Chapter 1

1.6 Basic Block Diagrams

1.6.1 Blocks in Series

Consider two cascade blocks as shown in Figure 1‑17. What is the transfer function relating signals [latex]Y(s)[/latex] and [latex]R(s)[/latex]?

Figure 1-17 Blocks in Series
Figure 1-17 Blocks in Series

[latex]X(s) = R(s) \cdot G_{1}(s)[/latex],         [latex]Y(s) = R(s) \cdot G_{1}(s) \cdot G_{2}(s)[/latex]

[latex]Y(s) = X(s) \cdot G_{2}(s)[/latex]          [latex]G(s) = \frac{Y(s)}{R(s)} = G_{1}(s)\cdot G_{2}(s)[/latex]

1.6.2 Blocks in Parallel

Consider two blocks in parallel as shown in Figure 1‑18. What is the transfer function relating signals [latex]Y(s)[/latex] and [latex]R(s)[/latex]?

[latex]X_{1}(s) = R(s) \cdot G_{1}(s)[/latex]

[latex]X_{2}(s) = R(s) \cdot G_{2}(s)[/latex]

[latex]Y(s) = X_{1}(s) + X_{2}(s)[/latex]

[latex]G(s) = \frac{Y(s)}{R(s)} = \frac{R(s) \cdot G_{1}(s) + R(s) \cdot G_{2}(s)}{R(s)} = G_{1}(s) + G_{2}(s)[/latex]

Figure 1-18 Blocks in Parallel
Figure 1-18 Blocks in Parallel

1.6.3 Basic Closed Loop Revisited 

Consider the basic closed loop system identical to the one shown in Chapter 1.2.2, but this time with the static block gains replaced by their dynamic equivalents, i.e. their transfer functions describing a relationship of time domain signals as represented in Laplace Transform domain. Let us derive the closed loop transfer function relating system output to the reference.

[latex]Y(s) = E(s) \cdot G(s)[/latex]

[latex]E(s) = R(s) - B(s)[/latex]

[latex]B(s) = Y(s) \cdot H(s)[/latex]

[latex]G_{cl}(s) = \frac{Y(s)}{R(s)} = ?[/latex]

 

Figure 1-19 Basic Closed Loop
Figure 1-19 Basic Closed Loop
[latex]G_{cl}(s) = \frac{Y(s)}{R(s)} = \frac{Y(s)}{E(s) + B(s)} = \frac{E(s) \cdot G(s)}{E(s) + Y(s) \cdot H(s)}[/latex]

[latex]G_{cl} = \frac{E(s) \cdot G(s)}{E(s) + E(s) \cdot G(s) \cdot H(s)} = \frac{E(s) \cdot G(s)}{E(s) \cdot (1+G(s) \cdot H(s))}[/latex]

[latex]G_{cl}(s) = \frac{G(s)}{1+G(s) \cdot H(s)}[/latex]

Equation 1‑20

Closed loop characteristic equation is then described as follows:

[latex]1 + G(s)H(s) = 0[/latex] Equation 1‑21

 

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