A method for inverting the Laplace transforms of two classes of rational transfer functions in control engineering

Abstract

A dependable approach for inverting two classes of rational Laplace transforms, involving regular polynomials and partial sums with non-integer exponents is developed. Such types of Laplace transforms frequently emerge as the system transfer functions in the analysis of feedback control loops or process dynamics. The proposed method systematically translates the Laplace inversion problem into an integer or fractional order differential equation and yields the analytical inverse Laplace transform function utilizing the Adomian decomposition method. The method is especially useful in dealing with high-order rational transfer functions; where approaches based on the partial fraction expansion and the residue inversion theorem lose their practicality. The ready-to-use inversion formulas are presented and their usability and reliability is demonstrated through a number of case studies.