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pid

Create PID controller in parallel form, convert to parallel-form PID controller

Syntax

C = pid(Kp,Ki,Kd,Tf)
C = pid(Kp,Ki,Kd,Tf,Ts)
C = pid(sys)
C = pid(Kp)
C = pid(Kp,Ki)
C = pid(Kp,Ki,Kd)
C = pid(...,Name,Value)
C = pid

Description

C = pid(Kp,Ki,Kd,Tf) creates a continuous-time PID controller with proportional, integral, and derivative gains Kp, Ki, and Kd and first-order derivative filter time constant Tf:

$C={K}_{p}+\frac{{K}_{i}}{s}+\frac{{K}_{d}s}{{T}_{f}s+1}.$

This representation is in parallel form. If all of Kp, Ki, Kd, and Tf are real, then the resulting C is a pid controller object. If one or more of these coefficients is tunable (realp or genmat), then C is a tunable generalized state-space (genss) model object.

C = pid(Kp,Ki,Kd,Tf,Ts) creates a discrete-time PID controller with sampling time Ts. The controller is:

$C={K}_{p}+{K}_{i}IF\left(z\right)+\frac{{K}_{d}}{{T}_{f}+DF\left(z\right)}.$

IF(z) and DF(z) are the discrete integrator formulas for the integrator and derivative filter. By default, IF(z) = DF(z) = Tsz/(z – 1). To choose different discrete integrator formulas, use the IFormula and DFormula properties. (See Properties for more information about IFormula and DFormula). If DFormula = 'ForwardEuler' (the default value) and Tf ≠ 0, then Ts and Tf must satisfy Tf > Ts/2. This requirement ensures a stable derivative filter pole.

C = pid(sys) converts the dynamic system sys to a parallel form pid controller object.

C = pid(Kp) creates a continuous-time proportional (P) controller with Ki = 0, Kd = 0, and Tf = 0.

C = pid(Kp,Ki) creates a proportional and integral (PI) controller with Kd = 0 and Tf = 0.

C = pid(Kp,Ki,Kd) creates a proportional, integral, and derivative (PID) controller with Tf = 0.

C = pid(...,Name,Value) creates a controller or converts a dynamic system to a pid controller object with additional options specified by one or more Name,Value pair arguments.

C = pid creates a P controller with Kp = 1.

Input Arguments

 Kp Proportional gain. Kp can be: A real and finite value.An array of real and finite values.A tunable parameter (realp).A tunable generalized matrix (genmat), such as a gain surface for gain-scheduled tuning, created using gainsurf (requires Robust Control Toolbox™ software). When Kp = 0, the controller has no proportional action. Default: 1 Ki Integral gain. Ki can be: A real and finite value.An array of real and finite values.A tunable parameter (realp).A tunable generalized matrix (genmat), such as a gain surface for gain-scheduled tuning, created using gainsurf (requires Robust Control Toolbox software). When Ki = 0, the controller has no integral action. Default: 0 Kd Derivative gain. Kd can be: A real and finite value.An array of real and finite values.A tunable parameter (realp).A tunable generalized matrix (genmat), such as a gain surface for gain-scheduled tuning, created using gainsurf (requires Robust Control Toolbox software). When Kd = 0, the controller has no derivative action. Default: 0 Tf Time constant of the first-order derivative filter. Tf can be: A real, finite, and nonnegative value.An array of real, finite, and nonnegative values.A tunable parameter (realp).A tunable generalized matrix (genmat), such as a gain surface for gain-scheduled tuning, created using gainsurf (requires Robust Control Toolbox software). When Tf = 0, the controller has no filter on the derivative action. Default: 0 Ts Sampling time. To create a discrete-time pid controller, provide a positive real value (Ts > 0). pid does not support discrete-time controller with undetermined sample time (Ts = -1). Ts must be a scalar value. In an array of pid controllers, each controller must have the same Ts. sys SISO dynamic system to convert to parallel pid form. sys must represent a valid PID controller that can be written in parallel form with Tf ≥ 0. sys can also be an array of SISO dynamic systems.

Name-Value Pair Arguments

Specify optional comma-separated pairs of Name,Value arguments. Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name must appear inside single quotes (' '). You can specify several name and value pair arguments in any order as Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN.

Use Name,Value syntax to set the numerical integration formulas IFormula and DFormula of a discrete-time pid controller, or to set other object properties such as InputName and OutputName. For information about available properties of pid controller objects, see Properties.

Output Arguments

 C PID controller, represented as a pid controller object, an array of pid controller objects, a genss object, or a genss array. If all the gains Kp, Ki, Kd, and Tf have numeric values, then C is a pid controller object. When the gains are numeric arrays, C is an array of pid controller objects. The controller type (P, I, PI, PD, PDF, PID, PIDF) depends upon the values of the gains. For example, when Kd = 0, but Kp and Ki are nonzero, C is a PI controller. If one or more gains is a tunable parameter (realp) or generalized matrix (genmat), then C is a generalized state-space model (genss).

Properties

 Kp, Ki, Kd PID controller gains. The Kp, Ki, and Kd properties store the proportional, integral, and derivative gains, respectively. Kp, Ki, and Kd values are real and finite. Tf Derivative filter time constant. The Tf property stores the derivative filter time constant of the pid controller object. Tf are real, finite, and greater than or equal to zero. IFormula Discrete integrator formula IF(z) for the integrator of the discrete-time pid controller C: $C={K}_{p}+{K}_{i}IF\left(z\right)+\frac{{K}_{d}}{{T}_{f}+DF\left(z\right)}.$ IFormula can take the following values: 'ForwardEuler' — IF(z) = $\frac{{T}_{s}}{z-1}.$This formula is best for small sampling time, where the Nyquist limit is large compared to the bandwidth of the controller. For larger sampling time, the ForwardEuler formula can result in instability, even when discretizing a system that is stable in continuous time.'BackwardEuler' — IF(z) = $\frac{{T}_{s}z}{z-1}.$An advantage of the BackwardEuler formula is that discretizing a stable continuous-time system using this formula always yields a stable discrete-time result.'Trapezoidal' — IF(z) = $\frac{{T}_{s}}{2}\frac{z+1}{z-1}.$An advantage of the Trapezoidal formula is that discretizing a stable continuous-time system using this formula always yields a stable discrete-time result. Of all available integration formulas, the Trapezoidal formula yields the closest match between frequency-domain properties of the discretized system and the corresponding continuous-time system. When C is a continuous-time controller, IFormula is ''. Default: 'ForwardEuler' DFormula Discrete integrator formula DF(z) for the derivative filter of the discrete-time pid controller C: $C={K}_{p}+{K}_{i}IF\left(z\right)+\frac{{K}_{d}}{{T}_{f}+DF\left(z\right)}.$ DFormula can take the following values: 'ForwardEuler' — DF(z) = $\frac{{T}_{s}}{z-1}.$This formula is best for small sampling time, where the Nyquist limit is large compared to the bandwidth of the controller. For larger sampling time, the ForwardEuler formula can result in instability, even when discretizing a system that is stable in continuous time.'BackwardEuler' — DF(z) = $\frac{{T}_{s}z}{z-1}.$An advantage of the BackwardEuler formula is that discretizing a stable continuous-time system using this formula always yields a stable discrete-time result.'Trapezoidal' — DF(z) = $\frac{{T}_{s}}{2}\frac{z+1}{z-1}.$An advantage of the Trapezoidal formula is that discretizing a stable continuous-time system using this formula always yields a stable discrete-time result. Of all available integration formulas, the Trapezoidal formula yields the closest match between frequency-domain properties of the discretized system and the corresponding continuous-time system.The Trapezoidal value for DFormula is not available for a pid controller with no derivative filter (Tf = 0). When C is a continuous-time controller, DFormula is ''. Default: 'ForwardEuler' InputDelay Time delay on the system input. InputDelay is always 0 for a pid controller object. OutputDelay Time delay on the system Output. OutputDelay is always 0 for a pid controller object. Ts Sampling time. For continuous-time models, Ts = 0. For discrete-time models, Ts is a positive scalar representing the sampling period. This value is expressed in the unit specified by the TimeUnit property of the model. To denote a discrete-time model with unspecified sampling time, set Ts = -1. Changing this property does not discretize or resample the model. Use c2d and d2c to convert between continuous- and discrete-time representations. Use d2d to change the sampling time of a discrete-time system. Default: 0 (continuous time) TimeUnit String representing the unit of the time variable. This property specifies the units for the time variable, the sampling time Ts, and any time delays in the model. Use any of the following values: 'nanoseconds''microseconds''milliseconds''seconds' 'minutes''hours''days''weeks''months''years' Changing this property has no effect on other properties, and therefore changes the overall system behavior. Use chgTimeUnit to convert between time units without modifying system behavior. Default: 'seconds' InputName Input channel names. Set InputName to a string for single-input model. For a multi-input model, set InputName to a cell array of strings. Alternatively, use automatic vector expansion to assign input names for multi-input models. For example, if sys is a two-input model, enter: `sys.InputName = 'controls';` The input names automatically expand to {'controls(1)';'controls(2)'}. You can use the shorthand notation u to refer to the InputName property. For example, sys.u is equivalent to sys.InputName. Input channel names have several uses, including: Identifying channels on model display and plotsExtracting subsystems of MIMO systemsSpecifying connection points when interconnecting models Default: Empty string '' for all input channels InputUnit Input channel units. Use InputUnit to keep track of input signal units. For a single-input model, set InputUnit to a string. For a multi-input model, set InputUnit to a cell array of strings. InputUnit has no effect on system behavior. Default: Empty string '' for all input channels InputGroup Input channel groups. The InputGroup property lets you assign the input channels of MIMO systems into groups and refer to each group by name. Specify input groups as a structure. In this structure, field names are the group names, and field values are the input channels belonging to each group. For example: ```sys.InputGroup.controls = [1 2]; sys.InputGroup.noise = [3 5];``` creates input groups named controls and noise that include input channels 1, 2 and 3, 5, respectively. You can then extract the subsystem from the controls inputs to all outputs using: `sys(:,'controls')` Default: Struct with no fields OutputName Output channel names. Set OutputName to a string for single-output model. For a multi-output model, set OutputName to a cell array of strings. Alternatively, use automatic vector expansion to assign output names for multi-output models. For example, if sys is a two-output model, enter: `sys.OutputName = 'measurements';` The output names to automatically expand to {'measurements(1)';'measurements(2)'}. You can use the shorthand notation y to refer to the OutputName property. For example, sys.y is equivalent to sys.OutputName. Output channel names have several uses, including: Identifying channels on model display and plotsExtracting subsystems of MIMO systemsSpecifying connection points when interconnecting models Default: Empty string '' for all input channels OutputUnit Output channel units. Use OutputUnit to keep track of output signal units. For a single-output model, set OutputUnit to a string. For a multi-output model, set OutputUnit to a cell array of strings. OutputUnit has no effect on system behavior. Default: Empty string '' for all input channels OutputGroup Output channel groups. The OutputGroup property lets you assign the output channels of MIMO systems into groups and refer to each group by name. Specify output groups as a structure. In this structure, field names are the group names, and field values are the output channels belonging to each group. For example: ```sys.OutputGroup.temperature = [1]; sys.InputGroup.measurement = [3 5];``` creates output groups named temperature and measurement that include output channels 1, and 3, 5, respectively. You can then extract the subsystem from all inputs to the measurement outputs using: `sys('measurement',:)` Default: Struct with no fields Name System name. Set Name to a string to label the system. Default: '' Notes Any text that you want to associate with the system. Set Notes to a string or a cell array of strings. Default: {} UserData Any type of data you wish to associate with system. Set UserData to any MATLAB® data type. Default: [] SamplingGrid Sampling grid for model arrays, specified as a data structure. For model arrays that are derived by sampling one or more independent variables, this property tracks the variable values associated with each model in the array. This information appears when you display or plot the model array. Use this information to trace results back to the independent variables. Set the field names of the data structure to the names of the sampling variables. Set the field values to the sampled variable values associated with each model in the array. All sampling variables should be numeric and scalar valued, and all arrays of sampled values should match the dimensions of the model array. For example, suppose you create a 11-by-1 array of linear models, sysarr, by taking snapshots of a linear time-varying system at times t = 0:10. The following code stores the time samples with the linear models. ` sysarr.SamplingGrid = struct('time',0:10)` Similarly, suppose you create a 6-by-9 model array, M, by independently sampling two variables, zeta and w. The following code attaches the (zeta,w) values to M. ```[zeta,w] = ndgrid(<6 values of zeta>,<9 values of w>) M.SamplingGrid = struct('zeta',zeta,'w',w)``` When you display M, each entry in the array includes the corresponding zeta and w values. `M` ```M(:,:,1,1) [zeta=0.3, w=5] = 25 -------------- s^2 + 3 s + 25 M(:,:,2,1) [zeta=0.35, w=5] = 25 ---------------- s^2 + 3.5 s + 25 ...``` Default: []

Examples

PID Controller with Proportional and Derivative Gains, and Filter Time Constant (PDF Controller)

Create a continuous-time controller with proportional and derivative gains, and filter time constant (PDF controller).

```Kp=1;
Ki=0;
Kd=3;
Tf=0.5;
C = pid(Kp,Ki,Kd,Tf)```
```C =

s
Kp + Kd * --------
Tf*s+1

with Kp = 1, Kd = 3, Tf = 0.5

Continuous-time PDF controller in parallel form.
```

The display hows the controller type, formula, and parameter values.

Discrete-Time PI Controller

Create a discrete-time PI controller with trapezoidal discretization formula.

To create a discrete-time controller, set the value of Ts using Name,Value syntax.

`C = pid(5,2.4,'Ts',0.1,'IFormula','Trapezoidal') % Ts = 0.1s`

This command produces the result:

```Discrete-time PI controller in parallel form:

Ts*(z+1)
Kp + Ki * --------
2*(z-1)

with Kp = 5, Ki = 2.4, Ts = 0.1```

Alternatively, you can create the same discrete-time controller by supplying Ts as the fifth argument after all four PID parameters Kp, Ki, Kd, and Tf.

`C = pid(5,2.4,0,0,0.1,'IFormula','Trapezoidal');`

PID Controller with Custom Input and Output Names

Create a PID controller, and set dynamic system properties InputName and OutputName.

`C = pid(1,2,3,'InputName','e','OutputName','u');`

Array of PID Controllers

Create a 2-by-3 grid of PI controllers with proportional gain ranging from 1–2 and integral gain ranging from 5–9.

Create a grid of PI controllers with proportional gain varying row to row and integral gain varying column to column. To do so, start with arrays representing the gains.

```Kp = [1 1 1;2 2 2];
Ki = [5:2:9;5:2:9];
pi_array = pid(Kp,Ki,'Ts',0.1,'IFormula','BackwardEuler');```

These commands produce a 2-by-3 array of discrete-time pid objects. All pid objects in an array must have the same sample time, discrete integrator formulas, and dynamic system properties (such as InputName and OutputName).

Alternatively, you can use stack to build arrays of pid objects.

```C = pid(1,5,0.1)           % PID controller
Cf = pid(1,5,0.1,0.5)      % PID controller with filter
pid_array = stack(2,C,Cf); % stack along 2nd array dimension```

These commands produce a 1-by-2 array of controllers. Enter the command:

`size(pid_array)`

to see the result

```1x2 array of PID controller.
Each PID has 1 output and 1 input.```

Convert PID Controller from Standard to Parallel Form

Convert a standard form pidstd controller to parallel form.

Standard PID form expresses the controller actions in terms of an overall proportional gain Kp, integral and derivative times Ti and Td, and filter divisor N. You can convert any standard form controller to parallel form using pid.

```stdsys = pidstd(2,3,4,5);  % Standard-form controller
parsys = pid(stdsys) ```

These commands produce a parallel-form controller:

```Continuous-time PIDF controller in parallel form:

1            s
Kp + Ki * --- + Kd * --------
s          Tf*s+1

with Kp = 2, Ki = 0.66667, Kd = 8, Tf = 0.8```

Convert Dynamic System to Parallel-Form PID Controller

Convert a continuous-time dynamic system that represents a PID controller to parallel pid form.

The dynamic system

$H\left(s\right)=\frac{3\left(s+1\right)\left(s+2\right)}{s}$

represents a PID controller. Use pid to obtain H(s) to in terms of the PID gains Kp, Ki, and Kd.

```H = zpk([-1,-2],0,3);
C = pid(H)```

These commands produce the result:

```Continuous-time PID controller in parallel form:

1
Kp + Ki * --- + Kd * s
s

with Kp = 9, Ki = 6, Kd = 3```

Convert Discrete-Time Zero-Pole-Gain Model to Parallel-Form PID Controller

Convert a discrete-time dynamic system that represents a PID controller with derivative filter to parallel pid form.

```% PIDF controller expressed in zpk form
sys = zpk([-0.5,-0.6],[1 -0.2],3,'Ts',0.1) ```

The resulting pid object depends upon the discrete integrator formula you specify for IFormula and DFormula. For example, if you use the default ForwardEuler for both formulas:

`C = pid(sys)`

returns the result

```Discrete-time PIDF controller in parallel form:

Ts               1
Kp + Ki * ------ + Kd * -----------
z-1         Tf+Ts/(z-1)

with Kp = 2.75, Ki = 60, Kd = 0.020833, Tf = 0.083333, Ts = 0.1```

Converting using the Trapezoidal formula returns different parameter values:

`C = pid(sys,'IFormula','Trapezoidal','DFormula','Trapezoidal')`

This command returns the result:

```Discrete-time PIDF controller in parallel form:

Ts*(z+1)                 1
Kp + Ki * -------- + Kd * -------------------
2*(z-1)         Tf+Ts/2*(z+1)/(z-1)

with Kp = -0.25, Ki = 60, Kd = 0.020833, Tf = 0.033333, Ts = 0.1```

For this particular sys, you cannot write sys in parallel PID form using the BackwardEuler formula for DFormula. Doing so would result in Tf < 0, which is not permitted. In that case, pid returns an error.

Discretize a Continuous-time PID Controller

First, discretize the controller using the 'zoh' method of c2d.

```Cc = pid(1,2,3,4)  % continuous-time pidf controller
Cd1 = c2d(Cc,0.1,'zoh')```

c2d computes new parameters for the discrete-time controller:

```Discrete-time PIDF controller in parallel form:

Ts               1
Kp + Ki * ------ + Kd * -----------
z-1         Tf+Ts/(z-1)

with Kp = 1, Ki = 2, Kd = 3.0377, Tf = 4.0502, Ts = 0.1```

The resulting discrete-time controller uses ForwardEuler (Ts/(z–1)) for both IFormula and DFormula.

The discrete integrator formulas of the discretized controller depend upon the c2d discretization method, as described in Tips. To use a different IFormula and DFormula, directly set Ts, IFormula, and DFormula to the desired values:

```Cd2 = Cc;
Cd2.Ts = 0.1;
Cd2.IFormula = 'BackwardEuler';
Cd2.DFormula = 'BackwardEuler';
```

These commands do not compute new parameter values for the discretized controller. To see this, enter:

`Cd2`

to obtain the result:

```Discrete-time PIDF controller in parallel form:

Ts*z               1
Kp + Ki * ------ + Kd * -------------
z-1         Tf+Ts*z/(z-1)

with Kp = 1, Ki = 2, Kd = 3, Tf = 4, Ts = 0.1```

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Tips

• Use pid either to create a pid controller object from known PID gains and filter time constant, or to convert a dynamic system model to a pid object.

• To deisgn a PID controller for a particular plant, use pidtune or pidTuner.

• Create arrays of pid controller objects by:

• Specifying array values for Kp,Ki,Kd, and Tf

• Specifying an array of dynamic systems sys to convert to pid controller objects

• Using stack to build arrays from individual controllers or smaller arrays

In an array of pid controllers, each controller must have the same sampling time Ts and discrete integrator formulas IFormula and DFormula.

• To create or convert to a standard-form controller, use pidstd. Standard form expresses the controller actions in terms of an overall proportional gain Kp, integral and derivative times Ti and Td, and filter divisor N:

$C={K}_{p}\left(1+\frac{1}{{T}_{i}}\frac{1}{s}+\frac{{T}_{d}s}{\frac{{T}_{d}}{N}s+1}\right).$

• There are two ways to discretize a continuous-time pid controller:

• Use the c2d command. c2d computes new parameter values for the discretized controller. The discrete integrator formulas of the discretized controller depend upon the c2d discretization method you use, as shown in the following table.

'zoh'ForwardEulerForwardEuler
'foh'TrapezoidalTrapezoidal
'tustin'TrapezoidalTrapezoidal
'impulse'ForwardEulerForwardEuler
'matched'ForwardEulerForwardEuler