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RESPONSE OF

FIRST-ORDER RC
AND RL CIRCUITS

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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit
7.3 Singularity Functions
7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuit

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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Resistive Circuit

=> RC Circuit

algebraic equations => differential equations


Same Solution Methods (a) Nodal Analysis
(b) Mesh Analysis

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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


The solution of a linear circuit, called dynamic
response, can be decomposed into
Natural Response + Forced Response
or in the form of
Steady Response + Transient Response

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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


The natural response is due to the initial
condition of the storage component ( C or L).
nThe forced response is resulted from external
input ( or force).
nIn this chapter, a constant input (DC input) will
be considered and the forced response is called
step response.
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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 1 : Two forms of the first order circuit for
natural response

Find v(t)
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Find i(t)
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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 1 : (cont.) Four forms of the first order
circuit for step response

V
R

TH

TH

A capacitor connected to
a Thevenin equivalent

A capacitor connected to
a Norton equivalent

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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 1 : (cont.)

V
R

TH

TH

An inductor connected
to a Thevenin equivalent
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An inductor connected
to a Norton equivalent
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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 2

t0
nodal analysis
ic + iR = 0
C

dv 1
+ v=0
dt R

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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 2 (cont.)
characteristic root S,
1
CS + = 0
R
1
S=
RC
v (t ) = Ke

1
t
RC

,t 0

t0
v
ic
v

iR
R

From the initial condition


v (0 + ) = v (0 - ) = V0
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v ( t ) = V0 e

t
RC
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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 2 (cont.)
= RC

time constant

v(t) = V0 e , t 0
t = ,

v(t )
= 0.36788
V0

t = 3 ,

4.979% < 5%

t = 5 ,

0.674% < 1%

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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 2 (cont.)
It is customary to assume that the capacitor is fully
discharged after five time constants.
t

v(t ) V0
iR (t ) =
= e ,t 0
R
R
The power dissipated in R is
2t

V0 2
p (t ) = viR =
e
R
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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 2 (cont.)
The energy dissipated in R is
t

2t

wR (t ) = pdt = CV0 2 (1 e )
2
0

1
wR () = CV0 2
2

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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 3 : Find vc , vx , and ix for t > 0

This circuit contains only one energy storage element.


Step 1. Use Thevenin theorem to find the equivalent RTH
looking into a-b terminals.
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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Example 3 : Find vc , vx , and ix for t > 0

Step 2. Find vc(t)


Step 3. Replace vc(t) as a voltage source in the original
circuit and solve the resistive circuit.
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7.1 The Natural Response of an RC Circuit


Step 1. RTH = (8 + 12) P 5 = 4
Step 2. vc (0) = 15V

0.1

dvc vc
+ =0
dt 4

= RC = 0.4 s
vc (t) = 15e
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2.5 t

V, t 0
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Step 3.

By using voltage divider principle


vx (t ) =

12
vc (t )
8 + 12

= 9 e
ix (t ) =
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2.5 t

V ,t 0

2.5 t
vx (t )
= 0.75e A
12

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


Example 4

iL

Remember that vc(t) and iL(t) are continuous functions


for bounded inputs.
V
t 0 , i = S = i (0 ) @ I0
RS
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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


t0

mesh analysis
v L + vR = 0
L

di
+ Ri = 0
dt

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


characteristic equation
LS + R = 0
R
L

S =

i (t ) = Ke

R
t
L

,t 0

i (0 + ) = i (0 ) = I 0

i (t ) = I 0 e , t 0

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L
, time constant
R

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


vR (t ) = Ri = I0 Re
pR = vR i = I0 Re
2

wR (t ) =

wR () =

2 t

2 t

pR (t )dt = LI0 2 (1 e )
2

1
LI 0 2
2

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


Example 5 : i(0)=10A , find i(t) and ix(t)

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


Step 1. Find the Thevenin equivalent circuit looking
into a-b terminals.
Apply is , find e. Then RTH = e / is

i = is
e 3i e
+ = is
4
2
e 3
e
+ is + = is
4 4
2
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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


3
1
e = is
4
4
e 1
=
is 3

mesh equation

Step 2.

di 1
+ i=0
dt 3
L 0.5
= =
= 1.5 S
R 1/ 3
0.5

1
3

2
- t
3

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i (t)=10e A , t 0

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


Step 3 Replace the inductor with an equivalent
current source with i(t) and solve the
resistive circuit.

i (t) = 10 e

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-2
t
3

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


For this problem, since 2 is in parallel with the
inductor, it is trivial to get
vL (t) = L

di
dt
-2

= 0.5

t
d
(10 e 3 )
dt
-2

= 0.5 10 (

-2 3 t
)e
3

-2

-10 3 t
e
V
3
-2
v
-5 3 t
ix = L =
e
V, t0
2
3
=

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


Example 6 : The switch has been closed for a long
time. At t=0, it is opened. Find ix .

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


t=0-

i1 (0- ) =

40V
=8A
2+(12//4)

ix (0- ) = 0
12
3
= 8 = 6 A
12+4
4
+
Initial codition i (0 ) = i (0- ) = 6 A
i (0- ) = i1 (0- )

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


t 0+

Step 1 RTH = (4+12) // 16 = 8

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


Step 2 mesh analysis

di
+ 8i = 0
dt
i (t) = K e-4t , t 0
2

i (0+ ) = 6 A
i (t) = 6 e-4t A , t 0

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7.2 The Natural Response of an RL Circuit


Step 3 Replace L with an equivalent current source,
and find ix solve the resistive circuit.

4+12
i (t)
12+4+16
= 3e-4t A , t 0

ix (t) =
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7.3 Singularity Functions


Switching functions are convenient for describing
the switching actions in circuit analysis.
They serve as good approximations to the switching
signals.

unit step function


unit impulse function
unit ramp function
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u(t)
(t)
r(t)
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7.3 Singularity Functions


Definition

Example 7

0 , t<0
u(t) =
1 , t>0
undefined at t=0
or more general
0 , t<t 0
u(t-t 0 ) =
1 , t>t 0

V0 u(t-t0) is applied
to a-b terminals

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7.3 Singularity Functions


Definition
d
(t) = u(t) =
dt

, t<0
0

undefined , t=0
0
, t>0

Also known as the delta function


or

or
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0+
0-

(t) dt = 1
t 0+
t 0-

(t-t 0 ) dt = 1
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7.3 Singularity Functions


The unit impulse function is not physically
realizable but is a very useful mathematical tool.
1
2d

1
d

An approximation as d 0

Another approximation as d 0

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7.3 Singularity Functions


Shifting property, if t 0 [a , b]

a f(t) (t-t 0 )dt = f(t 0 )


b

Q a f(t) (t-t 0 )dt = a f(t 0 ) (t-t 0 )dt


b

= f(t 0 )a (t-t 0 )dt


b

= f(t 0 )
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7.3 Singularity Functions


Definition
t

r(t) = - u(t)dt = t u(t)


or
0 ,
r(t) =
t ,

t0
t0

Note that
d u(t)
dt
d r(t)
u(t) =
dt

(t) =

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u(t) = (t)dt

r(t) = u(t)dt

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7.3 Singularity Functions


Example 8
(a)

v(t) = 10 [u(t-2) - u(t-5)]

(b )

dv(t)
= 10 (t-2) - 10 (t-5)
dt
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7.3 Singularity Functions


(c )

i(t) = 10 u(t) -20 u(t-2)+10u(t-4)

(d )

v(t) = 5r (t)-5r (t-2)-10u(t-2)

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


When a dc voltage (current) source is suddenly
applied to a circuit , it can be modeled as a step
function , and the resulting response is called
step response .

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


Example 9

V ( 0 ) = V0 , i = C

Step 1

dv
, choose v as unknown
dt

Mesh Analysis
dv
RC + v = VS , t 0
dt

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


Step 2

Solving the differential equation


( a ) homogeneous solution

RC

dv h
+ vh = 0
dt

v h ( t ) = Ke

t
RC

, t0

( b ) particular solution
RC

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dv p

dt
v p = VS

+ v p = VS
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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


(c) co m p lete so lu tio n + In itial co n d itio n
v ( t ) = vh + v p
= Ke

t
RC

+ Vs

v (0 + ) = v (0 ) = V0
K = V0 Vs
V 0 , t < 0

v (t ) =
t

V s + (V 0 V s ) e , t 0
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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


Vs
R

i(t)

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dv
1 RCt
i(t ) = C = C(Vo Vs )( )e
dt
RC
Vs Vo RCt
=
e
, t 0
R
V
For Vo = 0 , then i(o+ ) = S
R
C is initially short circuited.
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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


Example 10
Before t=0 , the circuit is
under steady state . At t=0 ,
the switch is moved to B .
Find v(t) , t > 0
For t<0 , the circuit shown:
v ( 0 ) =

5
24V = 15V
3+5

4k

3k

5k

3k

v(0 )

5k

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


For t>0
mesh

analysis

4k

dv
4 10 3 ( 0.5 10 3 )
+ v = 30V
dt
v ( t ) = v p + vh
= 30 + Ke

, t>0

= RC = 4 10 0.5 10 3 = 2 second
3

v ( 0 + ) = v ( 0 ) = 15V

v ( t ) = 30 + (15 30 ) e
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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


Example 11
Before the switch is open at
t=0, the circuit is in steady
state.
Find i(t) & v(t) for all t.
For t<0 , then

10

20

1
F
4

10

v ( t ) = 10V , t < 0

20

10
i ( t ) = A = 1A , t < 0
10
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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


For t>0

1
F
4

Thevenin equivalent circuit


20

1
F
4

v ( 0+ ) = v ( 0 ) = 10V

dv 1 dv
=
dt 4 dt
20 1 dv

+ v = 20V , t > 0
3 4 dt

ic ( t ) = C

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v ( t ) = 20 + Ke

3
t
5

= 20 + (10 20 ) e

3
t
5

,t > 0

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


From the original circuit
v
dv
+C
KCL : i (t ) =
dt
20
0.6 t
= 1+ e
,t > 0
10V , t < 0
v (t ) =
0.6 t
)V , t 0
( 20 10 e
1 A, t < 0
i (t ) =
0.6 t
) A, t 0
(1 + e
Note that
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i (0 ) = 1 A i (0 + ) = 2 A

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


Example 12

Mesh analysis
di
L + RTH i = VTH , t 0
dt
i ( 0) = 0
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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits

Solution:

i(t ) = ih (t ) + i p (t )
characteristic equation
LS + RTH = 0
R
1
S = TH =
L

ih (t ) = Ke

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i p (t ) =

VTH
RTH

VTH
+ Ke
RTH
+
i(0 ) = i(0 ) = 0
Note : L is equivalent to open circuit
t

V
i(t ) = TH (1 e ) , t 0
RTH
t

di
V (t ) = L = VTH e u(t )
dt

i(t ) =

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t

VTH

i (t ) =
(1 e ) , t 0
RTH

V (t ) = L

VTH
RTH

VTH

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di
= VTH e u (t )
dt

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Example 13
t0 , steady state
1
H
3

t0 , switch is opened

For t<0

i (0) =

10
= 5A
2

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


For t 0
1
H
3
Mesh Analysis
1 di
+ 5i = 10V , t 0
3 dt
s = 15
ih (t ) = Ke
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1
H
3

i (t ) = ih + i p
= Ke

i p (t ) = 2 A

, =

+ 2A , t 0

1
15
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initial condition
i (0+ ) = i (0 ) = 5 A

i (t ) = 2 + 3e

,t0

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


Note that if V is chosen for solution :
V ( 0 ) = 0V
KVL : V (0+ ) = 10V (2 + 3)5 = 15V
t

di 1 d

or V = L =
(2 + 3e )
dt 3 dt
1 t
= e , t 0+

+
V (0 ) = 15V , same answer.
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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


Example 14 : S1 is closed at t=0
S2 is closed at t=4

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Find i(2)=
i(5)=?

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


For t < 0

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t < 0 , i=0 , open circuit

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


For 0+ t 4S

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


For 0+ t 4S

di
+ 10i = 40V ,
0+ t 4S
dt
i (0 + ) = i (0 ) = 0 A

L 5 1
=
=
R 10 2
i (t ) = 4(1 e 2 t ) A , 0 + t 4 S
=

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i (4 ) = 4(1 e 8t ) 4 A

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


For t 4+

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7.4 The Step Response of RC and RL Circuits


For t 4+

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i (4 ) = 4 A
40 10
VTH =
2 + 10 = 20V
4+2
4
22
RTH = 4 P 2 + 6 = + 6 =

3
3
L
5
15
=
=
=
S
RTH 22 / 3 22

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For t 4+
22

i (4 + ) = i ( 4 ) = 4 A
di 22
+
i = 20V
dT
3
where T = t 4

ih (t ) = Ke
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i p (t ) =

22
(t 4 )
15

, t 4+

20
60 30
=
=
= 2.727
22 / 3 22 11

22
(t 4)
30
+ Ke 15
, t 4+
11
30
i (4 + ) = 4 A =
+K
11
30 14
K = 4
=
11 11 22
30 14 15 ( t 4 )
i (t ) =
+ e
, t 4+
11 11

i (t ) =

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In Summary

0 , t 0

i (t ) = 4(1 e 2t ) , 0 t 4
30 14
+ e 22(t 4) , t 4
11 11

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Summary
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Objective 1 : Be able to determine the natural response


of both RC and RL circuits.
Objective 2 : Be able to find the step response of both
RC and RL circuits.
Objective 3 : Know and be able to use the singularity
functions.
Objective 4 : Be able to analyze circuits with sequential
switching.
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Summary
Chapter Problems : 7.7
7.14
7.23
7.32
7.47
7.63

Due within one week.

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