dcgain - Low-frequency (DC) gain of LTI system

Syntax

Description

k = dcgain(sys) computes the DC gain k of the LTI model sys.

Continuous Time

The continuous-time DC gain is the transfer function value at the frequency s = 0. For state-space models with matrices (A, B, C, D), this value is

K = D – CA^–1B

Discrete Time

The discrete-time DC gain is the transfer function value at z = 1. For state-space models with matrices (A, B, C, D), this value is

K = D + C (I – A)^–1B

Tips

The DC gain is infinite for systems with integrators.

Examples

Example 1

To compute the DC gain of the MIMO transfer function

type

H = [1 tf([1 -1],[1 1 3]) ; tf(1,[1 1]) tf([1 2],[1 -3])];
dcgain(H)

to get the result:

ans =
    1.0000   -0.3333
    1.0000   -0.6667

Example 2

To compute the DC gain of an identified process model, type;

load iddata1
sys = idproc('p1d');
syse = procest(z1, sys)

dcgain(syse)

The DC gain is stored same as syse.Kp.

See Also

evalfr | norm

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