Neil E. Cotter
Associate
Professor (Lecturer)
RLC circuits
Component equations
v = R i (see Circuits:Ohm's law)
i = C dv/dt
v = L di/dt
C (capacitor) equations
i = C dv/dt
Series capacitors
Parallel capacitors
Initial conditions
C = open circuit
Charge sharing
V src model
Final conditions open circuit
Energy stored
L (inductor) equations
v = L di/dt
Series inductors
Parallel inductors
Initial conditions
L = wire
Current division
I src model
Final conditions wire
Energy stored
RC/RL Differential eqn sol'n
RC circuit
RL circuit
General RC/RL solution
Time const Thev equiv
Solution procedure
†Short charging
times
Dependent sources
RLC differential eqn sol'n
Series RLC
Parallel RLC
RLC characteristic roots/damping
Series
Parallel
Overdamped roots
Underdamped roots
Critically damped roots
General RLC solution
Initial conditions
Damping: over, under, critical sol'n forms