Title :
Limitations on the use of describing functions
Author_Institution :
University of Manchester, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Manchester, UK
fDate :
5/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19670161
