SERIES RLC PARALLEL RLC

CURRENT; NO PRIOR VOLTAGE; SOURCE-FREE VOLTAGE; SOURCE-FREE VOLTAGE; RAMP

CASE CHARGE ON CAPACITOR CAPACITOR PRECHARGED CAPACITOR PRECHARGED CURRENT INJECTION

CIRCUIT R L C R L C

i I.t R L C
V R L VO C
VO

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS di(0 + ) dv (0 ) dv (0 ) V dv (0 )

i(0) = 0 =VL v( 0) = Vo =0 v(0) = Vo =− o v (0 ) = 0 =0
dt dt dt RC dt

BASIC EQUATION d2i R di 1 d2 v R dv 1 d2 v 1 dv 1 d2 v 1 dv 1 I

+ ⋅ + i=0 + + v=0 + + v=0 + + v=
2 L dt LC 2 L dt LC 2 RC dt LC 2 RC dt LC C
dt dt dt dt

DAMPING FACTOR R L R L Rc L Rc L
ds = Rc = 2 = 2Z ds = Rc = 2 = 2Z dp = R c = 0.5 = 0.5Z dp = R c = 0.5 = 0.5Z
Rc C Rc C R C R C

OVERDAMPED ds > 1 R > Rc ds > 1 R > Rc dp > 1 R < Rc dp > 1 R < Rc

V
i(t ) =
− ds t g
⋅e sinh d2s − 1 ⋅ t g − dst g 
v (t ) = e cosh d2 − 1 ⋅ t
− dp t g 
v (t ) = e v (t ) = 1 − e p g  cosh dp2 − 1 ⋅ t g
2 −d t
Z d2s −1 cosh d s − 1 ⋅ t g  p g
 
ds dp
+ sinh d 2s − 1 ⋅ t g  − sinh dp2 − 1 ⋅ t g  +
dp 
sinh dp2 − 1 ⋅ t g 
2
ds − 1   
dp2 − 1 dp2 −1

CRITICALLY DAMPED ds = 1 R = Rc ds = 1 R = Rc dp = 1 R = Rc dp = 1 R = Rc

i(t ) =
V −t
⋅ tg ⋅ e g
−t
(
v (t ) = e g 1 + t g ) −t
(
v (t ) = e g 1 − t g ) −t
(
v (t ) = 1 − e g 1 + t g )
Z

UNDERDAMPED ds < 1 R < Rc ds < 1 R < Rc dp < 1 R > Rc dp < 1 R > Rc

V
i(t ) =
− ds t g
v (t ) = e s g cos 1 − d2s ⋅ t g
⋅e sin 1 − d2s ⋅ t g −d t − dp t g cos 1 − d2 ⋅ t 
v (t ) = e v (t ) = 1 − e p g  cos 1 − dp2 ⋅ t g
−d t
Z 1− d2s   p g


ds
sin 1 − d2s ⋅ t g 
dp dp
+ − sin 1 − dp2 ⋅ t g  +

sin 1 − dp2 ⋅ t g 
1 − d2s  
2
1 − dp 1 − dp2 

USE FOR INRUSH SINGLE + BACK-TO-BACK TRVs FOR INDUCTIVE LOAD CIRCUITS; VARIATION OF SERIES PRECHARGED TRVs FOR TERMINAL FAULTS
CAPACITOR BANKS; RESTRIKE + RESTRIKING INDUCTIVE + CAPACITOR CASE
REIGNITION CURRENTS REACTIVE CAPACITIVE LOAD CIRCUITS
LOAD CIRCUITS

Note: t g is generic time given by t g = t LC where t is real time.