ULOiOIS TMS) Se] Oe Ao SETere (emo su, = OoExperiment 10 - Time domain analysis of an RC circuit Achievements in this experiment You will analyse a simple network using tools such as steps, impulses, exponential pulses and sinusoids to compare theory and practical results, You will then synthesize and test an equivalent network using a 1" order feedback structure. Preliminary discussion The RC circuit is a simple form of network which involves electrical charge storage elements. It is these “storage elements” such as capacitors and inductances which create the delays in signals of ten referred to as “leads" and "lags" in signal phases relative to each other. R e—_C_} I oy vww@ i) =e | vt) Network. igure 1: RC network: circuit and block diagram From the experiment on Exponentials, remember that RC is the time taken to for an unit exponential to decay to e = I/e = 0.37 of its initial value 10-2 ‘© 2011 Emona Instruments Experiment 10 - Time demain analysis of anRC circuit V1.2Pre-requisite work Question 1: the step response This question follows the integration method in Section 4 of S.K.Tewksbury's notes http://stewks.ece.stevens-tech edu/E245L-FO7/coursenotes.dir/firstorder/cap-difeq. pdf (@) Apply elementary circuit theory to show that the voltage equation for the RC circuit in Figxxx is Viin (1) =i (1). R + V_cap (1) = i (1). R+ QUHYC Eq preplt Where Q(t) is the charge in capacitor ¢. (b) Show that this can be expressed as (d/dt)(V_in) = R.di/dt + i/¢ Consider the case where V_in(t) is a step function of amplitude V_o and the capacitor charge Q(t) = Oat t = 0. Show that for t > 0 (d/dt)(V_in) = 0 and the DE reduces to di/dt=-a.i [a= (I/RC)] Use (d/dt)log_e(i /i to show that the solution of the DE is i(t) = iLoexp(-at) (10) [io = V_o/R} (0) Use Eq 1.1 to show that V_out(t) = V_cap(t) = V_in(t) - R.i_o exp(- at) Hence the step response V_out/V_in = (1- exp(-at)) (d) Plot the result in (c) for a = 1000 (e) What is the asymptotic value of the step response as t increases indefinitely? Show that the step response rises to (1 -1/e) of its final value at t = 1/a Question 2: the impulse response (@) Describe the main properties of the theoretical impulse function, ‘Show that differentiation of the unit step function wrt + produces a unit impulse at + = 0. Apply this to the step response result in Question P1(c) to show that the impulse response h(t) of the RC circuit is 0. exp(-a.t) Experiment 10 - Time domain analysis of an RC circuit © 2011 Emora Trstruments 10-3,