Lab 2

Transient Analysis of First Order Circuits

Objective

To learn to use Orcad PSpice for plotting the response of first order RC and RL circuit in the time
domain.
Transient Analysis using PSpice

Lab Task 1: Transient Response Analysis for a simple RC Circuit

P1: Assuming the switch in the circuit above has been closed for a long time. The switch is opened at t=0.
Assuming the initial condition as zero.
Repeat the task for pulse input.

● Using Vpulse = 10V, check out voltage across capacitor.

● Transient response for both charging and discharging of capacitor will be displayed.

● Use two markers, one for input and other for output terminal.

Circuit in Pspice

Si
mulation Profile
 Graph

Results
Graph will be start decreasing at 0.37%.
=0.37*10
2 at 4.

Repeat the task for pulse input.

Circuit in Pspice:
RESULT:

Circuit in Pspice:

RESULT:
Lab Task 2: Zero initial Conditions (RC)
For the circuit given below find v(t) using Pspice.

Circuit in Pspice

Simulation Profile

Settings for Initial Conditions

Results
 Theoretical equation for i(t):_________________

Lab Task 3: Given initial conditions (RL)

The switch in figure was open for long time but closed at t=0. If i(0)=10A, find i(t) for t>0 using Pspice.

Circuit in Pspice

Settings for Initial Conditions

Simulation Profile
Results

Theoretical equation for i(t):_________________

Lab Task 4:
In the circuit shown below determine the response v(t). There are two ways of solving the problem using
Pspice.
1. Perform DC Analysis to find the initial conditions. (Method 1)
2. Simulate the circuit directly and let Pspice decide for initial conditions. (Method 2)
Method 1: DC PSpice analysis (Bias Point) to determine the initial capacitor voltage. The initial
capacitor voltage v(0) will be V1-V2 (that is the difference of node voltages around capacitor).
Step 1: Assume switch on the right is closed at t<0 (initially). Circuit will reduce to following:

Implement the circuit and perform DC Bias Point analysis to determine initial condition. Attach
screenshot for your circuit and results.
Circuit

Simulation Profile

Results

Step 2: After time t>0 switch on left will be closed and circuit will reduce to following:
Double click to open properties of capacitor and under IC tab add the initial value of capacitor’s voltage
obtained in above step.
Now perform Transient analysis for suitable values of start, end time and step size. Simulate the circuit
and place voltage marker across both terminals of capacitor.
Circuit

Simulation Profile

Results

Observe whether the capacitor is charging or discharging?

Method 2: Simulate the circuit directly, since Pspice can handle open and closed switches and determine
the initial conditions automatically. Implement the schematic and create simulation profile using the same
values as for Method 1 for circuit simulation.

Circuit

Simulation Profile

Results
Is the plot obtained for v(t) same for both methods?

Lab Task 4:
In the circuit shown below determine the response v(t). There are two ways of solving the problem
using Pspice.
1. Perform DC Analysis to find the initial conditions. (Method 1)
2. Simulate the circuit directly and let Pspice decide for initial conditions. (Method 2)

Circuit:

Simulation Profile:
Results:

1. Perform DC Analysis to find the initial conditions. (Method 1)

Assume switch on the right is closed at t&lt;0 (initially). Circuit will reduce to following:

Circuit:
Simulation Profile:

Results:

After time t&gt;0 switch on left will be closed and circuit will reduce to following:
Circuit:
Simulation Profile:

Initial conditions:

Results:
Lab Task 2:
In the circuit shown below determine the response v(t). There are two ways of solving the problem
using Pspice.

1. Perform DC Analysis to find the initial conditions. (Method 1)

2. Simulate the circuit directly and let Pspice decide for initial conditions. (Method 2)

We can solve this circuit using circuit analysis techniques, nodal analysis, mesh analysis, or PSpice. Let us
solve the circuit using circuit analysis technique: Thevenin equivalent and then check the answer using
two methods of PSpice.

For time t<0, the switch on the left is open and switch on the right is closed. At t=0, the switch on the
left closes and the switch on the right opens producing the circuit shown in figure (b). The easiest way to
complete the solution theoretically is to find the Thevenin equivalent circuit as seen by the capacitor.
The open circuit voltage (with capacitor removed) is equal to the voltage drop across the 6ohm resistor
on the left, or 10V (the voltage drops uniformly across the 12ohm resistor, 20V and across the 6ohm
resistor, 10V). This is Vth. The resistance looking in where the capacitor was equal to 12||
6+6=72/18+6=10ohm, which is Req. This produces the Thevenin equivalent circuit as shown in figure(c).
Matching up the boundary conditions (v(0)=-8V and V(infinite)=10V and T=RC=1, we get:

Method 1: DC PSpice analysis (Bias Point) to determine the initial capacitor voltage. The initial
capacitor voltage v(0) will be V1-V2 (that is the difference
of node voltages around capacitor).

Step 1: Assume switch on the right is closed at t<0

(initially). Circuit will reduce to following:
Implement the circuit and perform DC Bias Point analysis to determine initial condition. Attach
screenshot for your circuit and results.

Circuit

Simulation Profile

Results:

Initial condition:8
Step 2: After time t>0 switch on left will be closed and circuit will reduce to following:

Double click to open properties of capacitor and under IC tab add the initial value of capacitor’s voltage
obtained in above step.

Now perform Transient analysis for suitable values of start, end time and step size. Simulate the circuit
and place voltage marker across both terminals of capacitor.

Circuit :

Stimulation profile:

Initial condition:

Results :
Observe whether the capacitor is charging or discharging?

Method 2: Simulate the circuit directly, since Pspice can handle open and closed switches and
determine the initial conditions automatically. Implement the schematic and create simulation profile
using the same values as for Method 1 for circuit simulation.

Circuit

Simulation Profile

Results

Is the plot obtained for v(t) same for both methods?