BEE/BEP1516I

Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

BEE3313 Principle of Control System

LAB 2 : Disturbance Cancellation of Proportional and Integral Controller

Mapping CO,PO,Domain,KI : CO3, PO3, P5, CTPS5
CO3: Analyze control system performance in terms of transient and steady-state response of a linear
time-invariant systems
PO3: Modern Tool Usage - Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern
engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to complex engineering
activities, with an understanding of the limitations.
P5: Psychomotor - Complex Overt Response
CTPS5: Critical thinking problem solving An ability to make decision based on strong proof

Lab Requirement:
a) TECQUIPMENT CE110 Servo Trainer
b) TECQUIPMENT CE120 Servo Controller
c) Chart recorder
Problem :

The performance of feedback control system is a primary importance. The design of a control
system is concerned with the arrangement of the system structure and the selection of suitable
components and parameters. Adjustment of a control system can be done in order to get a
suitable performance. In particular, you are required to investigate the ability of a proportional
plus integral controller to reject disturbances caused by the load generator. In order to do that, the
following guidelines on the tasks that are supposed to be carried out are provided:
Investigation of the performance upon the variation of proportional and integral speed controller
gain with the effect of the disturbance applied by the load generator as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1
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Task:
Write a comprehensive report on your verification and investigation that includes all the
procedures undertaken, findings and analysis.
1) With a proportional gain of kp=1 measure the error signal. Now apply a 10V load
demand on the generator input (do this by making the dotted connection in Figure in
Appendix and note the new error signal. Record your results in Table 1.
Table 1: Influence of Load Disturbance rpm steady state Error for Various Kp

2) With a proportional gain of Kp=1 and Ki=1, measure the error signal. Now apply a
10V load demand on the generator input (do this by making the dotted connection
in Figure in Appendix and note the new error signal. Record your results in Table 2.
Repeat for Kp=Ki=4, 7 and 10.
Table 2: Influence of Load Disturbance rpm steady state error for Various Kp and Ki

Reference:
APPENDIX I
Important Notes:
When operating with the Servo Trainer, you should ensure that the selected inertial load is firmly
secured by the knurled nut provided and that the access door is firmly closed. The access door
has a micro-switch, which prevents the motor turning when the door is opened. Therefore, it is
important to ensure the door is firmly shut and the micro-switch is engaged when closing the
door.
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Report Writing
Each student must submit one report independently; use standard Lab report cover page and
standard IEEE format as provided in the guideline. Your report must including the abstract,
introduction, methodology, results & discussion, and conclusion. The numbers of pages MUST
NOT exceed four (4) pages. Please write your report using your own sentences and based on
your understanding towards the lab experiment. Copying from the lab manual really does not
help you to improve your grade. Laboratory report must be submitted on November 24th
2016, (for Group A) and November 29th 2016 (for Group B) by 4.00 PM. Late submission
will be penalized per day basis (1% downgraded per day). Attach together at the end of
Lab report with a Rubric Report evaluation.
Plagiarism Policy
It has been stated in the universitys policy that plagiarism is an act of misconduct. Therefore, if
you are caught practicing plagiarism in writing your lab report, you will be severely penalized
and reported to the Dean.

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APPENDIX I

Warning : Do not connect the dotted connection!

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