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1 Response of First-Order Circuits
RL Circuits RC Circuits ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

2 The Natural Response of a Circuit
The currents and voltages that arise when energy stored in an inductor or capacitor is suddenly released into a resistive circuit. These “signals” are determined by the circuit itself, not by external sources! ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

3 Step Response The sudden application of a DC voltage or current source is referred to as a “step”. The step response consists of the voltages and currents that arise when energy is being absorbed by an inductor or capacitor. ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

4 Circuits for Natural Response
Energy is “stored” in an inductor (a) as an initial current. Energy is “stored” in a capacitor (b) as an initial voltage. ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

5 General Configurations for RL
If the independent sources are equal to zero, the circuits simplify to ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

6 Natural Response of an RL Circuit
Consider the circuit shown. Assume that the switch has been closed “for a long time”, and is “opened” at t=0. ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

7 What does “for a long time” Mean?
All of the currents and voltages have reached a constant (dc) value. What is the voltage across the inductor just before the switch is opened? ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

8 Just before t = 0 The voltage across the inductor is equal to zero.
There is no current in either resistor. The current in the inductor is equal to IS. ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

9 Just after t = 0 The current source and its parallel resistor R0 are disconnected from the rest of the circuit, and the inductor begins to release energy. ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

10 The expression for the current
ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

11 A first-order ordinary differential equation with constant coefficients.
How do we solve it? ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

12 ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

13 The current in an inductor cannot change instantaneously
Let the time just before switching be called t(0-). The time just after switching will be called t(0+). For the inductor, ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

14 The Complete Solution ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

15 The voltage drop across the resistor
ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

16 The Power Dissipated in the Resistor
ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

17 The Energy Delivered to the Resistor
ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

18 Time Constant The rate at which the current or voltage approaches zero. ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

19 Rewriting in terms of Time Constant
ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

20 Table 7.1 page 233 of the text ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

21 Graphical Interpretation of Time Constant
Determine the time constant from the plot of the circuit’s natural response. Straight Line Approximation ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

22 Graphical Interpretation
Tangent at t = 0 intersects the time axis at the time constant ECE 201 Circuit Theory I

23 Procedure to Determine the Natural Response of an RL Circuit
Find the initial current through the inductor. Find the time constant,τ, of the circuit (L/R). Generate i(t) from I0 and τ using ECE 201 Circuit Theory I


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