IntroductiontoElectrical&ComputerEngineering

RC&RLCircuits

Dr.CynthiaFurse
UniversityofUtah
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 QuestionoftheDay:
Howcanyoucalculatethevoltageandcurrent
inacircuitthathasinductorsand/or
capacitors?

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 RC&RLCircuits
ReviewRCCircuits(timedomain)
GeneralProcedureforRCCircuits
ReviewRLCircuits
GeneralProcedureforRLCircuits
GeneralTHEVENINProcedureforRCorRL
Circuits

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 SeriesRC
Charging:Switchclosesatt=0

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 Current(Charging)

Vs/R

37% at
t=RC

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 Voltage(Charging)

Vs

63% at
t=RC

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 Current&Voltage

Current changes At steady state

Instantly Voltage is Vs

At steady state
Current =0 Voltage changes
slowly

t=0(suddenchange):
SHORTCIRCUIT
t=(steadystate):
OPENCIRCUIT 7
RCChargingandDischarging

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Att=0 switch GeneralProcedure(RC)
isopen
1a)InitialConditions(t=0)
Findi(0)andv(0)

AtSteadyStateCis
anOPENcircuit

i(0)=0
Vc(0)=0
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Att=0switch GeneralProcedure(RC)
isclosed
1b)InitialConditions(t=0+)
Findi(0)andv(0)

WhenSwitchCloses,
CisaSHORTcircuit.
Currentcanchange
instantly,VoltageCannot.

i(0)=Vs/R
Vc(0)=Vc(0)=0
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Att= switch GeneralProcedure(RC)
isclosed
2)FinalCondi ons(t=)
Findi()andv()

AtSteadyStateCis
anOPENcircuit

i()=0
Vc()=Vs(=10V)
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GeneralProcedure(RC)

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GeneralProcedure(RC)

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GeneralProcedure(RC)

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 GeneralProcedure:RC
1) FindInitialConditions(t=0,0) Cisshortwhen
2) FindFinalCondi ons(t=) charging,open
whencharged
3) FindTimeConstant( =RC)

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 SeriesRL:
SwitchClosesatt=0

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 Current

Vs/R
63% at
t=L/R

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 Voltage

Vs

37% at
t=L/R

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 Current&Voltage

Voltage changes At steady state

Instantly Current is Vs/R

At steady state
Voltage =0 Current changes
slowly

t=0(suddenchange):
OPENCIRCUIT
t=(steadystate):
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SHORTCIRCUIT
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Att=0 switch GeneralProcedure(RL)
isopen
1a)InitialConditions(t=0)
Findi(0)andv(0)

Current=0

iL(0)=0
VL(0)=0
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Att=0switch GeneralProcedure(RL)
isclosed
1b)InitialConditions(t=0+)
Findi(0)andv(0)

InductorisanOPENwhencurrent
startstoflow.
Voltagecanchangeinstantly.
Currentcannot.
iL(0)=iL(0)=0
VL(0)=Vs
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Att= switch GeneralProcedure(RL)
isstillclosed
2)FinalCondi ons(t=)
Findi()andv()

AtSteadyStateLisa
SHORTcircuit

iL()=Vs/R
VL()=0
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GeneralProcedure(RL)

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GeneralProcedure(RL)

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 GeneralProcedure:RL
1) FindInitialConditions(t=0,0) Inductorat
2) FindFinalCondi ons(t=) SteadyState=
3) FindTimeConstant( =L/R) SHORTCircuit

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GeneralTHEVENINProcedure
(RCorRL)

BreakcircuitattheCorL
(LookintoCorL)
ReplaceVswithVthandR
withRthinallequations.

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 QuestionoftheDay:
Howcanyoucalculatethevoltageandcurrent
inacircuitthathasinductorsand/or
capacitors?

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Dr.CynthiaFurse
UniversityofUtah
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