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The Bode magnitude plot of a first order stable system is constant with frequency. The asymptotic value of the high frequency phase, for the system, is -180° This system has


Options

A

one LHP pole and one RHP zero at the same frequency.

B

one LHP pole and one LHP zero at the same frequency.

C

two LHP poles and one RHP zero.

D

two RHP poles and one LHP zero.

Correct Answer :

one LHP pole and one RHP zero at the same frequency.

Solution :

The correct option is: one LHP pole and one RHP zero at the same frequency.

1. Analysis of the Bode Plot Image
By inspecting the provided image, we can observe two plots as a function of log-frequency, labeled on the horizontal axis as
log ( f )
- The upper curve, labeled "magnitude", is a flat horizontal line, indicating that the system's magnitude is constant across all frequencies.
- The lower curve, labeled "phase", starts at
0
and drops to a high-frequency asymptotic value of
- 180
as frequency increases.

2. System Stability
For a system to be stable, all of its poles must lie in the Left Half-Plane (LHP) of the s-domain. Therefore, a first-order stable system must have its pole at:
s = - a ( where a > 0 )

3. All-Pass Nature (Constant Magnitude)
A system that has a constant magnitude response across all frequencies is known as an all-pass system. For the magnitude to remain constant, the transfer function must satisfy:
| H ( j ω ) | = constant
This condition is fulfilled when the zeros of the system are the mirror reflections of its poles across the imaginary axis. Since the pole is at
s = - a
(in the LHP), the zero must be located at
s = + a
(in the Right Half-Plane, RHP) at the same frequency magnitude a.

4. Transfer Function Derivation
Let us construct the transfer function with a pole at
s = - a
and a zero at
s = a
with a gain adjustment for phase alignment:
H ( s ) = a - s s + a
Substituting
s = j ω
to obtain the frequency response:
H ( j ω ) = a - j ω a + j ω

5. Verifying Magnitude and Phase
The magnitude is:
| H ( j ω ) | = | a - j ω | | a + j ω | = a 2 + ω 2 a 2 + ω 2 = 1
This confirms the magnitude is indeed constant at all frequencies.

The phase of the transfer function is given by:
H ( j ω ) = ( a - j ω ) - ( a + j ω ) = - tan - 1 ( ω a ) - tan - 1 ( ω a ) = - 2 tan - 1 ( ω a )
Now let's compute the phase at the frequency limits:
- At low frequency (ω0):
H ( j 0 ) = - 2 tan - 1 ( 0 ) = 0
- At high frequency (ω):
lim ω H ( j ω ) = - 2 ( 90 ) = - 180
This perfectly matches the asymptotic phase values shown on the graph, confirming the presence of one stable LHP pole and one RHP zero at the same frequency.

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