954 Chepter 7 Orer Circuits

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al the capacitor terminals, Our objective is always to first ah-
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20-12 resistar. This 20-A resistor in parullel with the s-0 resistor can be
cOmbined so ihat the eyuivalent resiataike

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For Exanple 7.1. R20 4
sbown in
Heae the cquivalent cireuit ih
to Fig. 7.1. The time cantant is
as
Fig 7.6, which in analogous

T= RrC= 4(0,1)=04s
Thus,
T
V O - 15e"V, 1Se
From Fig. 7.5, we can ue vollage divisuon lo get Vi MD
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12+ 0.MI5e)=9e
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Practice Problem 7.1 Refer to the circuit in Fig 7.7. Let ve(0) = 60 V, Determine ve V and

Answer: 60 V , 20V, -se"A.

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Fur Prxtke Proab, 7.4

Example 7 he switch in the circuit in Fig. 7.8 has heen closed for a long time, and
opencd Find vt) fori 2 0, Caleulate the initial encgy siored
itin isthe cap
at=0,
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Solution:
" T F x I < 0 , the switch is closed: the capucitor is an open circuit t o de, as

repree nieu m g 7Ma),.

Uing volge divism
0)15V. I0

the change instantanecously, the

Since valtage
vallge across
acTNs
a capacilor
the capacitor at f m (0 cannot
is the sane at 0 , or

(0) = Vo 15 V