In a Bode plot, what does the phase margin indicate?

Practice Questions

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In a Bode plot, what does the phase margin indicate?
  1. The gain at which the system becomes unstable.
  2. The frequency at which the system has maximum gain.
  3. The amount of additional gain that can be added before instability occurs.
  4. The overall gain of the system.

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

In a Bode plot, what does the phase margin indicate?
  • Step 1: Understand that a Bode plot is a graph used in control systems to show how a system responds to different frequencies.
  • Step 2: Recognize that the phase margin is a specific value on the Bode plot that helps us understand system stability.
  • Step 3: Know that the phase margin is the difference between the phase of the system at the gain crossover frequency (where gain is 1 or 0 dB) and -180 degrees.
  • Step 4: Realize that a positive phase margin means the system is stable, while a negative phase margin indicates instability.
  • Step 5: Conclude that the phase margin tells us how much more gain we can add to the system before it becomes unstable.
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