Application of Different Compensators to the Same Control System
Faculty Mentor
Salman Siddiqui
Location
Russell Union Room 2047
Type of Research
Proposed
Session Format
Oral Presentation
College
Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering & Computing
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abstract
The presentation follows the design of several compensators for one control system based on a steam-driven power generator. The three compensators are a basic gain compensator, a PID, or proportional integral differential controller, and a lag-lead compensator. Through designing and simulating the different compensators, the various benefits and drawbacks of using one compensator over another are determined when used in the same application. The parameter used in determining the effectiveness of each kind of compensator is the step response of the system when designing for a particular gain, damping ratio, natural frequency, and steady-state error. The controllers are designed using particular transfer functions that are characteristic to the type of compensators. By selecting different values for the poles and zeroes of the transfer functions, which can be easily represented in a visual medium with a Root Locus graph, the settling time and percent overshoot of the system can be easily controlled.
Program Description
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Start Date
4-23-2026 2:00 PM
End Date
4-23-2026 2:15 PM
Recommended Citation
Walsh, Kerrington D W, "Application of Different Compensators to the Same Control System" (2026). GS4 Student Scholars Symposium. 140.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2026/2026/140
Application of Different Compensators to the Same Control System
Russell Union Room 2047
The presentation follows the design of several compensators for one control system based on a steam-driven power generator. The three compensators are a basic gain compensator, a PID, or proportional integral differential controller, and a lag-lead compensator. Through designing and simulating the different compensators, the various benefits and drawbacks of using one compensator over another are determined when used in the same application. The parameter used in determining the effectiveness of each kind of compensator is the step response of the system when designing for a particular gain, damping ratio, natural frequency, and steady-state error. The controllers are designed using particular transfer functions that are characteristic to the type of compensators. By selecting different values for the poles and zeroes of the transfer functions, which can be easily represented in a visual medium with a Root Locus graph, the settling time and percent overshoot of the system can be easily controlled.
