TE-106: Electrical

Network Analysis

Lecture 02
Secord Order Circuits

• Chapter 8: Second-Order Circuits

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 Second-Order Circuits
Chapter 8
8.1 Examples of 2nd order RCL circuit
8.2 The source-free series RLC circuit
8.3 The source-free parallel RLC circuit
8.4 Step response of a series RLC circuit
8.5 Step response of a parallel RLC

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8.3 Source-Free Parallel RLC Circuits
Let (initial current through L)
0
1
i(0) = I 0 =  v(t )dt
L

v(0) = V0 (initial voltage across C)

Apply KCL to the top node:
t
v 1 dv
+  vdt + C = 0
R L − dt
Taking the derivative with
respect to t and dividing by C

The 2nd
d 2 v 1 dv 1
order of
2
+ + v=0
expression dt RC dt LC
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We obtain the characteristic equation
by replacing the first derivative by s
and the second derivative by s2, i.e.:

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 There are three possible solutions for the following
2nd order differential equation:

d 2v dv 1 1
2
+ 2 + 02v = 0 where  = and 0 =
dt dt 2 RC LC

1. If  > o, over-damped case

v(t ) = A1 e s1t + A2 e s2t where s1, 2 = −    2 − 0
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2. If  = o, critical damped case

v(t ) = ( A2 + A1t ) e −t where s1, 2 = − 

3. If  < o, under-damped case

v(t ) = e −t ( B1 cos d t + B2 sin d t ) where  d =  02 −  2

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Example 8.5

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Notice that by increasing the value of R, the degree of damping
decreases and the responses differ. Figure 8.14 plots the three cases.

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Solution:

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• Any Questions?

• Home Work:
Problems: 8.22 to 8.24
On Book Page: 361

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