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Lecture 14:RLC CircuitsNilsson 8.3-8.4

ENG17 (Sec. 1): Circuits I

Summer 1 2014

July 15, 2014

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Overview

• Step Response in Parallel RLC

• Series RLC

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Step Response

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ExampleInitial Energy = 0 JAt t = 0:• OPEN switch• I = 24 mA• R = 400 Ω

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Overview

• Step Response in Parallel RLC

• Series RLC

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Series RLC: Natural Response

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Example: Natural Response

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Series RLC: Step Response

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Example: Step Response

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Note

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Overview

• Natural Response – Critically Damped

• Step Response in Parallel RLC

• Series RLC