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Problem 5.31 The circuit in Fig. P5.31 is excited by the source waveform shown
in Fig. P5.26(b).

R1 R2
i(t)
+
υs(t) _ C L

Figure P5.31: Circuit for Problem 5.31.

(a) Derive Fourier series representation of i(t).

(b) Calculate the first five terms of υout (t) using R1 = R2 = 100 Ω, L = 1 mH, and
C = 1 µ F.
(c) Plot i(t) and υs (t) using nmax = 100.

Solution: From Problem 5.25, the phasor domain presentation of υs (t) is

∞
8[1 − cos(nπ )] j90◦
Vs = 6 + ∑ e .
n=1 nπ

Next, transfer function of circuit:

1
define Z1 = , Z2 = jω L.
jω C
Then following the derivation in Problem 5.25,
I Z1
H= =
Vs (R1 + Z1 )(Z1 + Z2 + R2 ) − Z21
1
jω C
=    2
1 1
R1 + jω C jω C + jω L + R2 − jω1C
1
=
(1 − ω 2 LC + jωCR2 ) 1
(1 + jωCR1 ) −
jω C jω C
jω C
=
(1 − ω 2 LC) +
jωC[R2 + (1 − ω 2 LC)R1 ] − ω 2C2 R1 R2 − 1
j
H(ω ) = 2
j[R2 + R1 (1 − ω LC)] − ω (L +CR1R2 )
1
=p
ω (L +CR1 R2 ) + [R2 + R1 (1 − ω 2 LC)]2
2 2
  
◦ −1 R2 + R1 (1 − ω 2 LC)
· exp j90 − tan −
ω (L +CR1 R2 )
and
1
H(ω = 0) = .
R1 + R2
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The phasor domain presentation of the current I:

∞
6 8[1 − cos(nπ )] 1
I(ω ) = +∑ q
R1 + R2 n=1 nπ n2 ω02 (L +CR1 R2 )2 + [R2 + R1 (1 − n2 ω02 LC)]2
  
◦ −1 R2 + R1 (1 − ω 2 LC)
× exp j180 − tan − ,
ω (L +CR1R2 )

and in time domain:

∞
6 8(1 − cos nπ ) 1
i(t) = +∑ q
R1 + R2 n=1 nπ n2 ω02 (L +CR1 R2 )2 + [R2 + R1 (1 − n2 ω02 LC)]2
  
◦ −1 [R2 + R1 (1 − ω 2 LC)]
× cos nω0 t + 180 − tan − .
ω (L +CR1 R2 )

(b) Substituting the values of circuit components, the first five terms of i(t) are

n=1 0.0252 cos(ω0 t + 80◦ )

n=2 0
n=3 0.0078 cos(3ω0 t + 61.5◦ )
n=4 0
n=5 0.0041 cos(5ω0 t + 45.4◦ )

(c)
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nmax = 100
10

υs(t) 6

0 t (s)
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
−3
x 10

0.06

0.05

0.04
i(t)
0.03

0.02

0.01

0 t (s)
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
−3
x 10