EE301 Midterm Exam Formula Sheet

Table 1: Source Free Circuits

Source Free R-L Circuit Source Free R-C Circuit
Diff Equation L di(t)
dt + Ri(t) = 0 C dv(t) v(t)
dt + R = 0
t t
Solution i(t) = i(0)e− τ v(t) = v(0)e− τ
L
Tau (τ ) R RC

Table 2: Step Responses Table 3: Magnetically Coupled Circuits

Circuit Step Response Property Formula

RC v(t) = v(∞) + [v(0) − v(∞)]e−t/τ Stored Energy w = 2 L1 i1 + 21 L2 i22 ± M i1 i2
1 2

RL i(t) = i(∞) + [i(0) − i(∞)]e−t/τ Coupling Coefficient k = √LM1 L2

Table 4: Polarity Convention for Magnetically Coupled Circuits

Current in Primary Winding Polarity in Secondary Winding
Enters at Dot Positive at Dot
Leaves at Dot Negative at Dot

Table 5: Parallel Resonance Parameters Table 6: Series RLC Circuit Resonance Equa-
tions
Parameter Equation
Fundamental Frequency, ω0 ω0 = √ 1 rad/s
LC
r Quantity Equation
 2 √ 2
1 1 1

Half-Power Frequency, ω1 ω1 = − 2RC + 2RC
+ LC Vm / 2 V2
Power at Half-Power Frequencies P (ω1 ) = P (ω2 ) = m
= 4R
r 2 2R
1 1 1 2
Half-Power Frequency, ω2 ω2 = 2RC + 2RC
+ LC Power at Resonance P (ω0 ) = 1 Vm
2 Rs
Bandwidth, B B = ω2 − ω1 = RC1 2
R R 1

r  2
ω0
ω1 = − + +
Alternative ω1 ω1 = ω0 1 + 2Q1 − 2L 2L LC
2Q Half-Power Frequencies s
R 2
r
R 1
 2 
1 ω0
Alternative ω2 ω2 = ω0 1 + 2Q + 2Q
ω2 = + +
2L 2L LC
High-Q Approx., ω1 ω1 ≃ ω0 − B
2 Resonance Frequency ω0 = √ 1
LC
High-Q Approx., ω2 ω2 ≃ ω0 + B ω0 L
2 Quality Factor Q= = ω 1CR
Quality Factor, Q Q = ωRL R
ω
0
0
ω Bandwidth B = R
L
= Q0
Alternative Bandwidth, B B = Q0
Half-Power Approximation (Q ≥ 10) ω1 ≈ ω0 − B
2
, ω2 ≈ ω0 + B
2