Stability and resonance conditions of second-order fractional systems

摘要

The interest of studying fractional systems of second order in electrical and mechanical engineering is first illustrated in this paper. Then, the stability and resonance conditions are established for such systems in terms of a pseudo-damping factor and a fractional differentiation order. It is shown that a second-order fractional system might have a resonance amplitude either greater or less than one. Moreover, three abaci are given allowing the pseudo-damping factor and the differentiation order to be determined for, respectively, a desired normalized gain at resonance, a desired phase at resonance, and a desired normalized resonant frequency. Furthermore, it is shown numerically that the system root locus presents a discontinuity when the fractional differentiation order is an integral number.