Electric Circuits and Networks

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Simple RL Circuits in Time-Domain

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

• Series and parallel RL circuits and their differential equations.

• Initial condition; its need and interpretation

• Solving first order differential equation by power series, integrating factor, etc.

• Complementary function, particular integral and their interpretation.

• Natural response, transient response and forced response in an RL circuit.

• Interpretation of various response components

• Nature and details of step response of RL circuit and time-domain specifications based on this.

• Time constant and various interpretations for it.

• Steady-state response versus forced response and various kinds of steady-state response.

• Zero-input response, zero-state response and their interpretation. ...