• DocumentCode
    872179
  • Title

    Limitations on the use of describing functions

  • Author

    Jeffers, D.E.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Manchester, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Manchester, UK
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1967
  • fDate
    5/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    207
  • Lastpage
    208
  • Abstract
    The describing-function method of analysis fails to predict the existence of a limit cycle when applied to a relay control system for a nuclear reactor. This is demonstrated by a direct solution of the system differential equations and by experiment on the Universities´ Research Reactor.
  • Keywords
    analysis and synthesis methods; automatic control; nonlinear systems; nuclear power; stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19670161
  • Filename
    4207218
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=872179