Routh's Criterion: H (S) C(S)
Routh's Criterion: H (S) C(S)
Routh's Criterion: H (S) C(S)
5. Routh’s Criterion
A necessary (but not sufficient) condition for stability is that all the coefficients of the
characteristic polynomial be positive.
A system is stable if and only if all the elements in the first column of the Routh array are
positive.
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A system H (s) = is to be controlled with a “proportional-plus-integral” PI
(s+1)(s+ 2)
I
controller C(s) = P +
s
Sketch the range of stability of the closed loop system on a plot of P versus I.
Solution
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I > 0; P > −2
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