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EEE212 - Electric Circuit Theory

Tutorial 3 (Transient Analysis)
1. An RC circuit consist of a series connection of a 120V source, a switch, a 34 M
resistor, and a 15 F capacitor. The circuit is used in estimating the speed of a horse
running a 4 km racetrack. The switch closes when the horse begins and opens when
the horse crosses the finish line. Assuming that the capacitor charges to 85.6 V,
calculate the speed of the horse.
2. The resistance of a 160 mH coil is 8. Find the time required for the current to build
up to 60% of its final value when dc voltage is applied to the coil.
3. A simple relaxation oscillator circuit is shown in Figure 1. The neon lamp fires when
its voltage reaches 75 V and turns off when its voltage drops to 30 V. Its resistance is
120 when on and infinitely high when off.
a. For how long is the lamp on each time the capacitor discharges?
b. What is the interval between light flashes?
Figure 1
4. Find i
1
(t) and i
2
(t) for t >0 in the circuit of Figure 2.
Figure 2
5. The switch in the circuit of Figure 3 (a & b) is initially in position 1. As a result of
some excitation v
s
(t), the initial values of the capacitor voltage and inductor current
are as shown. At t=0, the switch is changed to position 2. Determine all element
voltages and currents at t = 0
+
.
Figure 3a Figure 3b
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6. For any first-order circuit with dc excitation , show that the time t
1
required to reach a
level y
1
(capacitor voltage or inductor current) is give by:
(
(
(
(

=
+
) (
1
) (
) 0 (
1
ln
1
1
y
y
y
y
t
7. The switch in the circuit of Figure 4 is closed at t=0, and the capacitors are initially
uncharged. Determine the expression for v(t), v
1
(t), and v
2
(t) for t >0.
Figure 4
8. A series RLC circuit is desired to produce an overdamped response. The two desired
time constants are 0.5 ms and 0.25ms. If the series resistance is 100, determine the
required values of L and C.
9. The switch in Figure 5 is closed at time t=0s and the circuit is assumed to be initially
relaxed.
a. If the value of RLC is such that the response is critically damped, then show
that the maximum value of the current occurs at a time t
m
give by:
R
L
t
m
2
=
b. In part a, show that the maximum value of the current, I
m
is given by:
R
V
I
s
m
= 7358 . 0
c. If the value of RLC is such that the response is underdamped, then show that
the first maximum of the current occurs at a time t
m
given by:

d
d
m
t
1
tan
1

=
Figure 5
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10. A certain industrial process is modelled by the circuit shown in Figure 6.
a. Show that the output voltage response is underdamped.
b. It is proposed to add a shunt resistance R across the output to achieve critical
damping. Determine the required value of R.
Figure 6
11. Consider the circuit of Figure 7 with dc voltage V
s
, and assume that diodes are ideal.
The switch S
1
is closed at time t=0s. If R = 2, L = 50H, C = 3F and V
s
= 220 V,
a. Determine the time for which the diode D
1
conducts.
b. If the diode D
1
stops conducting at time t
0
(which is obtained in part a), then
determine and plot i
L
(t) and v
c
(t) for 0<t<t
0
.
c. At time t=t
1
=t
0
+ t the switch S
1
is opened and switch S
2
is closed. Will diode
D
2
conduct for time t>t1? Why?
d. Determine i
L
(t) and v
c
(t) for t
0
<t<t
1
.
e. Determine the time for which the diode D
2
conducts.
f. If the diode D
2
stops conducting at time t
2
, then determine and plot i
L
(t) and
v
c
(t) for t
1
<t<t
2
.
g. Also determine i
L
(t) and v
c
(t) for t>t
2
.
Assume that circuit is initially relaxed.
Figure 7
12. Figure 8 shows a typical tunnel-diode oscillator circuit. The diode is modelled as a
nonlinear resistor with i
D
= f(v
D
). Derive the differential equation for the circuit in
terms of v and i
D
.
Figure 8
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13. A load is modelled as a 250 mH inductor in parallel with a 12 resistor. A capacitor
is needed to be connected to load so that the network is critically damped at 50 Hz.
Calculate the size of the capacitor.
14. The step response of a parallel RLC circuit is
) 400 sin 2 400 (cos 20 10
300
t t e v
t
+ =

V,
when the inductor is 50 mH. Find R and C.
15. In the circuit of Figure 9, find i(t) for t>0.
Figure 9
16. For the circuit in Figure 10, fine v(t) for t>0. Assume that v(0
+
) = 4V and i(0
+
) = 2A.
Figure 10
17. Obtain i
1
and i
2
for t>0 in the circuit of Figure 11.
Figure 11
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