Adgitm, New Delhi Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Adgitm, New Delhi Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Adgitm, New Delhi Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Experiment No: 5
Pole-Zero Plot
5.1 Objective 5.2 Apparatus required 5.3 Theory 5.4 Program 5.5 Result 5.6 Precautions 5.7
Discussion 5.8 Questions
5.1 OBJECTIVE:To obtain Pole-Zero plot of any transfer function using MATLAB.
5.2 APPARATUS REQUIRED: A PC with MATLAB software installed in it.
5.3 THEORY: The transfer function provides a basis for determining important system
response characteristics without solving the complete differential equation. As defined, the
transfer function is a rational function in the complex variable s = σ + jω, that is
𝑏𝑚 𝑠𝑚 +𝑏𝑚−1 𝑠𝑚−1 + …..+𝑏1 𝑠+𝑏0
𝐻(𝑠) = (1)
𝑎𝑛 𝑠𝑛 +𝑎𝑛−1 𝑠𝑛−1 + …..+𝑎1 𝑠+𝑎0
It is often convenient to factor the polynomials in the numerator and denominator, and to
write the transfer function in terms of those factors:
𝑁(𝑠) 𝐾(𝑠 − 𝑧1 ) + (𝑠 − 𝑧2 )+. … . . +(𝑠 − 𝑧𝑚 )
𝐻(𝑠) = =
𝐷(𝑠) (𝑠 − 𝑝1 ) + (𝑠 − 𝑝2 )+. … . . +(𝑠 − 𝑝𝑛 )
Where the numerator and denominator polynomials, N(s) and D(s), have real coefficients
𝑏𝑚⁄
defined by the system’s differential equation and 𝐾 = 𝑎𝑛 . As written in Eq. (2) the zi’s
are the roots of the equation
N(s)=0, (3)
And are defined to be the system zeros, and the pi’s are the roots of the equation
D(s)=0, (4)
and are defined to be the system poles. In Eq. (2) the factors in the numerator and
denominator are written so that when s = zi the numerator N(s) = 0 and the transfer function
vanishes. Similarly, when s = pi the denominator polynomial D(s) = 0 and the value of the
transfer function becomes unbounded.
All of the coefficients of polynomials N(s) and D(s) are real, therefore the poles and zeros
must be either purely real, or appear in complex conjugate pairs. The existence of a single
complex pole without a corresponding conjugate pole would generate complex coefficients in
the polynomial D(s). Similarly, the system zeros are either real or appear in complex
conjugate pairs.
5.4 PROGRAM: Consider a 2nd order control system whose close loop transfer function is
given as
G(s) =
5.5 RESULT: The pole-zero plot of the given transfer function is obtained as given in below
figure.
5.6 PRECAUTION:
5.8QUESTIONS: