Transfer Function of

Electrical Networks
Engr. Ojay D. Santos, M.Eng., REE
Email: osantos@hau.edu.ph

Electrical Network Transfer Functions

◼ Impedance and admittance in s-domain

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 Electrical Network Transfer Functions
◼ Steps in finding the transfer function of an
electrical network
1. Transform the circuit from the time domain to
the s-domain by:
(a) Replacing all time variables such as v(t), i(t),
and vc(t) with their Laplace transforms.
(b) Replacing the component values with their
impedance values.

Electrical Network Transfer Functions

◼ Steps in finding the transfer function of an
electrical network
2. Determine the output in terms of the input
using nodal analysis, mesh analysis, source
transformation, superposition, or any circuit
analysis technique.
3. Form the transfer function.

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 Example #1
Find the transfer function, VC(s)/V(s)

Example #1 Solution

Using voltage division

1/𝐶𝑠
𝑉𝐶 𝑠 = ∙ 𝑉(𝑠)
𝐿𝑠 + 𝑅 + 1/𝐶𝑠
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𝑉𝐶 𝑠 = ∙ 𝑉(𝑠)
𝐿𝐶𝑠 2 + 𝑅𝐶𝑠 + 1
𝑉𝐶 𝑠 1
=
𝑉(𝑠) 𝐿𝐶𝑠 2 + 𝑅𝐶𝑠 + 1

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 Example #2
Find the transfer function, VL(s)/V(s).

Example #2 Solution: Using Thevenin’s theorem

By voltage division
2 + 1/𝑠
𝑉𝑜𝑐 = ∙ 𝑉(𝑠)
2 + 1/𝑠 + 2 + 1/𝑠
𝑉(𝑠)
𝑉𝑜𝑐 =
2
(2 + 1/𝑠)(2 + 1/𝑠) 6𝑠 + 1
𝑍𝑡ℎ = +2=
2 + 1/𝑠 + 2 + 1/𝑠 2𝑠

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 Thevenin equivalent circuit

By voltage division
2𝑠 𝑉 𝑠
𝑉𝐿 𝑠 = ∙
6𝑠 + 1 2
2𝑠 + 2𝑠
2𝑠 𝑉 𝑠
𝑉𝐿 𝑠 = 2 ∙
4𝑠 + 6𝑠 + 1 2
2𝑠
𝑉𝐿 𝑠 2𝑠 2
=
𝑉(𝑠) 4𝑠 2 + 6𝑠 + 1

Example #3
Find the transfer function, Vo(s)/Vi(s). Also, find
the response if the input is a unit impulse, vi(t) =
δ(t).

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 Example #3 Solution: Using source
transformation

Example #3 Solution: Using source

transformation

By voltage division
1/𝑠 𝑉𝑖 𝑠
𝑉𝑜 𝑠 = ∙
0.5 + 𝑠 + 1/𝑠 2
1
𝑉𝑜 𝑠 = 2 ∙𝑉 𝑠
2𝑠 + 𝑠 + 2 𝑖
𝑉𝑜 𝑠 1
= 2
𝑉𝑖 𝑠 2𝑠 + 𝑠 + 2

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 Example #3 Solution:
For an impulse input, 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 1 15
= 𝛿(𝑡)
𝑉𝑜 𝑠 = 2 4
2
𝑉𝑖 𝑠 = 1 15 1 2
15
𝑉𝑜 𝑠 = 𝐺(𝑠)𝑉𝑖 𝑠 4 𝑠+4 + 4
1 Take the inverse LT
𝑉𝑜 𝑠 = 2 ∙1
2𝑠 + 𝑠 + 2 2 −𝑡/4 15
1/2 𝑣𝑜 𝑡 = 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑡
𝑉𝑜 𝑠 = 15 4
1
𝑠2 + 2 𝑠 + 1
1/2 2 15 −𝑡/4 15
𝑉𝑜 𝑠 = 𝑣𝑜 𝑡 = 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑡
1 1 15 15 4
𝑠 2 + 2 𝑠 + 16 + 16
1/2
𝑉𝑜 𝑠 = 2
1 2 15
𝑠+4 + 4

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