Electricity for the Trades
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ISBN: 9781260437386
Author: Petruzella, Frank
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 4.1, Problem 5RQ
Account for the fact that electric current travels at the speed of light, while the electron movement is relatively slow.
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c)
An RC circuit is given in Figure Q1.1, where Vi(t) and Vo(t) are the input and
output voltages.
(i) Derive the transfer function of the circuit.
(ii) With a unit step change of Vi(t) applied to the circuit, derive the time
response of Vo(t) with this step change.
Vi(t)
C₁
Vo(1)
R₂ C2 C3 |
R = 20 ΚΩ = 50 ΚΩ
C=C2=C3=25 μF
Figure Q1.1. RC circuit.
c) An RC circuit is given in Figure Q1. vi(t) and vo (t) are the input and output
voltages.
(i) Derive the transfer function of the circuit.
(ii) With a unit step change vi(t) applied to the circuit, derive and sketch the
time response of the circuit.
R₁ R2
v₁(t)
R3 C₁
v₁(t)
R₁ = R₂ = 10 k
R3
= 100 kn C₁ = 100 μF
Figure Q1. RC circuit.
c)
A RC circuit is given in Figure Q1.1. Vi(t) and Vo(t) are the input and output
voltages.
(i) Derive the transfer function of the circuit.
(ii)
With a unit step change of Vi(t) applied to the circuit, derive the time
response of the circuit.
C₁ C₂
Vi(t)
Vo(1)
R₁ C₂
R-25 k C=C2=50 µF
Figure Q1.1. RC circuit.
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