Block diagram reduction

Block reduction rules

• It is important to note that blocks can be
connected in series only if the output of one
block is not affected by the next following block.
If there are cascaded blocks, we can replace them
by their multiply in one block. Any simple
feedback loops can be reduced to one block.
• Complicated block diagram can be treated step
by step to reduce it using the following rules:
Rule (1): Negative feedback
Rule (2): Cascade blocks
Rule (3): Parallel blocks
Rule (4): Moving signal backward
Rule (5): Moving signal forward
Rule (6): Moving summing point
Rule (7): Moving summing point
Rule (8): Order of summing points
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Example 3
 Example 4
• Consider the diagram below
• Reduce cascaded block
• Reduce feedback block in internal loop
• Remove next feedback block in internal loop
Example 5
Example 6