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Block Diagram Reduction Rules: Example
Block Diagram Reduction Rules: Example
Follow these rules for simplifying (reducing) the block diagram, which is having many
blocks, summing points and take-off points.
Rule 1 − Check for the blocks connected in series and simplify.
Rule 2 − Check for the blocks connected in parallel and simplify.
Rule 3 − Check for the blocks connected in feedback loop and simplify.
Rule 4 − If there is difficulty with take-off point while simplifying, shift it towards
right.
Rule 5 − If there is difficulty with summing point while simplifying, shift it towards
left.
Rule 6 − Repeat the above steps till you get the simplified form, i.e., single
block.
Note − The transfer function present in this single block is the transfer function of the
overall block diagram.
Example
Consider the block diagram shown in the following figure. Let us simplify (reduce) this
block diagram using the block diagram reduction rules.
Step 5 − Use Rule 1 for blocks connected in series. The modified block diagram is
shown in the following figure.
Step 6 − Use Rule 3 for blocks connected in feedback loop. The modified block
diagram is shown in the following figure. This is the simplified block diagram.
Till now we have seen the important rules to be kept in mind while reducing the
block diagram. Let us now see an example to have a better understanding of the
same.
First, see the procedural steps to be followed for solving block diagram reduction
problems:
Reducing the 3 directly connected blocks in series into a single block, we will
have:
Further, we can see 3 blocks are present that are connected parallely. Thus on
reducing blocks in parallel, we will have:
Further on simplifying the internal closed-loop system, the overall internal gain
will be
Therefore,
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Problem 1
1. Obtain the Transfer function of the given block diagram
2. Obtain the transfer function for the system shown in the fig
3. Obtain the transfer function C/R for the block diagram shown in the fig
Solution
The take-off point is shifted after the block G2
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