1. Fundamentals of Electric Circuits Chapter 16
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2. Overview
This chapter will apply the Laplace transform to circuit analysis.
The equivalent models for the resistor, capacitor, and inductor will be introduced.
Setting up proper initial conditions will be covered.
Transfer functions and state variables are also discussed.
Finally, circuit stability and network synthesis will be covered.

3. Circuit Element Models
We will now look at how to apply Laplace transforms to circuit.
Transform the circuit from time domain to the s-domain.
Solve the circuit using nodal analysis, mesh analysis, source transformation, superposition, or any circuit analysis technique with which we are familiar.
Take the inverse transform of the solution and thus obtain the solution in the time domain.

4. Circuit Element Models II
Only the first step in the process is new.
As was done in phasor analysis, we transform a circuit from time domain to the frequency or s-domain.
For a resistor, the voltage current relationship in the time domain is:
Taking the Laplace transform:

5. Inductors For an inductor Taking the Laplace Transform:
Note here that the initial conditions can be represented either as a voltage or as a current source

6. Inductors
Here are the equivalent circuit elements including the sources for the initial conditions.

7. Capacitors For a Capacitor Taking the Laplace Transform:
Note here that the initial conditions can also be represented either as a voltage or as a current source

8. Capacitors
Here are the equivalent circuit elements including the sources for the initial conditions.

9. Initial Conditions
One significant advantage of the Laplace transform is that it includes both stead-state and initial conditions.
This allows for obtaining both the steady-state response as well as the transient response.
The s-domain equivalent elements can be readily used in first and second order circuits.

10. Zero Initial Conditions
In many applications, we will assume the initial conditions are zero.
The resistor of course stays the same.
For the inductor and capacitor, the equations are simplified:

11. Impedances We can define the impedance in the s-domain as:
Thus, the three elements will have the following impedances:

12. Admittance
In the s-domain, the admittance is also simply the reciprocal of the impedance:
Use of the Laplace transform in circuit analysis facilitates the use of various signals sources, such as:
Impulse
Step
Ramp
Exponential
Sinusoidal

13. Dependent Sources
The models for dependent sources and op-amps are easy to develop.
Dependent sources have a linear output based on the input.
In the Laplace transform, multiplying the time-domain equation by a constant results in the same constant multiplied against the Laplace transform.
Op amps get treated like resistors; they multiply a voltage times a constant.

14. Circuit Analysis
Using the s-domain to analyze circuits is relatively easy.
Converting from time domain to s-domain results in complicated equations based on derivatives and integrals into simple multiples of s and 1/s.
One need only use algebra to set-up and solve the circuit equations.
All theorems and relationships developed for DC work in the s-domain.

15. Transfer Functions
The transfer function is a key concept in signal processing because it indicates how a signal is processed as it passes through a network.
The transfer function relates the output of a circuit to a given input, assuming zero initial conditions.

16. Example 1:
Find v0(t) in the circuit shown below, assuming zero initial conditions.

17. Solution:
Transform the circuit from the time domain to the s-domain, we have

18. Apply mesh analysis, on solving for V0(s)
Taking the inverse
transform give

19. Example 2:
Determine v0(t) in the circuit shown below, assuming zero initial conditions.

21. Example 3:
Find v0(t) in the circuit shown below. Assume v0(0)=5V .

23. Example 4:
The switch shown below has been in position b for a long time. It is moved to position a at t=0. Determine v(t) for t > 0. *

25. Example 5:
Consider the circuit below. Find the value of the voltage across the capacitor assuming that the value of vs(t)=10u(t) V and assume that at t=0, -1A flows through the inductor and +5 is across the capacitor.

26. Solution:
Transform the circuit from time-domain (a) into s-domain (b) using Laplace Transform. On rearranging the terms, we have
By taking the inverse transform, we get

27. Example 6:
The initial energy in the circuit below is zero at t=0. Assume that vs=5u(t) V. (a) Find V0(s) using the thevenin theorem. (b) Apply the initial- and final-value theorem to find v0(0) and v0(∞). (c) Obtain v0(t).
Ans: (a) V0(s) = 4(s+0.25)/(s(s+0.3)) (b) 4,3.333V, (c) ( e-0.3t)u(t) V. *

30. Transfer Functions II There are four possible transfer functions:
It is possible for a circuit to have many transfer functions.

31. Transfer Functions III
Each transfer function can be found in two ways:
The first is to assume any convenient input X(s).
Then use any circuit analysis technique (current or voltage division, nodal analysis, etc…)
Find the output Y(s)
Take the ratio.

32. Example 7:
The output of a linear system is y(t)=10e-tcos4t when the input is x(t)=e-tu(t). Find the transfer function of the system and its impulse response.
Solution:
Transform y(t) and x(t) into s-domain and apply H(s)=Y(s)/X(s), we get
Apply inverse transform for H(s), we get

33. *Refer to in-class illustration, textbook
Example 8:
The transfer function of a linear system is
Find the output y(t) due to the input e-3tu(t) and its impulse response.
*Refer to in-class illustration, textbook

35. State Variables
So far we have only looked at techniques for analyzing system with only one input and only one output.
Many systems have more than one input or output.
The state variable method is a very important tool for analyzing such highly complex systems.

36. State Variables
In the state variable model, we specify a collection of variables that describe the internal behavior of the system.
These variables are known as the state variables of the system.
They are variables that determine the future behavior of a system.
They are a reflection of the current state of the system, without requiring the history of the system.

37. State Variables
The standard way to represent a state variable is to arrange them as a set of first order differential equations.
And the output equation is:
The transfer equation is found by taking the Laplace transform of the first equation.

38. State Variables
There are three steps to applying the state variable method:
Select the inductor current i and capacitor voltage v as the state variables, making sure they are consistent with the passive sign convention.
Apply KCL and KVL to the circuit and obtain circuit variables (voltages and currents) in terms of the state variables. This should lead to a set of first-order differential equations necessary and sufficient to determine all state variables.
Obtain the output equation and put the final result in state-space representation.

39. *Refer to in-class illustration, textbook
16.4 State Variables (2)
Example 9:
Obtain the state variable model for the circuit shown below. Let R1=1, R2=2 ,C=0.5F and L=0.2H and obtain the transfer function.
*Refer to in-class illustration, textbook

42. Applications
The Laplace transform certainly plays an important role in circuit analysis, however that is not the only area where it has applications.
It also has applications in signal processing and control systems.