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Control Systems

Electrical Engineering · Level 6  ·  5 Chapters

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Chapters

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Apply basic concepts of control systems
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Apply system modelling
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Apply system performance
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Apply system compensation
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Apply servo systems
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What Control Systems covers: 34 main topics in 5 chapters

1. Apply basic concepts of control systems

  1. 1.1 Types of control systems
  2. 1.2 Open and closed loop systems
  3. 1.3 Feedback
  4. 1.4 Block diagrams
  5. 1.5 Simplification of block diagrams
  6. 1.6 Signal flow graphs
  7. 1.7 Simplification of system loops
  8. 1.8 Conversion of block diagrams to signal flow graphs

2. Apply system modelling

  1. 2.1 Need for modelling
  2. 2.2 Mathematical models
  3. 2.3 Derivation of transfer functions for simple networks
  4. 2.4 Electrical-mechanical analogy
  5. 2.5 Modelling of practical systems

3. Apply system performance

  1. 3.1 Time response analysis
  2. 3.2 Test signals
  3. 3.3 Dynamic response for 1st and 2nd order systems
  4. 3.4 Damping methods
  5. 3.5 Time domain specifications
  6. 3.6 Types of system stability
  7. 3.7 System stability analysis methods
  8. 3.8 Process control strategies
  9. 3.9 Proportional plus Integral plus Derivative (PID)

4. Apply system compensation

  1. 4.1 Need for compensation
  2. 4.2 Compensating networks transfer functions
  3. 4.3 Lead compensator
  4. 4.4 Lag compensator
  5. 4.5 Lead-lag compensator
  6. 4.6 Designing a Bode compensator
  7. 4.7 Compensation using 3-term controller

5. Apply servo systems

  1. 5.1 Servo mechanisms
  2. 5.2 AC and DC Servo amplifiers
  3. 5.3 Operation of stepper motors
  4. 5.4 Characteristics curves of ac and dc servo motors
  5. 5.5 Calculations

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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