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Stability-EE

GATE Electrical Engineering · 30 questions across 21 years (1991-2022) · 53% recurrence rate

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Difficulty mix

easy 33%
med 57%
hard 10%

Question types

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OTHER5
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All 30 questions on Stability-EE

2022 PYQ

The open loop transfer function of a unity gain negative feedback system is given by $$G(s) = {k \over {{s^2} + 4s - 5}}$$. The range of k for which the system is stable, is

Easy
2017 PYQ

The range of K for which all the roots of the equation $${s^3} + 3{s^2} + 2s + K = 0$$ are in the left half of the complex $$s$$-plane is

Easy
2017 PYQ

The root locus of the feedback control system having the characteristic equation $${s^2} + 6Ks + 2s + 5 = 0$$ where $$K>0,$$ enters into the real axis at

Med
2017 PYQ

A closed loop system has the characteristic equation given by $${s^3} + K{s^2} + \left( {K + 2} \right)s + 3 = 0.$$ For this system to be stable, which one of the following conditions should be satisfied?

Easy
2016 PYQ

Given the following polynomial equation $${s^3} + 5.5{s^2} + 8.5s + 3 = 0$$ the number of roots of the polynomial which have real parts strictly less than $$-1$$ is _____________.

Med
2015 PYQ

An open loop transfer function $$G(s)$$ of system is $$G\left( s \right) = {k \over {s\left( {s + 1} \right)\left( {s + 2} \right)}}$$ For a unity feedback system, the breakaway point of the root loci on the real axis oc...

Med
2014 PYQ

A single-input single-output feedback system has forward transfer function $$𝐺(𝑠)$$ and feedback transfer function $$𝐻(𝑠).$$ It is given that $$\left| {G\left( s \right)H\left( s \right)} \right| < 1.$$ Which of the...

Med
2014 PYQ

In the formation of Routh-Hurwitz array for a polynomial, all the elements of a row have zero values. This premature termination of the array indicates the presence of

Easy
2014 PYQ

A system with the open loop transfer function $$G\left( s \right) = {K \over {s\left( {s + 2} \right)\left( {{s^2} + 2s + 2} \right)}}$$ is connected in a negative feedback configuration with a feedback gain of unity. Fo...

Med
2011 PYQ

The open loop transfer function $$G(s)$$ of a unity feedback control system is given as, $$G\left( s \right) = {{k\left( {s + {2 \over 3}} \right)} \over {{s^2}\left( {s + 2} \right)}}.\,\,$$ From the root locus, it can...

Hard
2010 PYQ

The characteristic equation of a closed-loop system is $$s\left( {s + 1} \right)\left( {s + 3} \right) + \,\,k\left( {s + 2} \right) = 0,\,\,k > 0.$$ Which of the following statements is true?

Med
2009 PYQ

The first two rows of Routh's tabulation of a third order equation are as follows $$$\left. {\matrix{ {{s^3}} \cr {{s^2}} \cr } } \right|\matrix{ 2 & 2 \cr 4 & 4 \cr } $$$ this means there are

Med
2007 PYQ

If the loop gain $$K$$ of a negative feedback system having a loop transfer function $$K\left( {s + 3} \right)/{\left( {s + 8} \right)^2}$$ is to be adjusted to induce a sustained oscillation then

Med
2006 PYQ

The algebraic equation $$F\left( s \right) = {s^5} - 3{s^4} + 5{s^3} - 7{s^2} + 4s + 20$$ $$F\left( s \right) = 0$$ has

Med
2006 PYQ

A closed loop system has the characteristic function $$\left( {{s^2} - 4} \right)\left( {s + 1} \right) + K\left( {s - 1} \right) = 0.$$ Its root locus plot against $$K$$ is

Med📊
2004 PYQ

A unity feedback system, having an open loop gain becomes stable when $$G\left( s \right)H\left( s \right) = {{K\left( {1 - s} \right)} \over {\left( {1 + s} \right)}}$$

Easy
2004 PYQ

For the equation, $${s^3} - 4{s^2} + s + 6 = 0$$ the number of roots in the left half of $$s$$ plane will be

Easy
2003 PYQ

The loop gain $$GH$$ of a closed loop system is given by the following expression $${K \over {s\left( {s + 2} \right)\left( {s + 4} \right)}}.$$ The value of $$K$$ for which the system just becomes unstable is

Easy
2002 PYQ

A unity feedback system has an open loop transfer function, $$G\left( s \right) = {K \over {{s^2}}}.$$ The root locus plot is

Easy📊
2002 PYQ

The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by $$G\left( s \right) = {{2\left( {s + \alpha } \right)} \over {s\left( {s + 2} \right)\left( {s + 10} \right)}}.$$ Sketch the root locus as $$\alpha $...

Hard
2001 PYQ

Given the characteristic equation $${s^3} + 2{s^2} + Ks + K = 0.$$ Sketch the root focus as $$K$$ varies from zero to infinity. Find the angle and real axis intercept of the asymptotes, break-away / break-in points, and...

Med
2000 PYQ

A unity feedback system has open loop transfer function $$G\left( s \right) = {{K\left( {s + 5} \right)} \over {s\left( {s + 2} \right)}};K \ge 0$$ (a) Draw a rough sketch of the root locus plot; given that the complex r...

Hard
1998 PYQ

The number of roots on the equation $$2{s^4} + {s^3} + 3{s^2} + 5s + 7 = 0$$ that lie in the right half of $$S$$ plane is:

Easy
1998 PYQ

None of the poles of a linear control system lie in the right half of $$s$$-plane. For a bounded input, the output of this system

Med
1997 PYQ

The system represented by the transfer function $$G\left( s \right) = {{{s^2} + 10s + 24} \over {{s^4} + 6{s^3} - 39{s^2} + 19s + 84}}$$ has . . . pole $$(s)$$ in the right-half $$s$$-plane.

Med
1995 PYQ

Closed loop stability implies that $$\left[ {1 + G\left( s \right)H\left( s \right)} \right]$$ has only ____________ in the left half of the $$s$$-plane.

Easy
1994 PYQ

The number of positive real roots of the equation $${s^3} - 2s + 2 = 0$$ is __________.

Med
1992 PYQ

Which of the following figure(s) represent valid root loci in the $$s$$ - plane for positive $$K?$$ Assume that the system has transfer function with real coefficient.

Med📊
1991 PYQ

A unity feedback system has an open-loop transfer function of the form $$KG\left( s \right) = {{K\left( {s + a} \right)} \over {{s^2}\left( {s + b} \right)}};\,\,\,\,b > a$$ Which of the loci shown in Fig. can be valid r...

Med📊
1991 PYQ

A unity feedback system has the forward loop transfer function $$G\left( s \right) = {{K{{\left( {s + 2} \right)}^2}} \over {{s^2}\left( {s - 1} \right)}}$$ (a) Determine the range of $$K$$ for stable operation (b) Deter...

Med