MEMS 0031 Electric Circuits

Chapter 7: Lecture 7-2

Energy Storage Elements-
Inductors
 Lesson Objectives
• Energy Storage : Capacitors
• Transients-RC Circuits
• Energy Storage: Inductors-RCL circuits
 Inductors

Inductor= An circuit element

that stores energy in its
magnetic field
 d
v(t ) = L i (t )
dt
t
1
⇒ i = ∫ v(τ )dτ
L −∞
t0 t
1 1
=⇒i ∫
L −∞
v (τ ) dτ +
L t∫
v (τ ) dτ
0

t
1
Lt∫ v(τ )dt + i (t0 )
0
Example 2: A current source is applied to a 5-H
inductor. Sketch the voltage and energy stored in the
inductors
 Series and Parallel Inductors

• Series

=
i1 =
i2 iN= i
v (t ) = v1 + v2 + ... + v N ;
di di di
= L1 + L2 + ... + LN
dt dt dt
di
= ( L1 + L2 + ... + LN )
dt
n= N
di
= ( ∑ Ln )
dt
n =1
n= N
Ls = ( ∑ Ln )
n =1
• Parallel
Example
Example
P7.5-12-The inductor current in the circuit below is given as
i(t) = 6 + 4e-8t (A) for t ≥ 0. Find v(t) for t > 0.
P7.5-13-The inductor current in the circuit below is given
as i(t) = 5 - 3e-4t (A) for t ≥ 0. Find v(t) for t > 0.