Using the step responses of (1) an integrating element and (2) a first-order process to an input

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Using the step responses of (1) an integrating element and (2) a first-order process to an input change of magnitude M. 

(a) Show that the step response for an input change M of a first-order process G1(s) = K1 / τs + 1

can be approximately modeled by the step response of an integrator.

G0(s) = K0 / s for low values of t — i.e.,t ≪ τ.
(b) What is the relation between K0 and K1 if the two responses match for t ≪ τ ?
(c) This relationship motivates the use of an integrator model to approximate a first-order process by means of a single-parameter model. Explain how you would analyze a single step test to find K0 and a time delay (if one exists).

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Process Dynamics and Control

ISBN: 978-1119385561

4th edition

Authors: Dale E. Seborg, Thomas F. Edgar, Duncan A. Mellichamp, Francis J. Doyle

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