Question

Increasing a proportional gain will:

• A. increase the overshoot, decrease the steady state error
• B. decrease the overshoot, increase the steady state error
• C. increase the overshoot, increase the steady state error
• D. decrease the overshoot, decrease the steady state error

Hint:

Higher proportional gains can lead to system instability if not tuned carefully. Always consider the trade-off between response speed and system stability.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Increasing the proportional gain in a control system generally leads to a decrease in both the overshoot and the steady-state error. A higher proportional gain makes the control system more responsive, thereby reducing the overshoot and improving the error correction, hence reducing the steady-state error.