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Signal Flow Graphs: Engineering Informatics Electrical Circuits

The document discusses signal flow graphs (SFG) which are used to represent sets of simultaneous equations. It defines key SFG terms like nodes, branches, transmittances, paths, loops, and provides rules for drawing SFG from block diagrams and differential equations. Mason's gain formula is presented for reducing a SFG to a single transfer function. Examples are given of constructing SFG from simultaneous equations, differential equations, and a given transfer function.

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Signal Flow Graphs: Engineering Informatics Electrical Circuits

The document discusses signal flow graphs (SFG) which are used to represent sets of simultaneous equations. It defines key SFG terms like nodes, branches, transmittances, paths, loops, and provides rules for drawing SFG from block diagrams and differential equations. Mason's gain formula is presented for reducing a SFG to a single transfer function. Examples are given of constructing SFG from simultaneous equations, differential equations, and a given transfer function.

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European

university
District Brcko

Evropski univerzitet
Distrikt Brko

Engineering informatics
Electrical circuits

Signal Flow Graphs


Mentor: Doc. Dr. Halid igi
Student: Draen Markovi
Brcko, October 2013.

Flow of PPT

What is Signal Flow Graph (SFG)?


Definitions of terms used in SFG
Rules for drawing of SFG
Masons Gain formula
SFG from simultaneous eqns
SFG from differential eqns
Examples
Solution of a problem by Block diagram reduction
technique and SFG
SFG from a given Transfer function
Examples

What is Signal Flow Graph?

SFG is a diagram which represents a set of


simultaneous
equations.
This method was developed by S.J.Mason. This
method
does nt require any reduction technique.

It consists of nodes and these nodes are


connected by a
directed line called branches.
Every branch has an arrow which represents the
flow of
signal.
For complicated systems, when Block Diagram
(BD) reduction

Comparison of BD and SFG


block
diagram:

R (s )

G (s )

signal flow
graph:

G (s )

C (s )

R (s )

C (s )

this case at each step block diagram is to Only one time SFG is to be drawn
e redrawn. Thats why it is tedious method. and then Masons gain formula is
to be evaluated.
o wastage of time and space.
So time and space is saved.

SFG

Definition of terms required in SFG


Node: It is a point representing a variable.
x2 = t 12 x1 +t32 x3
X3
X1

t12

X2
t32

In this SFG there are 3 nodes.


Branch : A line joining two
X
nodes.X1
2

Input Node : Node which has only outgoing


branches.
X is input node.

Output node/ sink node: Only incoming


branches.
Mixed nodes: Has both incoming and outgoing
branches.
Transmittance : It is the gain between two nodes.
It is generally written on the branch near the
t34
t23
arrow. t12
X1

X2

X4

X3
t43

Path : It is the traversal of connected branches in the


direction
of branch arrows, such that no node is traversed more than
once.
Forward path : A path which originates from the input node
and terminates at the output node and along which no node
is traversed more than once.
Forward Path gain : It is the product of branch
transmittances
of a forward path.

= G1 G2 G3 G4,

= G5 G6 G7 G8

Loop : Path that originates and terminates at


the same node and along which no other node is
traversed more than once.
Self loop: Path that originates and terminates at
the same node.
Loop gain: it is the product of branch
transmittances of a loop.
Non-touching loops: Loops that dont have any
common node or branch.

L 1 = G2 H2
H3
L3= G7 H7

SFG terms representation


branc
h
node

input node
(source)

transmittan
ce
mixed
node

x1

x4

b
forward
path
x2
loop

input node
(source)

mixed
node
path x

x3

Rules for drawing of SFG


from Block diagram
All variables, summing points and take off
points are represented by nodes.
If a summing point is placed before a take off
point in the direction of signal flow, in such a
case the summing point and take off point shall
be represented by a single node.
If a summing point is placed after a take off
point in the direction of signal flow, in such a
case the summing point and take off point shall
be represented by separate nodes connected
by a branch having transmittance unity.

Masons Gain Formula


A technique to reduce a signal-flow graph to a
single transfer function requires the application of
one formula.
The transfer function, C(s)/R(s), of a system
represented by a
signal-flow graph is

k = number of forward path


Pk = the kth forward path gain
= 1 ( loop gains) + ( non-touching loop gains
taken two at a time) ( non-touching loop gains
taken three at a time)+ so on .

Ex: SFG from BD

EX: To find T/F of the given


block diagram

Identification of Forward
Paths

P 1 = 1.1.G1 .G
= G1 G2 G3

P 2 = 1.1.G
= G 2 G3

.G

. G3. 1

.1

Individual Loops

= G 1G 2 H

= - G 4H

= - G 2G 3 H

=-G

=-G

Construction
of
SFG
simultaneous equations

from

t21

23

t3
1

t32

t33

After joining all SFG

SFG from Differential


equations
Consider the differential equation

y 3 y 5 y 2 y x

Step 1: Solve the above eqn for highest order

y x 3 y 5 y 2 y
Step 2: Consider the left hand terms (highest derivative) as dependant
variable and all other terms on right hand side as independent
variables.
Construct the branches of signal flow graph as shown below:x

y
y

2
-5

1
y

-3
(a)

Step 3: Connect the nodes of highest order derivatives to the lowest order
der.node and so on. The flow of signal will be from higher node to lower
node and transmittance will be 1/s as shown in fig (b)
x
y

1/s

(b)

1/s
y

-2
-5

-3
1/s

Step 4: Reverse the sign of a branch connecting y to y, with


condition no change in T/F fn.

Step5: Redraw the SFG as shown.

Problem: to find out loops


from the given SFG

Ex: Signal-Flow Graph Models

Individual
loops
L 1 = G2 H2
L 2= G3 H3
L

= G6 H 6

= G7 H7

Pair of Non-touching loops


L 1L 3
L 1L 4
L2 L3

L 2L

Pk k
Y

R (1 ( L1 L 2 ) LiLj LiLjLk ..

Y( s )

G 1 G 2 G 3 G 4 1 L 3 L 4 G 5 G 6 G 7 G 8 1 L 1 L 2

R( s )

1 L 1 L 2 L 3 L 4 L 1 L 3 L 1 L 4 L 2 L 3 L 2 L 4

Ex:

Forward Paths

Loops

L1= -G 5 G 6
H1
L 2 = -G2 G 3G 4G
5 H2
L 3 = -G 8 H 1
L 4 = - G2 G

H2

L5 = -G

Loops

L 6 = - G 1G2 G 3G 4G

H3
L 7 = - G 1G2 G 7G
6 H3

L 8= - G 1G2 G 3G 4G

H3

Pair of Non-touching loops


L

L 4L

L
4

L
L 5L

L
4

L 3L

Non-touching loops for


paths

1=1
2= -G
H4
3= 1

Signal-Flow Graph Models

P1

Y( s )

P1 P2 2 P3

R( s )

G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6

P2

G1 G2 G7 G6

P3

G1 G2 G3 G4 G8

1 L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L5 L7 L5 L4 L3 L4
3

1 L5

1 G4 H4

Block Diagram Reduction


Example
H2
R
+_

+
+

G1

_
+

H1

G2

G3

R
+_

G1G2G3
1 G1G2 H1 G2G3 H 2

G1G2G3
1 G1G2 H1 G2G3 H 2 G1G2G3

Solution for same problem by using


SFG

Forward Path

=G

G 2 G3

Loops

= G

G 2 H1

=-G

G3 H2

L
P

=G

= G

G 2 G3

=-G
=-G

G 2 H1
2

G3 H2

G 2 G3

1 = 1
= 1- (L1 + L

+L 3 )

=-G

G 2 G3

SFG from given T/F


C (s )
24

R (s ) (s 2)(s 3)(s 4)

1
s 1

( s 2) (1 2s 1 )

Ex:

Thanks.

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