BENT 1123 TUTORIAL 3

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UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

FACULTY OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
BENT 1123 ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
TUTORIAL 3 (First-Order Circuits)

Source-Free RC Circuit.
1. Determine the time constant for the circuit in Fig. 1
10 k

20 k

100 pF

40 k

30 k

Figure 1

2. The switch in Fig. 2 opens at t=0. Find vo for t > 0.

2 k

t=0
+

+
_

6V

vo

4 k

50 F

Figure 2

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Source-Free RL Circuit.
3. For the circuit in Fig. 3, find io for t >0.
3

t=0

4H
io

24 V

+
_

Figure 3

4. Calculate the time constant of the circuit in Fig. 4.

20 k

10 k

5 mH
40 k

30 k

Figure 4

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Step Response of an RC Circuit.

5. Consider the circuit in Fig. 5. Find i(t) for t < 0 and t > 0.

Figure 5

6. Find v(t) and i(t) in the circuit of Fig. 6.

6[1u(t)] A

Figure 6

Step Response of an RL Circuit.

7. Find v(t) for t > 0 in the circuit of Fig. 7 if the initial current in the inductor is zero.

Figure 7
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8. Obtain v(t) and i(t) in the circuit of Fig. 8.

20u(t) V

Figure 8

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