Hi all,
I have a discrete representation of an analogue PI control algorithm. On the surface it looks very much like a velocity algorithm except for the integral part which is:
Ki*Ts*(E1+E2)
I was expecting to see:
Ki*Ts*E1
What affect will this have? And why has it been done like this?
On my basic level of thinking, this will act as to increase the integral action. What sort of system would this be required for?
The overall algorithm is:
u(i)=u(i-1)+Kp*(E1-E2)+Ki*Ts*(E1+E2)
Many thanks.
It is the 'velocity' form of a PI controller. However, it will work in position or velocity applications.
The equation should be: u(i)=u(i-1)+Kp*(E(i)-E(i-1))+Ki*Ts*(E(i)+E(i-1))/2
What was missing is the /2 for the integrator because it is averaging two errors. This PI controller is using trapezoidal integration instead of rectangular integration.
Peter Nachtwey
Thanks Peter,
The /2 has been absorbed into the constant term. So this is a correct algorithm which differs from what I was expecting due to using a trapezoidal integrator.
This makes sense, many thanks.
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