30.

55: a) After one time constant has passed:

 6.00 V
i (1  e 1 )  (1  e 1 )  0.474 A
R 8.00 
 
1 1
 U  Li 2  (2.50 H )(0.474 A ) 2  0.281 J.
2 2
Or, using Problem (30.25(c)):
3/7

 PL dt  (4.50 W )  (e
 ( 3.20 ) t
U   e ( 6.40) t )dt.
0

 (1  e ) (1  e 2 )
1

 (4.50 W )     0.281 J
 3.20 6.40 

L/R
L L 
 (1  e
( R / L ) t
b)  U tot  (4.50 W ) )dt (4.50 W )  (e 1  1) 
0 R R 
2.50 H 1
 U tot  (4.50 W ) e  0.517 J
8.00 
L/R

 (1  2e
( R / L )t
c)  U R  (4.50 W )  e  2 ( R / L ) t )dt
0

 L 2L 1 L 2 
 ( 4.50 W )
 R  R (e  1)  2 R (e  1) 

 
2.50 H
 U R  ( 4.50 W ) (0.168)  0.236 J.
8.00 
The energy dissipated over the inductor (part (a)), plus the energy lost over the resistor
(part (c)), sums to the total energy output (part (b)).