7 Basic Control Actions
7 Basic Control Actions
7 Basic Control Actions
A controller compares the actual value of output with the reference input, determines the deviation, and produces a control signal that will reduce the deviation to zero or to a small value. The manner in which the controller produces the control signal is called the control action.
Such a system always has a steady-state error in the step response. Such a steady-state error is called an offset.
Integral control of the system eliminates the steady-state error in the response to the step input..
It is important to point out that if the controller was an integral controller, then the system always becomes unstable because the characteristic equation
will have roots with positive real parts. Such an unstable system cannot be used in practice.
Proportional-Plus-Derivative Control
. Thus derivative control introduces a damping effect. A typical response curve c ( t ) to a unit step input is shown in
Reduce stability!
Integral Controller
Integral of error with a constant gain increase the system type by 1 eliminate steady-state error for a unit step input amplify overshoot and oscillations
Derivative Controller
Differentiation of error with a constant gain detect rapid change in output reduce overshoot and oscillation do not affect the steady-state response
These rules are used to determine Kp, Ti and Td for PID controllers First Method: The response is obtained experimentally to a unit step input. The plant involves neither integrators nor differentiators
Second Method
Set Ti= inf and Td=0, increase Kp from 0 t a critical value Kcr where the output exhibits sustained oscillations. Use Kcr , Pcr and Table 10-2 to determine the parameters of the controller