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Laplace Transforms and Circuit Analysis

Laplace transform as a means of signal representation

Example 1 - unit step

Example 2 - sinusoid

Other Examples

Table of Laplace transforms of common wave forms

Table of Laplace transforms of basic functions
Table of Laplace transforms of trigonometric functions
Table of Laplace transform pairs

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Laplace transform in circuit analysis

Property 1 - derivative

Integrate by parts

Property 2 - integral

Integrate by parts

Other Properties

Table of Laplace transform properties

RLC Circuits
An Example of the Application of Laplace
Transforms

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Kirchoff's voltage law

Kirchoff's voltage law transformed

where

Example 1 - A series RLC circuit excited by a unit impulse

function - that is to say

(The unit impulse always gives the "natural response" of any circuit. Natural as
compared to "forced" response.)

This is to be compared to the transform pair

See the table of Laplace transform pairs

Therefore, if

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where

Comparison - A series RC circuit excited by a unit impulse

function - that is to say

In general

and in particular

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Example 2 - A series RLC circuit excited by a unit cosine

function - that is to say

We need more methodology so go see Partial Fraction

Expansions

See Symbolic Inverse Laplace Transform Applet

This page was prepared and is maintained by R. Victor Jones

Comments to: jones@deas.harvard.edu.

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