1. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Transients Analysis

2. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Solution to First Order Differential Equation Consider the general Equation Let the initial condition be x(t = 0) = x( 0 ), then we solve the differential equation: The complete solution consists of two parts: the homogeneous solution (natural solution) the particular solution (forced solution)

3. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING The Natural Response Consider the general Equation Setting the excitation f (t) equal to zero, It is called the natural response.

4. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING The Forced Response Consider the general Equation Setting the excitation f (t) equal to F, a constant for t  0 It is called the forced response.

5. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING The Complete Response Consider the general Equation The complete response is: the natural response + the forced response Solve for , The Complete solution: called transient response called steady state response

6. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING WHAT IS TRANSIENT RESPONSE Figure 5.1

7. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Figu re 5.2, 5.3 Circuit with switched DC excitation A general model of the transient analysis problem

8. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING In general, any circuit containing energy storage element Figure 5.5, 5.6

9. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Figure 5.9, 5.10 (a) Circuit at t = 0 (b) Same circuit a long time after the switch is closed The capacitor acts as open circuit for the steady state condition (a long time after the switch is closed).

10. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (a) Circuit for t = 0 (b) Same circuit a long time before the switch is opened The inductor acts as short circuit for the steady state condition (a long time after the switch is closed).

11. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Why there is a transient response? The voltage across a capacitor cannot be changed instantaneously. The current across an inductor cannot be changed instantaneously.

12. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Figure 5.12, 5.13 5-6 Example

13. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Transients Analysis 1. Solve first-order RC or RL circuits. 2. Understand the concepts of transient response and steady-state response. 3. Relate the transient response of first- order circuits to the time constant.

14. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Transients The solution of the differential equation represents are response of the circuit. It is called natural response. The response must eventually die out, and therefore referred to as transient response. (source free response)

15. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Discharge of a Capacitance through a Resistance icic iRiR Solving the above equation with the initial condition V c (0) = V i

16. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Discharge of a Capacitance through a Resistance

17. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Exponential decay waveform RC is called the time constant. At time constant, the voltage is 36.8% of the initial voltage. Exponential rising waveform RC is called the time constant. At time constant, the voltage is 63.2% of the initial voltage.

18. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING RC CIRCUIT for t = 0 -, i(t) = 0 u(t) is voltage-step function

19. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING RC CIRCUIT Solving the differential equation

20. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Complete Response Complete response = natural response + forced response Natural response (source free response) is due to the initial condition Forced response is the due to the external excitation.

21. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Figure 5.17, 5.18 5-8 a). Complete, transient and steady state response b). Complete, natural, and forced responses of the circuit

22. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Circuit Analysis for RC Circuit Apply KCL v s is the source applied.

23. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Solution to First Order Differential Equation Consider the general Equation Let the initial condition be x(t = 0) = x( 0 ), then we solve the differential equation: The complete solution consits of two parts: the homogeneous solution (natural solution) the particular solution (forced solution)

24. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING The Natural Response Consider the general Equation Setting the excitation f (t) equal to zero, It is called the natural response.

25. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING The Forced Response Consider the general Equation Setting the excitation f (t) equal to F, a constant for t  0 It is called the forced response.

26. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING The Complete Response Consider the general Equation The complete response is: the natural response + the forced response Solve for , The Complete solution: called transient response called steady state response

27. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Example Initial condition Vc(0) = 0V

28. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Example Initial condition Vc(0) = 0V and

29. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Energy stored in capacitor If the zero-energy reference is selected at t o, implying that the capacitor voltage is also zero at that instant, then

30. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING Power dissipation in the resistor is: p R = V 2 /R = (V o 2 /R) e -2 t /RC RC CIRCUIT Total energy turned into heat in the resistor

31. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING RL CIRCUITS Initial condition i(t = 0) = I o

32. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING RL CIRCUITS Initial condition i(t = 0) = I o

33. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING RL CIRCUIT Power dissipation in the resistor is: p R = i 2 R = I o 2 e -2Rt/L R Total energy turned into heat in the resistor It is expected as the energy stored in the inductor is

34. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING RL CIRCUIT where L/R is the time constant

35. Department of Electronic Engineering BASIC ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DC STEADY STATE The steps in determining the forced response for RL or RC circuits with dc sources are: 1. Replace capacitances with open circuits. 2. Replace inductances with short circuits. 3. Solve the remaining circuit.