Electronic – Finding the unknowns of a current equation leads to non-sense

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Suppose a series RLC circuit that is critically damped.

Circuit is RLC in series with a DC voltage source \$ V_S \$ and a switch initially open. Capacitor and inductor are both discharged.

at t=0 the switch is closed.

I am trying to analyze what happens during the transient phase.

The circuit equation is

\$ i(t) = (At + B)e^{-\alpha t} \$

I want to find A and B.

So I apply the initial conditions.

The first condition is current when t=0. We know that the inductor will resist the initial current, so i(0) = 0.

If this is true and I apply that to the equation, to find A/B, I get

\$ i(t) = (At + B)e^{-\alpha t} \$

\$ 0 = (At + B)e^{-\alpha t} \$

at t=0

\$ 0 = (0 + B)e^{0} \$

\$ B = 0 \$

The other condition, di/dt at t=0.

We know that current will be zero, because the inductor will guarantee that, so

\$ \frac{di}{dt} = \frac{V}{L} = 0 \$

so,

\$ i(t) = (At + B)e^{-\alpha t} \$

\$ \frac{di}{dt} = 0 = -\alpha A t e^{-\alpha t} -\alpha B e^{-\alpha t} \$

when t= 0

\$ \frac{di}{dt} = 0 = -\alpha B \$

\$ B = 0 \$

again… I don't get it.

What am I doing wrong?

Best Answer

$$ i_{(0+)}= i_{(0-)}= 0 $$ $$ v_{L_{(0-)}} = 0 $$ $$ v_{L_{(0+)}} = L \left[ \frac{di}{dt} \right]_{t=t_{0+}} $$ Note that \$\left[ \frac{di}{dt} \right]_{t=t_{0+}} \neq 0 \$

From \$ i_{(0+)} \$ , \$ B = 0 \$

From the derivative of response \$i(t)\$: $$\left[ \frac{di}{dt} \right]_{t=t_{o+}}= \frac{v_{L_{(0+)}}}{L} = A$$

From the KVL (\$V\$ is the source voltage and \$V_{C_{(0+)}}\$ is the voltage on capacitor in \$t=t_{o+}\$):

$$ v_{L_{(0+)}} = -V_{C_{(0+)}} + V -Ri_{(0+)}$$

or

$$ v_{L_{(0+)}} = V$$

Therefore:

$$ A=\frac{V}{L}$$

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