自动化专业英语作者徐存善Unit22课件.pptVIP

Automatic Control System Stability of Automatic Control Systems All control modes previously described can return a process variable to a steady value following a disturbance. This characteristic is called stability. Control loops can be either stable or unstable. Instability is caused by a combination of process time lags discussed earlier and inherent time lags within a control system. This results in slow response to changes in the controlled varia-ble. Consequently, the controlled variable will continuously cycle around the set-point value. Oscillation describes this characteristic.