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Lead Compensators
Objective: Improve the transient response by increasing the system's
phase margin, which leads to a faster response and increased stability. Characteristics: • A lead compensator introduces a phase lead (positive phase shift) in a certain frequency range. • This helps in increasing the system's bandwidth and improving the transient response. • Transfer Function: The transfer function of a lead compensator is typically: Lag Compensators Objective: Improve the steady-state accuracy by reducing the steady- state error without significantly affecting the transient response. Characteristics: • A lag compensator introduces a phase lag (negative phase shift) in a certain frequency range. • It boosts low-frequency gain, which helps in reducing steady-state error. • Transfer Function: The transfer function of a lag compensator is typically: Lead-Lag Compensators Objective: Achieve both transient response improvement and steady- state accuracy by combining the benefits of both lead and lag compensators. Characteristics: • Combines a lead compensator for phase margin improvement with a lag compensator for steady-state accuracy. • Ideal for systems that need to enhance both the transient response and reduce steady-state error. • Transfer Function: The transfer function of a lead-lag compensator is: Design Techniques: Bode Plot vs. Root Locus Bode Plot Method: • Lead Compensator: Increase phase margin by placing the zero near the desired crossover frequency to achieve a boost in phase. • Lag Compensator: Place the pole at a lower frequency to increase low-frequency gain and reduce steady-state error. • Lead-Lag Compensator: Combine the two to achieve both phase margin improvement and steady-state accuracy. The Bode plot approach is ideal for frequency-domain specifications, especially when working with phase margin and gain margin requirements. Root Locus Method: • Lead Compensator: Place the zero strategically to shape the root locus toward the desired pole locations for transient response improvements. • Lag Compensator: Place the pole near the origin to improve steady- state gain, minimizing the effect on the overall root locus. • Lead-Lag Compensator: Combine lead and lag effects, adjusting the zero and pole placements to balance transient and steady-state requirements. The root locus method is useful for time-domain specifications and is often applied when specific pole locations or damping requirements are essential