system specification. If a system is unstable, transient response and steady-state errors are moot points. An unstable system cannot be designed for a specific transient response or steady-state error requirement. A system is stable if the natural response approaches zero as time approaches infinity. A system is unstable if the natural response grows without bound as time approaches infinity. A system is marginally stable if the natural response neither decays nor grows but remains constant or oscillates as time approaches infinity. Filling completely the table:

The method that show us if a system is stable or not is called the Routh-Hurtwitz Criterion and we have to follow two steps: 1. 2. Generate a data table called the Routh-Hurtwitz table Interpret the Routh-Hurwitz table to determine how many closed-loop system poles are in the left half-plane, in the right half-plane and on the imaginary j axis. The value of the closed-loop poles is not important. So considering the next transfer function, we only focus on the denominator, the closed-loop system poles:

There are some rules that help us to interpret the RH, Table: A system is stable when there are no sign changes in the first column of the R-H table, that is, the first column of the table must have all its signs equals (positives or negatives) for the system to be stable (all the poles are in the left half-plane). The number of poles in the right half-plane is equal to the number of sign changes in the first column of the R-H table, which implies that the system is unstable.

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EXAMPLE OF A STABYLITY ANALYSIS

In the case of our control system of the position of the Azimuth of an antenna, we will do the stability analysis.

Previously we need to do a stability analysis. After showing that the system is stable, we continue with the procedure.

A. Range of gain K of the pre-amplifier and oscillation frequency.

First, we have to obtain the Closed-Loop Transfer function. Applying Masons rule to the block diagram we obtain:

The schematic diagram of this system will be From the Closed Loop Transfer function we use the denominator to create the R-H table, which is:

On this control system we have 3 different configurations, in this case we will apply the configuration 2.

From the table it can be observed that for the system to be stable the range of gain K is 0<K<29961.4 We obtained that if K= 29961.4 the system is marginally stable, then from the auxiliary polynomial we calculate the oscillation frequency of the system, that is:

After applying the parameters of the configuration, our block diagram of the system will be:

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CONCLUSIONS

As we said in the introduction, the stability analysis is the most important system specification. If the system is not stable all the next analysis like the steady state error are not possible. If you have a system that is not stable it could be dangerous. The importance of make a correct analysis of stability gives us more tools for the optimization of the systems. This analysis like the other ones are not supplementary, all of them are complementary analysis.

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REFERENCES

[1] Nise, N. S. (2002). Sistemas de control para ingeniera.. (3rd ed.). Mxico: CECSA. [2] Gallardo, M., & Romero, U. (2013). T. f. of the position of the azimuth of an antenna. In C. ITESM (Ed.),Institute of Technology and Higher Education Monterrey,Estado de Mxico: Tareas de Automatizacin Industrial y de Procesos.