Nyquist Plot (Polar Plot)
• The polar plot of a sinusoidal
transfer function G(jω) is a plot of
the magnitude of G(jω) versus the
phase angle of G(jω) on polar
coordinates as ω is varied from
zero to infinity.
• Thus, the polar plot is the locus of
vectors as ω is
varied from zero to infinity.
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Nyquist Plot (Polar Plot)
• Each point on the polar plot of
G(jω) represents the terminal
point of a vector at a
particular value of ω.
• The projections of G(jω) on
the real and imaginary axes
are its real and imaginary
components.
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Nyquist Plot of Integral and Derivative Factors
• The polar plot of G(jω)=1/jω is the negative imaginary
axis, since
Im
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G ( jω ) =
jω
1 − jω 1
G ( jω ) = × = −j Re
jω − jω ω ω=∞ -90o
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In polar form G( jω ) = ∠ − 90
ω ω=0
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Nyquist Plot of Integral and Derivative Factors
• The polar plot of G(jω)=jω is the positive imaginary axis,
since
Im
ω=∞
G ( jω ) = jω
In polar form G( jω ) = ω∠90
ω=0
90o
Re
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Nyquist Plot of First Order Factors
• The polar plot of first order factor in numerator is
G ( jω ) = jω + 1
ω= ∞
Im
ω Re Im
0 1 0 2 ω=2
1 ω=1
1 1 1 ω=0
Re
1
2 1 2
∞ 1 ∞
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Nyquist Plot of First Order Factors
• The polar plot of first order factor in denominator is
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G ( jω ) =
jω + 1 ω Re Im
1 1 − jω 0 1 0
G ( jω ) = ×
jω + 1 1 − jω 0.5 0.8 0.4
1 − jω 1 1/2 -1/2
G ( jω ) =
1+ ω 2 2 1/5 -2/5
1 ω
G ( jω ) = 2
− j ∞ 0 0
1+ ω 1+ ω 2 6
Nyquist Plot of First Order Factors
• The polar plot of first order factor in denominator is
ω Re Im Im
0 1 0
0.5 0.8 -0.4
ω= ∞ 0.2 0.5 0.8 1
Re
1 0.5 -0.5 ω=0
-0.4 ω=2
ω=0.5
2 0.2 -0.4 -0.5
ω=1
∞ 0 0
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Nyquist Plot of First Order Factors
• The polar plot of first order factor in denominator is
ω Re Im G( jω ) ∠G( jω ) Im
0 1 0 1 0o
0.5 0.8 -0.4 0.9 -26o
ω=0
ω= ∞ Re
1 0.5 -0.5 0.7 -45o
ω=0.5
ω=2
2 0.2 -0.4 0.4 -63o ω=1
∞ 0 0 0 -90
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Example#1
• Draw the polar plot of following open loop transfer function.
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G( s ) =
Solution s( s + 1)
Put s = jω
1
G ( jω ) =
jω ( jω + 1)
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G ( jω ) =
− ω 2 + jω
1 − ω 2 − jω
G ( jω ) = ×
− ω + jω − ω 2 − jω
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− ω 2 − jω
G ( jω ) =
ω4 + ω2 9
Example#1
ω Re Im
2 0 ∞ ∞
− ω − jω
G ( jω ) =
ω4 + ω2 0.1 -1 -10
−ω2 ω 0.5 -0.8 -1.6
G ( jω ) = 4 2
− j
ω +ω ω4 + ω2 1 -0.5 -0.5
−1 1
G ( jω ) = − j 2 -0.2 -0.1
ω2 +1 ω (ω 2 + 1)
3 -0.1 -0.03
∞ 0 0
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Example#1
Im
ω Re Im
0 ∞ ∞
0.1 -1 -10
0.5 -0.8 -1.6 -1 ω=∞ Re
ω=2 ω=3
1 -0.5 -0.5 ω=1
2 -0.2 -0.1 ω=0.5
3 -0.1 -0.03
∞ 0 0
ω=0.1 -10
ω=0 11
Nyquist Stability Criterion
Im
• The Nyquist stability
criterion determines the
stability of a closed-loop
system from its open-loop
frequency response and (-1, j0)
Re
open-loop poles.
• A minimum phase closed
loop system will be stable if
the Nyquist plot of open
loop transfer function does
not encircle (-1, j0) point.
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Gain Margin
Phase Margin
Gain cross-over point
Phase cross-over point
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