CONCEPTUAL TOOLS

 

 

Neil E. Cotter

Associate Professor (Lecturer)

Last Updated:  6/7/17

 

 


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

Example 1 (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

Series capacitors

Parallel capacitors

Initial conditions

C = open circuit

Charge sharing

V src model

Final conditions open circuit

Energy stored

Example 1 (pdf)

L (inductor) equations

v = L di/dt

Example 1 (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

Series inductors

Parallel inductors

Initial conditions

L = wire

Current division

I src model

Final conditions wire

Energy stored

Example 1 (pdf)

RC/RL Differential eqn sol'n

RC circuit

RL circuit

General RC/RL solution

RC/RL general solution summary (pdf)

Time const Thev equiv

Solution procedure

Short charging times

Example 1 (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

Example 3 (pdf)

Example 4 (pdf)

Example 5 | (pdf)

Example 6 (pdf)

Example 7 (pdf)

Example 8 (pdf)

Example 9 (pdf)

Example 10 (pdf)

Example 11 (pdf)

Example 12 (pdf)

Example 13 (pdf)

Dependent sources

Example 1 (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

RLC differential eqn sol'n

Series RLC

Parallel RLC

RLC characteristic roots/damping

Series

Parallel

Overdamped roots

Underdamped roots

Critically damped roots

Example (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

Example 3 (pdf)

Example 4 (pdf)

Example 5 (pdf)

Example 6 (pdf)

General RLC solution

Initial conditions

Damping: over, under, critical sol'n forms

RLC general solution summary | (pdf)

Example 1 (pdf)

Example 2 (pdf)

Example 3 (pdf)

Example 4 (pdf)

Example 5 (pdf)

Example 6 (pdf)

Example 7 (pdf)

Example 8 (pdf)

Example 9 (pdf)

Example 10 (pdf)