Effect of addition of poles and zeros on Root locus


Addition of Poles :-

Addition of poles to open loop transfer function has the effect of shifting the root locus to the right side in S-plane i.e lowering the relative stability and slowing down the settling of the response (increase of settling time).



Effect of addition of poles  on Root locus



Addition of Zeros :-

Addition of zeros to open loop transfer function has the effect of shifting the root locus to the left side in S-plane i.e increasing the relative stability and speeding up the settling of the response (decrease of settling time).



Effect of addition of  zeros on Root locus

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