Solution 2.9.6.7
R
i(t)
e(t)
L
i
L
(0)
Figure 1: Paralell RL circuit
For the circuit shown in Figure 1 we knowfromKircho's currentlawthat
The dierential equation governing the circuit is
i(t)=i
R
(t)+i
L
(t):
Now
i
R
(t)=
v(t)
R
+
V
R
:
Applying the Laplace transform wehave
I
R
(s)=
V
Rs
:
For the inductor we knowthat
v(t)=v
L
(t)=L
d
dt
i
L
(t):
Applying the Laplace trasform, wehave
V(s)=
V
s
= L[sI
L
(s);i
L
(0)] = LsI
L
(s);Li
L
(0):
Thus
I
l
(s) =
1
Ls
V + Lsi
L
(0)
s
=
V + Lsi
L
(0)
Ls
2
=
V
Ls
2
+
i
L
(0)
s
:
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Then
I(s) = I
R
(s)+I
L
(s)
=
V
Rs
+
V
Ls
2
+
i
L
(0)
s
=
V ;i
L
(0)R
Rs
+
V
Ls
2
:
Finally,
i(t)=
V
L
t +
V ;i
L
(0)R
R
1(t):
Thus, the currentbecomes innitely large, since the inductor becomes a
short circuit at steady state.
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