BLOCK DIAGRAM

REDUCTION TECHNIQUES
1. The block diagram is to represent a control system in a diagrammatic form. In other
words, practical representation of a control system is its block diagram.
2. It is not always convenient to derive the entire transfer function of a complex control
system in a single function.
3. It is easier and better to derive the transfer function of the control element connected
to the system, separately. The transfer function of each element is then represented by
a block and they are then connected together with the path of signal flow.
4. For simplifying a complex control system, block diagrams are used.
5. Each element of the control system is represented with a block and the block is the
symbolic representation of the transfer function of that element.
6. A complete control system can be represented with a required number of
interconnected blocks.