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CHAPTER 6

First- and Second-Order


Transient Circuits
Section 6.2 Solutions
6.2.1 Use the differential equation approach to find i(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.1.

t=0

4Ω

8V + i(t)

2H 4Ω

FIGURE P6.2.1

Solution:

t = 0–

R1 4
VS
8 + ​V​  ​​
– i​ L​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  ​ ​  S ​ = 2 A​
​R1​  ​​
iL(0−) R2 4

t>0

iL(t) i(t)
KVL:
d​i​  ​​(t)
L 2
​ R2 4 L⋅_
​  L ​ + ​R2​  ​​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(t) = 0
dt
d​iL​  ​​(t) _
_ ​R​  ​​
​  ​ + ​  2 ​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(t) = 0
dt L
r+2=0
r = −2​
​​i​ L​​(t) = ​K2​  ​​ ​e​​  rt​ A
iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 2 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


K1​  ​​ = 0, ​K2​  ​​ = 2
iL​  ​​(t) = 2​e​​  −2t​ A, t > 0


iL​  ​​(t) = i(t)
i(t) = 2​e​​  −2t​ A, t > 0​ 303

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304 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.2 Use the differential equation approach to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.2 and plot the
response, including the time interval just prior to opening the switch.

100 μF

t=0

6 kΩ +

12 V + 6 kΩ 6 kΩ υo(t)

FIGURE P6.2.2

Solution:

t = 0–

+ υc(0−) −

R2
​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​​υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  S 2  ​
6k
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
VS ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 6 V​
12 + R1 6k 6k R3

t>0

iL(t) C

100 μ
i2(t) R2

6k + KCL:
​​iC​  ​​(t) + i​ 2​  ​​(t) + i​o​  ​​(t) = 0​
R1 6k R3 6k υc(t)

io(t)

d​υ​  ​​(t) ​υC​  ​​(t) _ ​υ​  ​​(t)


C ⋅_
​  C ​ + _ ​   ​ + ​  C  ​ = 0
dt ​R2​  ​​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
d​υ​  ​​(t)
( ​R2​  ​​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ ) C
C ⋅_
​  C ​ + ​ _ ​  1  ​ ​ ⋅ ​υ​  ​​(t) = 0
​  1  ​ + _
dt

( ​R2​  ​​ ⋅ (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​)​ ⋅ C ) C


d​υC​  ​​(t) ​R2​  ​​ + ​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
​ _ ​ + ​ ______________
​   
   ​ ​ ⋅ ​υ​  ​​(t) = 0
dt
r + 2.5 = 0
r = −2.5
​ 2​  ​​​e​​  rt​ V
υC​  ​​(t) = K

υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 6 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​

K1​  ​​ = 0, ​K​ 2​​ = 6

υC​  ​​(t) = 6​e​​  −2.5t​ V, t > 0

​υ​  ​​(t)
io​  ​​(t) = _
​ ​  C  ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
io​  ​​(t) = 0.5​e​​  −2.5t​ mA, t > 0

υ​ o​​(t) = −​io​  ​​(t) ⋅ ​R3​  ​​

υ​ o​​(t) = −3​e​​  −2.5t​ V, t > 0

υ​ o​​(​0​​  −​) = ​VS​  ​​ − ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 6 V

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Solutions to Problems 305

υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −3 V

υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V

​  1r ​ = 0.4 s
τ=_

υo(t) (V)

2
0.8
… t (s)
0
0.4 1.2 1.6 2.0
–1
–2
–3

6.2.3 Use the differential equation approach to find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.3.

6 kΩ 6 kΩ
io(t)

12 V + 100 μF 12 kΩ

t=0

FIGURE P6.2.3

Solution:

t = 0–

R1 R2

6k 6k ​Vs​  ​​ ⋅ ​R3​  ​​
+ ​​υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ___________
​   ​
VS ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
+ υc(0−) R3 12k
12 – ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 6 V​

t>0
Vc(t)
io(t)

+
R2 6k C 100 μ R3 12k

KCL:
​υC​  ​​(t) d​υ​  ​​(t) ​υC​  ​​(t)
​ _  ​ + C ⋅ _
​  C ​ + _ ​   ​ = 0
​R2​  ​​ dt ​R3​  ​​

​  C ​ + ( ​  2 3  ​)​  ⋅ ​υC​  ​​(t) = 0


d​υ​  ​​(t) ​R​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
C ⋅_ ​_
dt ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​

( (​ ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  )​​ ​ ⋅ C ) C


d​υC​  ​​(t) ​R2​  ​​ ⋅ ​R3​  ​​
​ _ ​ + ​ ​ ______________ ​ ​ ⋅ ​υ​  ​​(t) = 0
dt
r + 2.5 = 0
r = −2.5

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306 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

​ ​ 2​  ​​​e​​  rt​ V


υC​  ​​(t) = K
υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​VC​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 6 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


K1​  ​​ = 0, ​K​ 2​​ = 6
υC​  ​​(t) = 6​e​​  −2.5t​ V, t > 0

−​υ​  ​​(t)
io​  ​​(t) = _
​ ​  C  ​
​R2​  ​​
io​  ​​(t) = −1​e​​  −2.5t​ mA, t > 0

6.2.4 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.4.

2 kΩ

6 kΩ 2H + 12 V

io(t)
t=0

FIGURE P6.2.4

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​i​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–

R2

2k ​V​  ​​
​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  S ​
VS ​R2​  ​​
R1 6k iL(0−) + 12 ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 6 mA = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+

iL(0+)
​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)
R1 6k 6m
io​  ​​​(​0​​  +​)​ = −6 mA​

io(0+)

t=∞

R1 6k ​​io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A​

io(∞)

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R1​  ​​ = 6 kΩ
R1 Req L  ​ = 0.33 ms​
τ = ​ _
​Req​  ​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −6 mA = K
​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​
io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A = K1

​ K​ 2​​ = −6 mA
–3
io​  ​​(t) = −6​e​​  −t/0.33×10 ​  mA, t > 0​

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Solutions to Problems 307

6.2.5 Find υC (t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.5 using the step-by-step method.

4 kΩ 4 kΩ

t=0

+
4 kΩ υC(t) 20 μF

+ 12 V

FIGURE P6.2.5

Solution:

​​υ​ C​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​

t = 0–
R2 R3

4k 4k

+
VS + υC (0−) ​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 12 V​
R1 4k
12 – −

t = 0+

​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = υ​ ​ C​​(​0​​  +​) = 12 V​

t=∞
R2 R3

4k 4k

+ ​​υ​ C​​(∞) = 0 V​
R1 4k υC(∞)

R2 R3

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ = 12 kΩ
R1 Req τ = ​Req
​  ​​ ⋅ C = 0.24 s​

​​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  +​) = 12 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


υ​ C ​​(∞) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 12 V

υ​ C (​​​ t)​ = 12​e​​  −t/0.24​ V, t > 0​

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308 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.6 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.6.

2 kΩ io(t) 6 kΩ 12 kΩ

+ 10 V 100 μF + 20 V
− t=0 −

FIGURE P6.2.6

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​io​  ​​(t) = K

t = 0–

R1 io(0−) R2 R3

− 2k + 6k 12k
+ VS2
VS1 + υC(0−) +
− − 20
10 −

​V​  ​​ − ​VS2 ​  ​​
​​i​ o​​(​0​​  −​) = ___________
​  S1  ​ = −0.5 mA
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
​  ​​ − (​ ​io​  ​​(​0​​  −​))​ ⋅ ​R1​  ​​
υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = ​VS1

υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 11 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+

R1

2k ​υ​  ​​(​0​​  +​)


​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = _
​  C  ​
VS1 υC(0+) ​R2​  ​​
+ + R2 6k
10 − 11 − ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 1.83 mA​
io(0+)

t=∞

R1

2k ​VS​  1​​
​​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​   ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​
VS1 + R2 6k
10 − ​io​  ​​(∞) = 1.25 mA​
io(∞)

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R1​  ​​​  ∥ R​ 2​​ = 1.5 kΩ
R1 Req R2
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.15 s​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​ = 1.83 mA


io​  ​​(∞) = ​K1​  ​​ = 1.25 mA

K2​  ​​ = 0.58 mA

io​  ​​(t) = 1.25 + 0.58​e​​  −t/0.15​ mA, t > 0​

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Solutions to Problems 309

6.2.7 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.7.

4 kΩ

4 kΩ 2 kΩ

8 kΩ 50 μF t=0 + 10 V

io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.7

Solution:

​​io​  ​​​(t)​ = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​

t = 0–
R2 R3 R4

4k 4k 2k
+ VS1
R1 8k υC(0−) +
− 10

​VS1​  ​​ ⋅ (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​)​


​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = _______________
​   
    ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​
υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 6.67 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+

R2

​υ​  ​​(​0​​  +​)


4k ​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = _
​  C  ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​
υC(0+) +
R1 8k R3 4k
6.67 − ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 0.55 mA​

io(0+)

t=∞

R2

4k

R1 ​​io​  ​​(∞) = 0​
8k R3 4k

io(∞)

R2

​​Req
​  ​​ = (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​)​​  ∥ R​ 3​​ = 3 kΩ
R1 Req R3
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.15 s​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​ = 0.55 mA


io​  ​​(∞) = ​K1​  ​​ = 0 A

K2​  ​​ = 0.55 mA

io​  ​​(t) = 0.55 e−t/0.15 mA, t > 0​

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310 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.8 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.8.

t=0

+
12 mA 6 kΩ 6 kΩ υo(t)
100 μF −

FIGURE P6.2.8

Solution:

​​Vo​  ​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


t = 0–

+
IS R1 6k υC(0−) R2 6k
12m −

​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = (​  S 1  ​)​ ⋅ ​R2​  ​​


​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​_
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​
υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = 36 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+

+
υC (0−)
+ R2 6k υC (0+) ​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 36 V​
36 −

t=∞

R2 6k υc(∞) ​​υ​ C​​(∞) = 0 V​

​​Re​  q​​ = ​R2​  ​​ = 6 kΩ


Req R2
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.6 s​​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 36 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 36 V

υ​ o​​(t) = 36e−t/0.6 V, t > 0​

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Solutions to Problems 311

6.2.9 Find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.9.

t=0
io(t)

8Ω 4Ω 6Ω

10 V + 10 Ω 0.1 H
– 8V
– +

FIGURE P6.2.9

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​io​  ​​(t) = K

t = 0–

R1 R3 R4
​VS​  1​​
8 4 6 ​​I′ ​ = ​ _  ​ = 1.25 A
VS1 ​R1​  ​​
VS2
10 + R2 10
– 8
​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 4.44 Ω
– +
​V′ ​ = ​I′ ​ ⋅ ​R′ ​ = 5.55​
iL(0−)

R’ R3 R4

4.44 4 6
V’ VS2
5.55 + – 8
– +
iL(0−)

​V​  ​​
​  ​V′ ​  ​ − _
​​i​ L​​(​0​​  −​) = ___________ ​  S2 ​ = −0.676 A​
(​ ​R′ ​ + ​R3​  )​​ ​ ​R4​  ​​
t = 0+

R1 R3

8 4 io(+)
VS1 iL(o+) ​​io​  ​​(t) = −0.676 A​
10 + R2 10 0.676

t=∞

R1 I R3 ​​R″ ​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 2.86


1
​VS​  1​​
8 4 I1​  ​​ = _
​ ​   ​ = 0.921 A
​R1​  ​​ + ​R″ ​
VS1
10 + R2 10 io(∞)
​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​  1 2  ​
– ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
​io​  ​​(∞) = 0.658 A​

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312 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

R1 R3

​​Re​  q​​ = (​ ​R1​  ​​​  ∥ R​ 2​​)​ + ​R3​  ​​ = 8.44 Ω


R2 Req τ=_ ​  L  ​ = 0.0118 s​​
​Req
​  ​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −0.676 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


io​  ​​(∞) = 0.658 A = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = −1.334 A

io​  ​​(t) = 0.658 − 1.334e−t/0.0118 A, t > 0​

6.2.10 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.10.

4 kΩ 4 kΩ 200 μF

24 V + 4 kΩ 2 kΩ
– t=0
io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.10

Solution:

​​i​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​

t = 0–

υc(0−)
R1 R2 + −
​VS​  ​​ ⋅ ​R3​  ​​
4k 4k ​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = ___________
​   ​
VS ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
24 + R3 4k R4 2k ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 8 V = ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+
​​R′ ​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 2k
Vc(0+)
R1 R2 8 ​υ​  ​​(​0​​  +​)
+– ​iS​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = _
​  C  ​
​R′ ​ + ​R4​  ​​
4k 4k is(0+)
VS ​iS​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 2 mA
24 + R3 4k R4 2k ​i​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R2​  ​​
– ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = _____________
​  S  ​
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
io(0+)
​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 1 mA​

t=∞

R2

4k
​​io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A​
R3 4k R4 2k

io(∞)

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Solutions to Problems 313

Req

​  ​​ = (​ ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​)​ + ​R4​  ​​ = 4 kΩ


​​Req

R2 R3 R4 τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.8 s​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 1 mA = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 1 mA

io​  ​​(t) = 1e−t/0.8 mA, t > 0​

6.2.11 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.11 using the step-by-step technique.

6 kΩ 6 kΩ 100 μF
+

36 V + 6 kΩ 3 kΩ υo(t)
– t=0

FIGURE P6.2.11

Solution:

​​υ​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​

t = 0–

υc(0−)
R1 R2 + −
​VS​  ​​ ⋅ ​R3​  ​​
6k 6k ​​υC​  ​​  (​0​​  −​) = ___________
​   ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
VS
36 + R3 6k R4 3k ​υC​  ​​  (​0​​  −​) = 12 V = ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+

υc(0+)
R1 R2
12
+– ​​R′ ​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 3k
6k 6k +
VS −​υ​  ​​​(​0​​  +​)​ ⋅ ​R4​  ​​
​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ___________
​  C  ​
+ R3 R4 ​R′ ​ + ​R4​  ​​
36 6k 3k υc(0+)

​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −6 V​

t=∞

R2

6k +

R3 ​​υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V​
6k R4 3k υo(∞)

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314 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

Req

​  ​​ = (​ ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​)​ + ​R4​  ​​ = 6 kΩ


​​Req

R2 R3 R4
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.6 s​​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −6 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = −6 V

υ​ o​​(t) = −6e−t/0.6 V, t > 0​
​ Solutions
Solutions to
to Assessment
Assessment Bank
Bank P
P

6.2.12 Use the differential equation approach to find i(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.12 and plot the
ABP 7.2.40
ABP 7.2.40 Use
Use the
the differential
differential equation
equation approach
approach toto find
find i(t)
i(t) for
for tt >
> 00 in
in the
the circuit
circuit in
in Fig.
Fig. ABP7.2.40
ABP7.2.40
response, including the time interval just prior to opening the switch.
and plot
and plot the
the response,
response, including
including the
the time
time interval
interval just
just prior
prior to
to opening
opening the the switch.
switch.

5
5 kΩ
kΩ tt =
=00 2
2 kΩ
kΩ 11 kΩ
kΩ
i(t)
i(t)

5 mA
5 mA 11 kΩ
kΩ 2 kΩ
2 kΩ 11 kΩ
kΩ
11 mH
mH

FIGURE ABP7.2.40
FIGUREABP7.2.40
FIGURE P6.2.12

Solution:
Solution:

= 00–––
tt =

R1
R R3
R R5
R
1 3 5

5k
5k 2k
2k 1k
1k
IIS
S R
R22 1k
1k R
R44 2k
2k R
R66 1k
1k
5m
5m (0−
iiLL(0 −))

​​ R′′ ​ =
R = R
= ​R R
∥(((​R

R4​  44​​  ∥ ​ +
+ ​RR
R5​  55​​ + =
R6​  66​​)))​ = 1k
= 1k
1k
R″″ ​ =
​R = ​R
= R3​  3​​ +
R 3
+ ​RR
+ R′ ​′′= = 3k
= 3k
3k
​R″″ ​ ∥∥∥00 =
R = 000
=

​ii2​  2(​​​ ((​ 00​​  −−)​))​ =
2
=
= 555 mA​
mA
mA
(all current
(all
(all current flows
current flows through
flows through the
through the short)
the short)
short)
ttt >
> 000
>

R R V
R33 R55 VLL(t)
(t)
iiL(t)
L(t) 2k
2k 1k
1k ii11(t)
(t) iiLL(t)
(t) ii22(t)
(t)

R 1k L
L R 2k R 1k R 1k L R′′′′
R22 1k R44 2k R66 1k R22 1k L 1m
1m R 3k
3k
1m
1m

KCL:
KCL:
ii1((tt)) +
1 + ii2((tt)) +
+ ii2((tt)) =
2 = 00 2
υυLL((tt))
____ υυLL((tt))
____
____ + i ( t) + ____ =0
R2 + iLL(t) + R
R 2
R″″ = 0
d
diiLL((tt))
υυLL((tt)) =
=L L ⋅⋅ _____
_____
dt
dt

( L ⋅ _____) ( dt )
diiLL((tt)) diiLL((tt))
(L ⋅ dt dt ) + i ( t) + __________
(L ⋅ dt ) =0
_____
d L ⋅ _____
d
_____
__________
__________ __________
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R R
Solutions to Problems 315

KCL:
​​i1​  ​​​(t)​ + ​i2​  ​​​(t)​ + ​i2​  ​​​(t)​ = 0
​υ​  (​​​ t)​
____ ​υ​  ​​​(t)​
​  L  ​ + ​iL​  ​​​(t)​ + ____
​  L  ​ = 0
​R2​  ​​ ​R″ ​
d​i​  (​​​ t)​
​υ​ L(​​​ t)​ = L ⋅ _____
​  L  ​
dt

( )​ ( )​
d​i​  (​​​ t)​ d​i​  (​​​ t)​
​ L ⋅ _____
​  L  ​ ​ L ⋅ _____
​  L  ​
​  __________ dt __________
 ​ + ​iL​  ​​​(t)​ + ​  dt  ​ = 0
​R2​  ​​ ​R″ ​

​(___________
​ ″ ​ ) dt
L ⋅ (​ ​R2​  ​​ + ​R″ ​)​ _____d​i​  ​​​(t)​
​   ​ ​ ⋅ ​  L  ​+ ​iL​  (​​​ t)​ = 0
​R2​  ​​ ⋅ R

( ​(​R2​  ​​ + ​R″ ​)​ ⋅ L ) L
d​i​  (​​​ t)​
_____ ​R2​  ​​ ⋅ ​R″ ​
​  L  ​+ ​ ___________
​   ​ ​⋅ ​i​  ​​​(t)​ = 0
dt
TER 7 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits    r + 7.5 × ​10​​  5​ = 0
   r = − 7.5 × ​10​​  5​
​iL​  ​​​(iLt)(​ t=
)=​K2​  K​​ ​e2​​  rte​  rtmA
mA
​i​  Li(​​​ L​0(​​  −0)​−​ =
)=​iL​  (​​​ i​0L(​​  +0)​ +​ =) = 5 mA
5 mA ==​K1​  K
​​ +1 +
​K2​  K
​​ 2
​K1​  K​​ =
1=0, ​
0,K2​  K​​ =2 =
5 5mm
​iL​  ​​​(iLt)(​ t=
)=i​(ti)(​t)
5
10​​  ​t t
i​(ti)(​ t= 5 ​e5​​  −7.5×​
e −7.5×10​  mA, mA, t >t >
00
5
)=

i​(​0i(​​  −0​)−​ =
)=5 5mA
mA
i​(∞ i(∞ )​ = )=00

τ=
τ=​  1r ​ __
__ 1= =
1.33 μs​
r 1.33 μs

i(t) (mA)
5

1
t (µs)
0 1.33 2.67 4 5.33 6.67

6.2.13
ABP Use theUse
7.2.41 differential equation
the differential approach
equation to find to
approach iL(t) forυto(t)
find > 0for
in tthe
> 0circuit
in the in Fig. P6.2.13
circuit and plot
in Fig. ABP7.2.41
the response, including the time interval just prior to opening the switch.
and plot the response, including the time interval just prior to opening the switch.

100 μF 2H
–+
t=0 iL(t)
6V 6V
12 kΩ
12 Ω 6−Ω+ 6Ω 3Ω
+

+ 12 V

FIGURE P6.2.13
8 kΩ υo(t)
t=0

4 kΩ

FIGURE ABP7.2.41

Solution:

t = 0–

υc(0−) −
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316 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

Solution:

t = 0–

VS
iL(0−)
–+
6
​​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 4​
R1 12 R2 6 R3 6 R4 3

iL(0−)

3 ​​R″ ​ = ​R′ ​ ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 2.4​


R’ 4 R3 6 R4 3
2

​  3 ​ ⋅ ​R″ ​
__
​  2
​​i​ L​​(​0​​  −​) = _______  ​
​R″ ​ + ​R4​  ​​
iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0.667 A​

t>0

L iL(t) KVL:
d​iL​  ​​(t)
​​R​ 
2 ​  ​​(t) + L​ _
3​​ ⋅ ​iL ​ + ​R4​  ​​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(t) = 0
dt

​+(
L ) L
R3 6 R4 3 d​iL​  ​​(t)
_ ​R​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​
​  ​_
​  3 ​ ​ ⋅ ​i​  ​​(t) = 0
dt
r + 4.5 = 0
r = −4.5
​ 2​  ​​​e​​  rt​ A
iL​  ​​(t) = K

iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 0.667 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​

K1​  ​​ = 0, ​K​ 2​​ = 0.667

iL​  ​​(t) = 0.667​e​​  −4.5t​ A, t > 0​

​  2 ​ A
​​i​ L​​(​0​​  −​) = _
3
​ iL​  ​​(∞) = 0 A
τ=_ ​  1r ​ = 0.22 s​​

iL(t) (A)

2/3

0 0.22 0.44 0.66 0.88 1.1 .... t (s)

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Solutions to Problems 317

6.2.14 Use the differential equation approach to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.14.

4H +
t=0
2Ω 4Ω 4Ω υo(t)

4A

FIGURE P6.2.14

Solution:

t = 0–

2A 2A iL(0−) = 1A

​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 1 A​


R1 2 Is 4 R2 4 R3 4

CHAPTER 7
t>0

L iL(t) KVL:
d​iL​  ​​(t)
4 + R2​  ​​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(t) + L​ _
​ ​ + ​R3​  ​​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(t) = 0
dt

​+(
L ) L
R2 4 R3 4 υo(t) d​iL​  ​​(t) ​R​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
​ _ ​_

First- and Second-Order


​  2 ​ ​ ⋅ ​i​  ​​(t) = 0
dt

r+2=0
r = −2

Transient Circuits

iL​  ​​(t) = ​K2​  ​​​e​​  ​ A rt

iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 1 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



K1​  ​​ = 0, ​K​ 2​​ = 1

iL​  ​​(t) = 1​e​​  −2t​ A, t > 0

υ​ o​​(t) = ​R3​  ​​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(t)

Section 7.2 Solutions
υ​ o​​(t) = 4​e​​  −2t​ A, t > 0

6.2.15 Use the


ABP 7.2.1 Usedifferential equation
the differential approach
equation to find
approach to υfind
C (t)υfor t>
C (t) for0 tin>the
0 incircuit in Fig.
the circuit in P6.2.15.
Fig. ABP7.2.1.

9 kΩ
4 kΩ

+
3 kΩ 6V + υC(t) 100 μF

t=0

FIGURE
FIGURE ABP7.2.1
P6.2.15

Solution:

t = 0–

R2

9k +
R3 4k
υS ⋅ (R1 + R2)
υC(0 −) = ___________
c06SolutionsToProblems_V2.indd 317 R1 + R2 + R3 01-Feb-22 8:19:29 PM

tt =
=00

318 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits FIGURE


FIGURE ABP7.2.1
ABP7.2.1

Solution:
Solution:
Solution:

tt t=
==00–0–

RR22

9k
9k +
+
RR33 4k
4k
​υ​ S⋅⋅​​ ⋅((R
υ___________
υ___________ (​R​R1 1​  +​​ +R​R)2​  )​​)​
​​υ​  − 1 +R
υυCC(C(00​​​(​0−−​​ )) ​)=
​ =___________
=   
​    
SS 22  ​
R​R111​  +
R +​​ +R R​R222​  + ​​ +R
+ R​R333​  ​​
RR11 3k ​υ​  ( −)​ = 4.5 V​
υυ (C(00​​​ ​0−−​​ )) ​=
3k υυcc(0
(0−−)) = 4.5
CC4.5 V V

VVSS +
+
66 ––

tt t>
>>000

i(t)
i(t) RR22 KVL:
KVL:
KVL:
9k
9k +
+ R​​R
R 11 1​  ⋅⋅​​ ⋅ii((i​
tt())t)+
​ +R
+ R​R222​  ⋅⋅​​ ⋅ii((i​tt())t)+
​ +υυ​υCC​ C((t(​​​ t))t)=
+ ​ =000
=
d d​υ​  (t)
​​  (t)
ii((i​tt())t)= ​ =C
= CC⋅⋅ ⋅______ ​  υυCCC(t)
d______
______  ​
dtdt
dt
d​υυCC​  C(t)
dd______ ​​  (t)
((RR​(​R ​  +
11 1+
​​ +R
R​R22))2​  ​​)⋅⋅​ ⋅C CC⋅⋅ ⋅______​  υ______ (t)  ​+++υυ​υCC​ C((t​​​(t))t)=
​ =000
=
RR11 3k
3k υυcc(t)
(t) dtdt
dt
C
C ​​  (t) ___________
d​υ​  (t) ​υ​  ​​​(t)​
d______
d​  υυCCC(t)
______ ​  υυCCC((tt))
100m
100m ______
dt
 ​+++___________
___________ =
= ​ =000
dt
dt ((R11 + RR​R22)2​  )​​)⋅⋅​ ⋅C
R ​
( R
​ ​ 
1 ​​
+ + CC


r + 0.833 = 0
r = − 0.833
​υ​ C​​​(t)​ = ​K2​  ​​ ​e​​  rt​  V
​υ​ C(​​​ ​0​​  −)​ ​ = ​υ​ C(​​​ ​0​​  +)​ ​ = 4.5 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​

K1​  ​​ = 0, ​K​ 2​​ = 4.5
​υ​ C​​​(t)​ = 4.5​e​​  −0.833t​  V, t > 0​

6.2.16 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.16.

t=0

1 kΩ 1 kΩ

+ 12 V 100 μF 1 kΩ – 8V
– +
io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.16

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Solutions to Problems 319

Solution:

t = 0–

+ 1 kΩ
VS2 −​V​  ​​ ⋅ (​ 1k)​
– ​​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  −​) = _____________
​  S2  ​ = −4 V
υc(0+) 1 kΩ 8V (​ 1k)​ + (​ 1k)​
+
​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  −​) = ​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  +​) = −4 V​

+
t=0

1 kΩ 1 kΩ
VS1 υc(0+) VS2 −​υ​  ​​(​0​​  +​)
– – ​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = _
​  C  ​
+ 4V 1 kΩ 8V 1 kΩ
12 V – + +
io(0+) ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = −4 mA​

t=∞

vo(∞)

1 kΩ 1 kΩ
VS1 VS2
+ 1 kΩ – 8V
12 V – +
io(∞)

​υ​  ​​(∞) − 12 _ ​υ​  ​​(∞) ____________


​υ​  ​​(∞) + 8
KCL: _____________
​​  o ​ + ​  o ​ + ​  o ​ = 0​
1k 1k 1k

​​υ​ o​​(∞)​[_
1k 1k 1k ] 1k 1k
​  1 ​ + _
​  1 ​ + _ ​  1 ​ ​ = _ ​  8 ​
​  12 ​ − _


υ​ o​​(∞) = 1.33 V
​υ​  ​​(∞)
io​  ​​(∞) = _
​ ​  o ​ = 1.33 mA​
1k

1k Req 1k 1k

​​R​ eq​​ = 1k ∥ 1k ∥ 1k = 333.33 Ω
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = (​ 333.33)​​(100 μ)​ = 0.033 s
K1​  ​​ = ​io​  ​​(∞) = 1.33 mA

K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​ = ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) → ​K2​  ​​ = ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) − ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = −5.33 mA

io​  ​​(t) = 1.33 − 5.33​e​​  −30t​ mA, t > 0​

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320 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.17 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.17.

+ υo(t) −

3 kΩ 6 kΩ 3 kΩ

+ 200 µF t=0 +
18 V 6V
– –

FIGURE P6.2.17

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​υ​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–

I R1 R2 R3

+ 3k – 6k 3k ​VS​  1​​ − ​VS2​  ​​


VS1 + VS2 ​I = ​ ___________  ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
18 + VC(0−) + 6
– – I = 1 mA​

KVL:
​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = ​VS1
​  ​​ − ​R1​  ​​ ⋅ I
υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 15 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+
+ Vc(0+) –
R1 R2

3k 6k ​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  +​)


VS1 Vc(0+)
+ + ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 15 V​
18 15
– –

t=∞
+ Vo(∞) –
R1 R2
​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​​υ​ o​​(∞) = _
​  S1 2 ​
3k 6k ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​
VS1
+ ​υ​ o​​(∞) = 12 V​
18

R1 R2

​ ​Req
​  ​​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 2 kΩ​
Req ​ τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.4 s​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 15 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​


​​υ​ o​​(∞) = 12 V = ​K1​  ​​​
​​K​ 2​​ = 3 V​
​​υ​ o​​(t) = 12 + 3​e​​  −t/0.4​ V, t > 0​

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Solutions to Problems 321

6.2.18 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.18 using the step-by-step technique.

+
2Ω 2Ω
2H

3Ω
υo(t)
+ 6Ω
12 V –

t=0 −

FIGURE P6.2.18

Solution:

​​υ​ o​​​(t)​ = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​ ​e​​  −t/τ​​

t = 0–

+ + iL(0−)
​​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 1 Ω
R1 2 R2 2 Vo Vs ​R″ ​ = ​R3​  ​​  ∥ ​R4​  ​​ = 2 Ω​
R3 3 + R4 6

12
− −

iL( −)
​V​  ​​
Vs ​​iL​  ​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = ___
​  S ​
+ ​R′ ​
R'' R'
− ​iL​  ​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = 12 A = ​iL​  ​​​(​0​​  +​)​​
12

t = 0+

iL(0+)
12

+ ​​υ​ o​​​(​0​​  +​)​ = ​iL​  ​​​(​0​​  +​)​ ⋅ ​R′ ​

R'' 2 R' 1 Vo(0+) ​υ​ o(​​​ ​0​​  +)​ ​ = 12 V​

t=∞

iL(∞) ​​υ​ o​​​(∞)​ = 0 V​

R'' 2 R' 1 Vo(∞)

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322 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

Req

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R′ ​ + ​R″ ​ = 3 Ω
L  ​ = 0.6675​
τ = ​ ___
​Re​  q​​
R'' R'

​​υ​ o(​​​ ​0​​  +)​ ​ = 12 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


​υ​ o​​​(∞)​ = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​
​K2​  ​​ = 12 V
​υ​ o​​​(t)​ = 12 ​e​​  −t/0.667​  V, t > 0​

6.2.19 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.19.

4 kΩ 4 kΩ +
t=0 4 μF

4 kΩ υo(t)

12 V + 2 μF 2 μF

FIGURE P6.2.19

Solution:
R1 R2

4k 4k +
t=0

Ceq 2μ R3 4k υo(t)
Vs
12
+

(2 μ + 2 μ) · 4 μ
Ceq = _____________
​​    ​​= 2 μF
2μ+2μ+4μ
​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​
​​υ​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–

R1 R2 I
4k 4k
​VS​  ​​
I = ___________
​ ​   ​ = 1 A
+ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
Vs + υC (0−) ​υC​  ​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = ​VS​  ​​ − I ⋅ ​R1​  ​​
12 – R3 4k
− ​υC​  ​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = 8 V = ​υC​  ​​​(​0​​  +​)​​

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Solutions to Problems 323

t = 0+

R2

4k +

​V​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R3​  ​​


υc(0+) ​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ___________
​  C  ​
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
+ υo(0+)
8 – R3 4k
​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 4 V​

t=∞

R2

4k +

​​υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V​
R3 4k υo(∞)

R2

​​Re​  q​​ = ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ = 8 kΩ​


Req R3 ​τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ ​Ce​  q​​ = 16 ms​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 4 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​


​​υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​​
​​K​ 2​​ = 4 V​
​​υ​ o​​(t) = 4​e​​  −t/0.016​ V, t > 0​

6.2.20 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.20.

4 mH

12 mH
10 mA 10 kΩ 10 kΩ t=0

io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.20

Solution:
Leq

​​L​ eq​​ = ​L1​  ​​  ∥ ​L2​  ​​ = 3 mH


Is R1 10k R2 10k t=0 ​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​
​io​  ​​(t) = K
10m
io(t)

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324 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

t = 0–

Is iL(0–) ​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 10 mA = ​iL​  (​​​ ​0​​  +​)​​


10m

t = 0+

iL(0+) 10m

​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 10 mA​


Is R1 10k R2 10k
10m
io(0+)

t=∞

​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​  S 1  ​
Is R1 10k R2 10k ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​
10m ​ ​io​  ​​(∞) = 5 mA​
io(∞)

Req

​Req
​  ​​ = ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ = 20 kΩ
​Leq
​  ​​
R1 10k R2 τ=_
​   ​ = 0.15 μs
​Re​  q​​

io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 10 mA = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



io​  ​​(∞) = 5 mA = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 5 mA

−6
io​  ​​(t) = 5 + 5​e​​  −t/0.15×​10​​  ​​ mA, t > 0

6.2.21 Find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.21 using the step-by-step method.

12 V
–+
4 kΩ
100 μF

t=0

4 kΩ 4 kΩ 4 kΩ

8 kΩ
io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.21

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Solutions to Problems 325

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​i​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–

R2 VS 12 + υc(0–) –
–+ ​VS​  ​​ ⋅ ​R4​  ​​
4k ​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = ___________
​   ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​
R1 4k R4 4k R5 4k ​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = 4 V = ​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  +​)

t = 0+

R2 VS 12 υc(0+) 4
–+ +–
4k ​​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ = 8k

R1 4k R3 8k R4 4k R5 4k ​R″ ​ = ​R′ ​ ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 4k​

io(0+)

R" 4k 3m R4 4k 1m R5 4k

io(0+)


R = ​R″ ​ ∥ ​R5​  ​​ = 2k
(​ 3m + 1m)​ ⋅ R
io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ____________
​ ​     ​
R + ​R4​  ​​
io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 1.333 mA​

t=∞
VS 12
–+
​VS​  ​​
​​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​   ​
​R″ ​ + ​R4​  ​​
R" 4k R4 4k R5 4k
​io​  ​​(∞) = 1.5 mA​
io(∞)

Req

​  ​​ = (​ ​R″ ​ ∥ ​R4​  ​​)​ + ​R5​  ​​ = 6 kΩ


​Req
R" R4 R5
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.6 s

io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 1.333 mA = K


​ ​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​
io​  ​​(∞) = 1.5 mA = K
​ ​ 1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −0.167 mA

io​  ​​(t) = 1.5 − 0.167​e​​  −t/0.6​ mA, t > 0

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6.2.22 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.22.

t=0 150 μF
4 kΩ 3 kΩ 2 kΩ

+ 36 V 3 kΩ 3 kΩ 12 V +
– –
io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.22

Solution:

t = 0–

3 kΩ + υc(0–) – 2 kΩ

3 kΩ 3 kΩ 12 V +

​​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = −12 V​


t = 0+

Vc
4 kΩ 3 kΩ 2 kΩ
–+
VS1 12 V VS2
+ 36 V 3 kΩ 3 kΩ 12 V +
– –
io(0+)

3 kΩ

Is′ +
36 V 4 kΩ 3 kΩ Vo(0+) 3 kΩ 2 kΩ
=
4 kΩ 9 mA –
​​​VS​  1′​​  ​ = ​​IS​  ′​​  ​ ⋅ ​R′ ​ io(0+)

= 15.43 V​

12 ​  kΩ
​​R′ ​ = 4k ∥ 3k = ​ _
7
6 ​  kΩ​
R″ ​ = 3k ∥ 2k = ​ _

5
​​V′ ​​ S1​​ ⋅ ​R″ ​
​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = _________________
​   ​ = 3.13 V
​R′ ​ + 3k + ​R″ ​
​υ​  ​​(​0​​  +​)
io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = _
​ ​  o ​ = 1.043 mA
3k
≈ 1 mA​

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Solutions to Problems 327

t=∞

4 kΩ 3 kΩ

+
VS1
+ 36 V 3 kΩ Vi (∞) 3 kΩ

– io (∞)

​  ​​ ⋅ (​ 3k ∥ ​(3k + 3k))​ ​
​VS1
​​V​ 1​​(∞) = ___________________
​     ​ = 12 V
4k + (​ 3k ∥ ​(3k + 3k))​ ​

​V​  ​​(∞)
io​  ​​(∞) = ____________
​ ​  1  ​ = 2 mA​
(​ 3k + 3k)​

3k Req

4k 3k 3k 2k

​​R​ eq​​ = [​ ​[​(3k ∥ 4k)​ + 3k]​  ∥ 3k]​ + 2k


Re​  q​​ = 3.833 kΩ

τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = (​ 3.833k)​​(150 μ)​
τ = 0.575 s
K1​  ​​ = ​io​  ​​(∞) = 2 mA

K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​ = ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) → ​K2​  ​​ = ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) − ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 1 mA

io​  ​​(t) = 2 − ​e​​  −t/0.575​ mA, t > 0​

6.2.23 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.23.

6Ω

t=0
4H

2A 4Ω + 20 V
+

4Ω υo(t)

FIGURE P6.2.23

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​  e​​  −t/τ​​


​​υ​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–
R3

iL(0–) 6
​VS​  ​​
​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​   ​
VS ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
R2 4 + 20
– ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 2 A = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

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328 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

t = 0+
6

R3
iL(0+)
IS 2 VS
2 R1 4 + 20
+

R2 4 Vo(0+)

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R2​  ​​


υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 8 V​

t=∞

R3

IS + VS
2 R1 4 R2 4 Vo(∞) + 20

​V​  ​​
​​I′ ​ = _
​  S ​ = 3.333 A
​R3​  ​​

R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 2.4 Ω​

io (∞)

IS +
2 R2 I′
R′ 2.4 4 Vo(∞)
3.333

(​ ​I​  ​​ + ​I′ ​)​ ⋅ ​R′ ​


​​i​ o​​(∞) = ________________
​  S  ​
​R′ ​ + ​R2​  ​​

io​  ​​(∞) = 2 A
υ​ o​​(∞) = ​io​  ​​(∞) ⋅ ​R2​  ​​

υ​ o​​(∞) = 8 V​

Req
​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R′ ​ + ​R2​  ​​ = 6.4 Ω
R1 R2 ​  L  ​ = 0.625 s​​
τ=_
​Req
​  ​​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 8 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


υ​ o​​(∞) = 8 V = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 0 V

υ​ o​​(t) = 8 V, t > 0​

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Solutions to Problems 329

6.2.24 Find io(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.24.

2H

6V
6Ω
–+

t=0
4Ω 2Ω
io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.24

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​i​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–

iL(0−)

6
R1 ​V​  ​​
​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  S ​
–+ ​R1​  ​​
6
Vs ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 1A = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​
R2 4 2 R3

t = 0+

iL(0+) 1

6 −​i​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R1​  ​​


R1
​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ___________
​  L  ​
–+ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
6
Vs ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = −0.75 A​
R2 4 2 R3

io(0+)

t=∞

Vs −​V​  ​​
– ​​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​  S ​
R2 4 R1 6 2 R3 ​R3​  ​​
+ 6
​io​  ​​(∞) = −3 A​
io(∞)

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330 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

Req

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 1.5 Ω

τ = ​ _ L  ​ = 1.333 s​​


​Req
​  ​​
R2 R1 R2

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −0.75 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


io​  ​​(∞) = −3 A = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 2.25 A

io​  ​​(t) = −3 + 2.25​e​​  −t/1.333​ A, t > 0​

6.2.25 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.25.

io(t)

2 kΩ 4 kΩ

2 kΩ 50 μF + 10 V
10 mA –
t=0

FIGURE P6.2.25

Solution:

​​i​ o​​​(t)​ = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


t = 0−

R2 R3

2k 4k
IS + Vs ​​V′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​ ⋅ ​IS​  ​​

10m R1 2k υc (0−)
+ 10 ​V′ ​ = 20 V​

I R1 R2 R3

2k 2k + 4k − ​V′ ​ − ​VS​  ​​
V′ + ​I = ___________
​   ​
– – Vs ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
+ υc (0−)
+ 10
I = 1.25 mA​
20

​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = ​R3​  ​​ ⋅ I + ​VS​  ​​


υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = 15 V = ​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+

− R2 + R3

io (0+) 2k 4k −​V​  ​​(​0​​  +​)


υc (0+) ​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = _
​  C  ​
Vs ​R2​  ​​
+ + 10
15 – – ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = −7.5 mA​

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Solutions to Problems 331

t=∞

− R2 + − R3 +

io (∞) 2k 4k −​VS​  ​​
​​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​   ​
Vs ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
+ 10
– ​io​  ​​(∞) = −1.67 mA​

R2 R3

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 1.33 kΩ
Req τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.067 s​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −7.5 mA = K


​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​
io​  ​​(∞) = −1.67 mA = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = −5.83 mA

io​  ​​(t) = −​[1.67 + 5.83​e​​  −t/0.067]​ ​  mA, t > 0​

6.2.26 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.26.

2 kΩ 2 kΩ
t=0
+ 12 V 100 μF 1 kΩ – 6V
– +
io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.26

Solution:

​​i​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


t = 0–

R1 R3

2k 2k

VS1 + VS2
+ –
– υc(0–) R2 1k +
12 6

KCL:

​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) − ​VS1 ​υ​  ​​(​0​​  −​) − ​VS2


​  ​​ ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) ____________ ​  ​​
​​  ____________  ​ + _ ​   ​ + ​  C  ​ = 0
​R1​  ​​ ​R2​  ​​ ​R3​  ​​
​V​  ​​ ​VS2 ​  ​​
( ​R1​  ​​ ​R2​  ​​ ​R3​  ​​ ) C
​_ ​  1  ​ + _
​  1  ​ + _ ​  1  ​ ​ ⋅ ​υ​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  S1 ​ + _ ​   ​
​R1​  ​​ ​R3​  ​​
υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = 1.5 V = ​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  +​)​

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332 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

t = 0+
R3

2k
​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  +​)
​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​  _  ​
Vc(0+) + – VS2 ​R2​  ​​
– R2 1k +
1.5 6 ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 1.5 mA​

io(0+)

t=∞

R3

2k
−​VS​  2​​
​​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​   ​
VS2 ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
R2 –
1k + 6 ​io​  ​​(∞) = −2 mA​

io (∞)

R3

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 667 Ω
Req R2 τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.067 s​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​ = 1.5 mA


io​  ​​(∞) = −2 mA = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 3.5 mA

io​  ​​(t) = −2 + 3.5e−t/0.067 mA, t > 0​

6.2.27 Find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.27.

6 kΩ 4 kΩ

100 μF

2 kΩ t=0

+ 10 V 2 kΩ

io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.27

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Solutions to Problems 333

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​i​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–

​​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​(​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​)​ = 1.5k


IT I1
​VS​  ​​
R2 6k R3 4k ​IT​  ​​ = _
​   ​ = 1.33 mA
​R′ ​ + ​R2​  ​​

+ υC (0–) – ​IT​  ​​ ⋅ ​R1​  ​​


​I1​  ​​ = ___________
​   ​ = 0.33 ​ mA​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​

+ KVL:
R1 2k
Vs + R4 2k
10 – ​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = ​VS​  ​​ − ​I1​  ​​ ⋅ ​R4​  ​​

​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 9.34 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+

R2 6k R3 4k
​V​  ​​ − ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)
​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ___________
​  S  ​
υC (0+) 9.34 ​R4​  ​​
+– ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 0.33 mA​

Vs + R4 2k
10 –
io(0+)

t=∞

R2 6k R3 4k

​​io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A​

Vs + R4 2k
10 –
io (∞)

​​Re​  q​​ = ​R3​  ​​  ∥ ​R4​  ​​ = 1.33 kΩ

R3 τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.13 s​​

Req R4

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 0.33 mA = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A = K
​ 1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = 0.33 mA

io​  ​​(t) = 0.33​e​​  −t/0.13​ mA, t > 0​

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334 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.28 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.28.

io(t)

2 kΩ 1 kΩ

+ 24 V
t=0 3 kΩ
– 100 μF 4 mA

FIGURE P6.2.28

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​io​  ​​(t) = K
t = 0–

R1 R2

2k 1k
VS + Is
24 + υC(0 –) R3 3k 4m

– ​​V  ′ ​ = ​R3​  ​​ ⋅ ​IS​  ​​
​V  ′ ​ = 12 V​

R1 R2 R3 ​VS​  ​​ − ​V  ′ ​
I ​I = ___________
​   ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
2k 1k + 3k – I = 2 mA​
VS + V′
24 + υC(0 –) + 12
– –

​​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​R3​  ​​ ⋅ I + ​V  ′ ​


​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = 18 V = ​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  +​)​
t = 0+

– R2 +
−​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  +​)
io (0+) 1k ​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​  _  ​
​R2​  ​​
υC(0 +) Is
+ R3 3k 4m
​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = −18 mA​
18 –

t=∞

R2
−​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
io (∞) 1k ​​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​  S 3 ​
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
Is
R3 3k 4m
​io​  ​​(∞) = −3 mA​

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Solutions to Problems 335

R2

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 0.75 kΩ
Req R3 τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.075 s​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −18 mA = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


io​  ​​(∞) = −3 mA = K
​ ​ 1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −15 mA

io​  ​​(t) = −​[3 + 15​e​​  −t/0.075]​ ​ mA, t > 0​

6.2.29 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.29 using the step-by-step method.

2Ω t=0 2Ω
+ −
υo(t)
6H
20 V + 6Ω 12 V + 2Ω
– –
1Ω

FIGURE P6.2.29

Solution:

​​υ​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​



t=0

R1 R3 I3

2 2
Vs1 Vs2 iL (0−)
+ R2 6 + R5 2
20 – 12 –
R4 1

​​R′ ​ = ​R4​  ​​  ∥ ​R5​  ​​ = 0.667


​V​  ​​
I3​  ​​ = _
​ ​  S2  ​ = 4.5 A
​R3​  ​​ + ​R′ ​
​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​ ​  3 5  ​
​R4​  ​​ + ​R5​  ​​
iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 3 A = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+

Vo(0+)
+ –
R3
KVL:
2 ​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​VS​  2​​ − ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R4​  ​​
iL (0+)
Vs2 ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 9 V​
+ 3 R5 2
12 –
R4 1

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336 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

t=∞

Vo(∞)
+ –
R3
​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
2 ​​υ​ o​​(∞) = _
​  S2 3 ​
​R3​  ​​ + ​R′ ​
Vs2
+ R4 1 R5 2 ​υ​ o​​(∞) = 9 V​
12 –

R3

​​Re​  q​​ = (​ ​R3​  ​​  ∥ ​R5​  ​​)​ + ​R4​  ​​ = 2 Ω


Req
R5 τ = ​ _ L  ​ = 3 s​​
​Req
​  ​​
R4

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 9 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


υ​ o​​(∞) = 9 V = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = 0 V

υ​ o​​(t) = 9 V, t > 0​

6.2.30 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.30.

3Ω 2Ω 1H

+ 12 V 6Ω 4A 4Ω

t=0
io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.30

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​io​  ​​(t) = K
t = 0–

R1 R3 iL (0−)
​V​  ​​
3 2 ​​I′ ​ = _
​  S ​ = 4 A
​R1​  ​​
VS IS
12 + R2 6 4 R4 4 ​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 2 Ω

​V′ ​ = ​I′ ​ ⋅ ​R′ ​ = 8 V​

R′ R3 iL (0−) V2
2 2 KCL:
IS _ ​V​  ​​ − ​V′ ​ ​V​  ​​
V′ ​​  2  ​ − ​IS​  ​​ + _
​  2 ​ = 0
8 + 4 R4 4 ​R′ ​ + ​R3​  ​​ ​R4​  ​​

​V2​  ​​ = 12 V​

−​V2​  ​​ + ​V  ′ ​
​​i​ L​​(​0​​  −​) = ​  ___________  ​
​R′ ​ + ​R3​  ​​
iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = −1 A = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

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Solutions to Problems 337

t = 0+

iL (0+) 1

IS ​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​IS​  ​​ − ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)


4 R4 4 ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 3 A​
io (0+)

t=∞

IS
4 R4 4 ​​io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A​

io (∞)

Req

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R4​  ​​ = 4 Ω
R4
​  L  ​ = 0.25 s​​
τ=_
​Re​  q​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 3 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A = K
​ ​ 1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = 3 A

t
_
io​  ​​(t) = 3​e​​  −​  0.25 ​​ A, t > 0​

6.2.31 The switch in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.31 is opened at t = 0. Find i(t) for t > 0.

0.5 H

t=0
4Ω

i(t)
4Ω

5V + 4Ω

– 10 V
+

FIGURE P6.2.31

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338 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​i(t) = K
t = 0–

iL (0−)
R1 4
​V​  ​​
VS1 + ​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  S1 ​
​R3​  ​​
+ R3 4
5 – ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 1.25 A = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

VS2 –
10 +

t = 0+

iL(0+) 1.25

​​V  ′ ​ = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R2​  ​​ = 5 V


R2
(​ ​V  ′ ​ − ​VS2 ​  )​​ ​
4 i(​0​​  +​) = ​  ___________  ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
R1 4 R3 4
i(​0​​  +​) = −0.4167 A​
Vs2
10
– iL(0+)
+

t=∞

4 R1 −​VS​  2​​
​i(∞) = _
​   ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
Vs2 R3 4
+ ​io​  ​​(∞) = −1.25 A​
10

i (∞)

Req

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​(​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​)​ = 2.67 Ω
R2 τ=_ ​  L  ​ = 0.1875 s​​
​Re​  q​​
R1 R3

i(​0​​  +​) = −0.4167 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



i(∞) = −1.25 A = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 0.833 A
i(t) = −1.25 + 0.833​e​​  −t/0.1875 A, t > 0​

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Solutions to Problems 339

6.2.32 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.32.

9 kΩ t=0

–+
8 kΩ +
4V
6 kΩ 200 μF 4 kΩ υo(t)

FIGURE P6.2.32

Solution:

​​υ​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


t = 0–

R1 9k
​VS​  ​​ ⋅ (​ ​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​)​
VS ​​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = ___________
​      ​
4 R3 ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​
–+ ​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  −​) = 2.667 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​
8k
+
R2 6k Vc(0−) R4 4k

t = 0+

VS 4
–+
+ ​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  +​)
υC(0+)
R2 6k + R4 4k υo(0+) ​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  +​) = 2.667 V​
2.667 –

t=∞

VS 4
–+ ​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
+ ​​υ​ o​​(∞) = _
​  S 4  ​
​R2​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​
R2 6k R4 4k υo(∞) ​υ​ o​​(∞) = 1.6 V​

​​Re​  q​​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R4​  ​​ = 2.4 kΩ


R2 Req R4
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.48 s​​

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350
350 C
C HA
HA PTER
PTER 7
7 First-
First- and
and Second-Order
Second-Order Transient
Transient Circuits
Circuits
350 C HA PTER 7 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits
340 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits r + 0.833 = 0
r + 0.833 = 0
rrr+==0.833
− 0.833
− 0.833 =0
​​υ​  ​​(​0K ​​  +​) e=rt 2.667 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​
rυυ=C((− t)) 0.833o=
2 rt V
C t = K2 e V
​ υυυCC(((t)00υ−=
− ​ o)​​(∞) =2 υe= rt(1.6
0 )V==4.5
+ ​K1​  V
​​ = K + K
C )K = υCC(0V+) = 4.5 V = K11 + K22
​ υK =−K0, 2​  ​​ = = υ1.067 V= 4.5 V = K + K
KC(20=+)4.5
KC11(0= )0, K2 = 4.5 1 2
−0.833t
​ υ
Kυ1CC= ( t
(t)0,
υ) ​  =
o= 4.5 (
​​ 4.5
t) = e
1.6
K2e = V, et​​  −t/0.48
4.51.067​
+
−0.833t > 0 ​ V, t > 0​
V, t > 0
υC(t) = 4.5e −0.833t V, t > 0
ABP 7.2.2
6.2.33 Usedifferential
Use the the differential equation
equation approach approach to ifind
to find io(t)t >
o(t) for for0tin
> the
0 innetwork
the network in P6.2.33.
in Fig. Fig. ABP7.2.2.
ABP 7.2.2 Use the differential equation approach to find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. ABP7.2.2.
ABP 7.2.2 Use the differential equation approach to find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. ABP7.2.2.
t=0
4 kΩ 1 kΩ t=0
4 kΩ 1 kΩ
t=0
4 kΩ 1 kΩ

2 kΩ 4 mA 2 kΩ 300 μF
2 kΩ 4 mA 2 kΩ 300 μF
2 kΩ 4 mA 2 kΩ io(t) 300 μF
io(t)
io(t)
FIGURE
FIGURE ABP7.2.2
P6.2.33
FIGURE ABP7.2.2
FIGURE ABP7.2.2
Solution:
Solution:
Solution:
Solution:
= 00–––
ttt =
=0
t = 0– 4 mA 8 mA
R2 4 mA 8 mA R3
R2 3 3 R3
43 mA 83 mA
R4k
2 R1k
3
3 3
4k 1k
+
4k 1k +
R1 2k 4m R4 2k υc(0− )
R1 2k 4m R4 2k υc(0+)


υc(0 )−

R1 2k 4m R4 2k

−) = R4 ⋅ (__
0​​  −3​))
υ (0 − 8 × 10 −3 = 5.33 V
__
​(​  8__
= ​RR4​  4​​ ⋅⋅ ( 38 ​ ×× ​110 )​ ==5.33
−3
υ​​ υ​ CCC​​​((​00​​  −​))​ = 3
5.33 V​
V
3
υC(0 ) = R4 ⋅ ( × 10 ) = 5.33 V
− 8
__ −3
3
t>0
tt >
> 00
t>0 i(t)
i(t) KVL:
KVL:
i(t) KVL:
KVL: R4 ⋅ i((t)) + υC((t)) = 0
+ R4 ⋅ i t + υC t = 0
+
C R​​Ri(44​  t​​ ⋅)⋅ i=i​((tt))​ + + υdυ
C ⋅ ______
​υC​ C((​​​ Ctt(())t​ =
dυ C t)
)= 0 0
R4 2k C + υυcc(t) i(t) = C ⋅ dυ​  ______
R4 2k 300 μ − (t) ______

dt​​​(t)​
dt t)
C μ −υc(t)
300
ii​((tt))​ = =C C ⋅⋅______ ​  C( ​ C
iRo4(t) 2k dυCdt dt (t)
io(t) 300 μ − R4 ⋅ C ⋅ ______ dυ ( t ) + υC((t)) = 0
R4 ⋅ C ⋅ ______ dυ​ dt
C
+ υC t = 0
C(​​​(tt))​
io(t) ​RR4​  ​​ ⋅⋅ C C ⋅⋅______​  Cdt
______
dυ  ​ + ​υ​ C(​​​ t)​ = 0
dυ4 C(t)
______ dtdt υC((t)) υC(t) = 0
_______
+

______ ( t ) + υ t =0
dυ​ dt
C
+ _______
C​​​(tt))​ _______ ((​υR
C
​ C4(​​​(⋅⋅tt))C​ )) = 0
______

​ ______ dt
C( ​ + ​  υ R
_______ = 00 C 4 C  ​ =
dtr ++1.67
dt r + 1.67 (​(R​R44​  = ​​ ⋅ C
=⋅ C
0 ))​
0
rr + 1.67 = 0
rr+= − 1.67
1.67
= − 1.67 = 0
r = − 1.67
r = − 1.67
υC((t)) = K2 e rtrt V
υC t = K2 e V
υυCC((0(t− −))= =Kυ2Ce((rt0rt+ ) = 5.33 V = K1 + K2
υ
​υ​  C C0​​​(t))​ = =​Kυ2​  C​​ ​e​​ 0 +​  V
V) = 5.33 V = K1 + K2
−K)1 = 0,( K+2)= 5.33
υ ( 0
​υ​ CC(​​​ ​0​​  −K)​1​ = = υ
=​υ0,
​ C​​​(K
C 0 ​=
​0​​  +2 ​)= 5.33
5.33 V
=5.33 V= =K ​K11​  ​​ + K​ 2​​
+ ​K
−1.67t 2
υCK((1t))==0,5.33 K e V, t > 0
K22​  e​​ == 5.33
−1.67t
​ υCKt1​  ​​ = =0, ​
5.33 5.33V, t > 0
υCi(​​​((tt)t))​ = −1.67t dυt C>((t0))
​υ​  =5.33
= − i(tee) ​​  −1.67t
5.33 ​ = −C ​  V,
V,⋅ ______
dυtC>t 0
Cioo(t) = − i(t) = − C ⋅ ______ dt
i ( t ) = − i ( t ) = − C ⋅ dυ​ CCdt((​​​ tt))​

______
______
​ ioio​  o(​​​ (tt))​ = =−−i​((300 t)​ = × −C 10⋅ ​  ) ⋅ (( ​
−6
− 8.88 e −1.67t)
io(t) = − (300 × 10 −6)dt ⋅ − 8.88 e −1.67t)
dt
iioiio​  oo((​​​ ((tt)tt)))​ =
=−2.67((300 e −1.67t mA,))​ ​ ⋅⋅ ((​ − t > 0e −1.67t
> 0e​​  −1.67t)​)​
−6
​ =− ​
= 2.67 300e −1.67t ×× 10
​10​​  −6
mA, −t8.88
8.88 ​
−1.67t
​ iioo​  ​​​(tt)​ =
( ) = 2.67
2.67 ​ee​​  −1.67t
​  mA, t > > 00​

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Solutions to Problems 341

6.2.34 Use the differential equation approach to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.34.

6 kΩ

t=0 200 μF +

12 V + 3 kΩ 2 kΩ υo(t)

FIGURE P6.2.34

Solution:

t = 0–

+ υC(0−) −

​​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 V​


R2 3k R3 2k

t ​>​0

υc(t)
R1 + –

6k C +
200μ
VS 12 + R2 3k R3 2k υo(t)

2m R1 ​​R  ′ ​ = R
​ 1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 2k​

υc(t)
R΄ i(t) + –

2k C +
VS΄ 200 μ
4 + R3 2k υo(t)

KVL:

−​VS​  ʹ ​​  + ​R′ ​ ⋅ i(t) + ​υ​ C​​(t) + R


​ ​ 3​  ​​ ⋅ i(t) = 0

(​R′ ​ + ​R3​  )​​ ​ ⋅ i(t) + ​υ​ C​​(t) = ​VS​  ʹ ​​ 



d​υ​ C​​(t)
i(t) = C ⋅ ​ _ ​
dt

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342 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

d​υ​  ​​(t)
C ⋅ (​ ​R′ ​ + ​R3​  ​​)​ ⋅ _
​  C ​ + ​υ​ C​​(t) = ​VS​  ʹ ​​ 
dt
d​υ​ C​​  (t) _________________
​υ​ C​​  (t) ​VS​  ʹ ​​ 
​  _ ​ + ​   ​ = __________
​   ​
dt C ⋅ (​ ​R′ ​ + ​R3​  ​​)​ C ⋅ (​ ​R′ ​ + ​R3​  ​​)​
r + 1.25 = 0
r = −1.25

​​  ​​(t) = ​K2​  ​​​e​​  rt​ V


VCn


VCf
​  ​​   (t) = K
​ 1​  ​​
d​VC​  f​​  (t)
​ _​ = 0
dt
​VS​  ʹ ​​ 
0 + 1.25​K1​  ​​ = __________
​   ​
C ⋅ (​ ​R′ ​ + ​R3​  ​​)​

K1​  ​​ = 4 = ​VCf
​  ​​  (t)

υ​ C​​  (t) = V
​ ​ Cf  
​  ​​(t) + ​VCn
​  ​​(t)

υ​ C​​  (​0​​  −​) = ​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  +​) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


0 = 4 + ​K2​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = −4

υ​ C​​  (t) = 4 − 4​e​​  −1.25t​ V, t > 0​


KVL:
​​V​ Sʹ ​​  = ​R′ ​ ⋅ i(t) + ​υ​ C ​​(t) + R
​ 3​  ​​ ⋅ i(t)

​V​  ʹ ​​  − ​υ​ C​​(t)


i(t) = _________
​  S  ​
​R′ ​ + ​R3​  ​​
i(t) = 1​e​​  −1.25t​ mA, t>0


υ​ o​​(t) = R
​ 3​  ​​ ⋅ i​(t)​

υ​ o​​(t) = 2​e​​  −1.25t​ V, t > 0​


6.2.35 Use the differential equation approach to find υC (t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.35 and plot
the response including the time interval just prior to closing the switch.

FIGURE P6.2.35

Solution:

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Solutions to Problems 343

c06SolutionsToProblems_V2.indd 343 01-Feb-22 8:20:14 PM


344 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.36 The switch in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.36 is moved at t = 0. Find i L(t) for t > 0 using the step-by-step
technique.

t=0
2 kΩ 2 kΩ 4 kΩ

iL(t)

30 V + 12 kΩ 12 mH
+ 12 V

FIGURE P6.2.36

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​iL​  ​​(t) = K
t = 0–

R4

4k −​V​  2​​
​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  S ​
– VS2 ​R4​  ​​
iL(0–) + 12 ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = −3 mA​

t = 0+
​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = −3 mA​
t=∞

R1 R2 R4 ​VS​  1​​
I1 I2 ​​I1​  ​​ = _
​   ​ = 7.5 mA
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​
2k 2k 4k −​V​  ​​
​I2​  ​​ = _
​  S ​2 = −3 mA
VS1 – VS2 ​R4​  ​​
30 + +
– iL(∞)
12 ​iL​  ​​(∞) = ​I1​  ​​ + ​I2​  ​​

​iL​  ​​(∞) = 4.5 mA​

R1 R2

​12​​
​  ​​ = (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​)​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​  ∥ ​R4​  ​​ = = _
​​Req ​   ​ kΩ
​   7​ ​​
R3 Req R4 τ = ​ _ L  ​ = 7 μs​
​Req
​  ​​

​​i​ L​​(​0​​  +​) = −3 mA = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


iL​  ​​(∞) = 4.5 mA = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −7.5 mA

−6
iL​  ​​(t) = 4.5 − 7.5e−t/7×​10​​  ​ mA, t > 0​

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Solutions to Problems 345

6.2.37 The switch in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.37 has been closed for a long time and is moved at t = 0. Find
io(t) for t > 0.

t=0
6 kΩ io(t)

– 12 V
+
6 mA 6 kΩ 2 kΩ 2/3 H

6 kΩ

FIGURE P6.2.37

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​io​  ​​(t) = K

t=0

R3

VS 6k
– ​V​  ​​
12 + ​​I′ ​ = _
​  S ​ = 2 mA
​R2​  ​​
IS R1 6k iL(0–) ​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 3 kΩ​
6m
R2 5k

(​ ​I​  ​​ − ​I′ ​)​​R′ ​
IS ​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ___________
​  S  ​
I' ​R′ ​ + ​R3​  ​​
6m 2m R' 3k R3 6k
​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 1.333 mA = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

iL(0–)

t = 0+

R3 io(0+)
​​V′ ​ = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R4​  ​​ = 2.667 V
VS 6k

12 + −​VS​  ​​ + ​V′ ​
​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ___________
​   ​
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​
iL(0+)
R4 2k
​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = −0.667 mA​
1.333m

R2 6k

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346 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

t=∞

R3 io(∞)

VS 6k
12 + −​VS​  ​​
– ​​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​   ​
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
​io​  ​​(∞) = −1 mA​

R2 6k

R3

​​Req
​  ​​ = (​ ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​)​  ∥ ​R4​  ​​ = 1.714 kΩ
R2 R4 Req L  ​ = 0.39 ms​
τ = ​ _
​Re​  q​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −0.667 mA = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


io​  ​​(∞) = −1 mA = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 0.333 mA

−3
io​  ​​(t) = −1 + 0.333​e​​  −t/0.39×​10​​  ​​mA, t > 0​

6.2.38 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.38.

1Ω 2Ω +

t=0

12 V + 2F υo(t)
– 2Ω 2Ω

+ 8V

FIGURE P6.2.38

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​υ​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–

R1 R2

1 2 ​V​  ​​
​​V′ ​ = _
​  S ​2 = 4 V
2
VS1
+ R3 2
​(Since ​R3​  ​​ = ​R4​  )​​ ​
12 + υC(0 –) R4 2
– VS2 ​R′ ​ = ​R3​  ​​  ∥ ​R4​  ​​ = 1 Ω​​
– + 8

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Solutions to Problems 347

I R1 R2

1 2
​VS​  1​​ − ​V′ ​
+ R′ 1 ​I = _________________
​   ​
VS1 ​R  ′ ​ + ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​
12 + υC(0 –)
– I = 2 A​
V′
– + 4

KVL:
​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = ​VS1
​  ​​ − ​R1​  ​​ ⋅ I

υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 10 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​


t = 0+

R1 R2

1 2 +
​υ​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R4​  ​​
​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ___________
​  C  ​
υC(0 +) υo(0 +) ​R2​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​
VS1 + R4 2
12 – 10 ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 5 V​

t=∞

R1 R2

1 2 +
​VS​  1​​ ⋅ ​R4​  ​​
​​υ​ o​​(∞) = ___________
​   ​
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​
VS1 Vo(0 +)
+ R4 2
12 – ​υ​ o​​(∞) = 4.8 V​

R1 R2

​​Re​  q​​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​(​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​)​ = 0.8 Ω

Req
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 1.6 s​​
R4

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 5 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



υ​ o​​(∞) = 4.8 V = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = 0.2 V

υ​ o​​(t) = 4.8 + 0.2​e​​  −t/1.6​  V, t > 0​

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348 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.39 Use the step-by-step method to find io(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.39.

150 μF

4 kΩ 3 kΩ 2 kΩ
t=0
+ 36 V 3 kΩ 3 kΩ + 12 V
– –
io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.39

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​io​  ​​(t) = K
t = 0–

υC(0 –)
R1 R3 + – R5

4k 3k 2k
+ + VS2
VS1 + 36 R2 3k R4 3k + 12
– –
– –

​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​ ​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​


​​V​ R2​​ = _ V​R​  4​  ​​​​ = _
​  S1 2 ​ = 12 V,     ​ ​  R2 4 ​ = 6 V
​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ ​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​

υ​ C​​  (​0​​  −​) = −​VS​  2​​ + ​VR​  4​​


υ​ C​​  (​0​​  −​) = −6 V = ​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  +​)​


t = 0+

υC (0 +)
R3 R5
–+ ​VS​  2​​ − ​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  +​)
3k 2k ​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​  ____________  ​
VS2 ​R5​  ​​ + ​R′ ​
R2 3k R4 3k + 12 ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 1.5 mA​

io(0+)

​​R′ ​ = (​ ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​)​  ∥ ​R4​  ​​



R′ ​ = 2k​
t=∞

R3 R5

3k 2k
VS2
​​io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A​
R2 3k R4 3k + 12

io(∞)

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Solutions to Problems 349

Req
R5

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R5​  ​​ + ​R′ ​ = 4 kΩ
R' τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.6 s​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 1.5 mA = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A = K
​ 1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = 1.5 mA

io​  ​​(t) = 1.5​e​​  −t/0.6​ mA, t > 0​

6.2.40 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.40.

t=0
4Ω 4H

4A 4Ω
+
4V + 4Ω υo(t)

FIGURE P6.2.40

Solution:

​​υ​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​

t = 0–

io(0–)
​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
IS ​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  S 3  ​
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
R2 4 4 R3 4
​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 2 A = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+

iL(0+)
R1 4 2
IS
​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R2​  ​​
4 R3 4
​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 8 V​
VS +
4 + R2 4 υo(0 +)

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350 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

t=∞

R1 4
IS ​V​  ​​
+ ​​I′ ​ = _
​  S ​ = 1 A
R3 ​R1​  ​​
R2 4 υo(∞) 4 4
VS ​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 2 Ω​​

4 +

io(∞)
(​ ​I′ ​ + ​IS​  )​​ ​ ⋅ ​R′ ​
IS ​​io​  ​​(∞) = ​ ________________  ​
I′ + ​R′ ​ + ​R2​  ​​
1 R′ 2 R2 4 υo(∞) 4 ​io​  ​​(∞) = 1.667 A
− ​υ​ o​​(∞) = ​io​  ​​(∞) ⋅ ​R2​  ​​
​υ​ o​​(∞) = 6.67 V​

Req
R1 ​​Re​  q​​ = (​ ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​)​ + ​R2​  ​​ = 6 Ω
R3
R2 ​  L  ​ = 0.666 s​​
τ=_
​Re​  q​​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 8 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​

υ​ o​​(∞) = 6.67 V = ​K1​  ​​


K2​  ​​ = 1.33 V

υ​ o​​(t) = 6.67 + 1.33​e​​  −t/0.666​ V, t > 0​


6.2.41 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.41.

4A
6Ω 3Ω

+
t=0
2H 3Ω υo(t)

+ 12 V
– −

FIGURE P6.2.41

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Solutions to Problems 351

Solution:

​​υ​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


t = 0–

IS

4 ​V​  ​​
R1 I1 2 A R2 ​​I1​  ​​ = _
​  S ​ = 2 A
​R1​  ​​
6 3 2A ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​I1​  ​​ + 2 A

VS + 12 3 R3 ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 4 A = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​



iL(0 –)

t = 0+

IS

4
R1 R2
​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R3​  ​​
6 3 +
​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −12 V​

3 R3 υo(0 +)
iL(0 –)

t=∞

IS

4 ​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
R1 R2 ​​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​  S 2  ​ = 2 A
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
6 3 io(∞) + ​υ​ o​​(∞) = ​io​  ​​(∞) ⋅ ​R3​  ​​

​υ​ o​​(∞) = 6 V​
3 R3 υo(∞)

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352 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

R2

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ = 6 Ω

​  L  ​ = 0.333 s​​
τ=_
Req R3 ​Req
​  ​​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −12 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



υ​ o​​(∞) = 6 V = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −18 V

υ​ o​​(t) = 6 − 18​e​​  −t/0.333​ V, t > 0​

6.2.42 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.42.

1 kΩ

100 μF

+
t=0
+ 6V 1 kΩ 1 kΩ υo(t)

FIGURE P6.2.42

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​υo​  ​​(t) = K
t = 0–

+ R1 −

1k
+ υC(0−) −

VS

6 + R2 1k R3 1k

​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​​V​ R1​​ = _
​  S 1  ​ = 3 V
​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
​​  ​​ = ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 3 V = ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​
VR1

t = 0+

R1 KCL:
+ + + +
1k ​υ​  ​​(​0​​  ​) − ​VS​  ​​ ________________
___________ ​υ​  ​​(​0​​  ​) + ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  ​) _
​υ​  ​​(​0​​  ​)
υC(0+) ​​  o  ​ +    ​  o  ​ + ​  o  ​ = 0
​R1​  ​​ ​R2​  ​​ ​R3​  ​​
+– ​V​  ​​ ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  +​)
( ​R1​  ​​ ​R2​  ​​ ​R3​  ​​ )
+ ​_ ​  1  ​ + _
​  1  ​ + _ ​  1  ​ ​ ⋅ ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = _
​  S ​ − _ ​   ​
3 ​R1​  ​​ ​R2​  ​​
VS
+ R2 1k R3 1k υo(0+) ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 1 V​
6 –

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Solutions to Problems 353

t=∞
R1

1k +
​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
VS ​​υ​ o​​(∞) = _
​  S 3  ​
+ R3 1k υo(∞) ​R1​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
6 –
​υ​ o​​(∞) = 3 V​

R1 ​​

Req
R​ eq​​ = (​ ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​)​ + ​R2​  ​​ = 1.5 kΩ
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.15 s​​
R2 R3

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 1 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



υ​ o​​(∞) = 3 V = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −2 V

υ​ o​​(t) = 3 − 2​e​​  −t/0.15​ V, t > 0​

6.2.43 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.43 using the step-by-step method.

2 kΩ t=0

50 μF + 24 V 2 kΩ

2 kΩ υo(t) 2 kΩ + 12 V

FIGURE P6.2.43

Solution:

​​υ​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


t = 0–

R2

2k VS1

+ + 24

υC(0−) ​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 24 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​

R1 2k R3 2k

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354 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

t = 0+

R2 KVL:
​​I1​  ​​ ⋅ (​R1​  ​​) − 24 + ​I1​  ​​ ⋅ (​R2​  ​​) + 24 + (​ ​I1​  ​​ − ​I2​  ​​)​ ⋅ (​R3​  ​​) = 0
υC(0+) 2k VS1
(​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​)​ ⋅ ​I1​  ​​ − (​ ​R3​  ​​)​ ⋅ ​I2​  ​​ = 0
24
+ + 24 R4 2k
– I1 – 6k ⋅ ​I1​  ​​ − 2k ⋅ ​I2​  ​​ = 0​
I2
KVL:
+ VS2 ​​(​I2​  ​​ − ​I1​  ​​)​ ⋅ (​ ​R3​  ​​)​ − 24 + ​I2​  ​​​(​R4​  ​​)​ + 12 = 0
R1 2k υo(0+) R3 2k + 12 −​(​R3​  ​​)​ ⋅ ​I1​  ​​ + (​ ​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​)​ ⋅ ​I2​  ​​ = 12

−2k ⋅ ​I1​  ​​ + 4k ⋅ ​I2​  ​​ = 12​

​​I1​  ​​ = 0.857 mA
​I2​  ​​ = 2.57 mA​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −​R1​  ​​ ⋅ ​I1​  ​​


​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −1.71 V​

t=∞

R2

2k VS1

+ 24 R4 2k

​​υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V​

+ VS2
R1 2k υo(∞) R3 2k + 12

R2

​  ​​ = ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​ + (​​ ​R3​  ​​  ∥ ​R4​  ​​)​


​​Req
Req
​Req
​  ​​ = 5 kΩ
R3 R4
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.25 s​​

R1

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −1.71 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



υo​  ​​(∞) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −1.71 V

υ​ o​​(t) = −1.71​e​​  −t/0.25​ V, t > 0​

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Solutions to Problems 355

6.2.44 Find i(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.44 using the step-by-step method.

12 Ω

10 Ω 15 Ω
t=0
1H
105 V +
– i(t)

6Ω 6Ω

FIGURE P6.2.44

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​i(t) = K
t = 0–

R1 ​​R′ ​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 6


I3
12 ​R″ ​ = ​R4​  ​​  ∥ ​R5​  ​​ = 3
+
​VS​  ​​ ⋅ ​R′ ​
R2 10 R3 15 ​V​R​  ′ ​​​ = _________________
​   ​ = 30 V
​R1​  ​​ + ​R′ ​ + ​R″ ​

Vs iL(0−) ​VS​  ​​ ⋅ ​R″ ​
+ I5 ​V​R​  ″ ​​​ = _________________
​   ​ = 15 V
105 – ​R1​  ​​ + ​R′ ​ + ​R″ ​
+ ​V​  ​​
​I3​  ​​ = _
​  ​R′ ​ ​ = 2 A
R4 6 R5 6 ​R3​  ​​
− ​V​  ​​
​I5​  ​​ = _
​  ​R″ ​ ​ = 2.5 A​
​R5​  ​​

KCL:

​​I​ 3​​ = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) + ​I5​  ​​


iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = −0.5 A = i​ L​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+
​i(​0​​  +​) = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = −0.5 A​
t=∞

R1
I1

12 ​VS​  ​​
iL(∞) = iL(∞) ​​I1​  ​​ = _
​   ​ = 7 A
​R1​  ​​ + ​R″ ​
Vs +
– ​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
105 i(∞) = _
​  1 5  ​ = 3.5 A​
R4 6 R5 6 ​R4​  ​​ + ​R5​  ​​

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356 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

R1

R2 Req
​  ​​ = [​ ​(​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R5​  ​​)​ + ​R4​  ​​]​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 5 Ω
​​Req

​  L  ​ = 0.2 s​​
τ=_
​Req
​  ​​

R4 R5

i(​0​​  +​) = −0.5 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



i(∞) = 3.5 A = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −4 A

i(t) = 3.5 − 4​e​​  −t/0.2​ A, t > 0​

6.2.45 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.45.

12 kΩ t=0 6 kΩ

6 kΩ 3 kΩ

12 V + 6 kΩ υo(t)
– 100 μF

FIGURE P6.2.45

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​υ​ o​​(t) = K

t=0

R1 12k R4 6k
​​R′ ​ = (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​)​  ∥ ​(​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​)​
R2 R3
​R′ ​ = 6k​​
6k 3k
+
Vs
+ υC(0−) R5 6k
12 –

R'
​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R′ ​
​​V​R​  ′ ​​​ = _
​  S  ​ = 6 V
+ 6k − ​R′ ​ + ​R5​  ​​
Vs +
​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = ​VS​  ​​ − (​  ​R′ ​ 2  ​)​
​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
12 + R5 6k ​_
– ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​

​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 8 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​

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Solutions to Problems 357

t = 0+

R4 ​​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 4k


R1 12k 6k
​R″ ​ = ​R3​  ​​  ∥ ​R4​  ​​ = 2k
R2 R3
​υ​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R5​  ​​
6k 3k + ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ___________
​  C  ​
​R″ ​ + ​R5​  ​​
Vs υC (0+)
+ 8 + R5 6k υo(0+) ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 6 V​
12 – –

t=∞

R' R''

4k 2k + ​VS​  ​​ ⋅ ​R5​  ​​
​​υ​ o​​(∞) = _________________
​   ​
Vs ​R′ ​ + ​R″ ​ + ​R5​  ​​
+ R5 6k Vo(∞)
12 – ​υ​ o​​(∞) = 6 V​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 6 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


υ​ o​​(∞) = 6 V = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 0 V

υ​ o​​(t) = 6 V, t > 0​

6.2.46 Use the step-by-step method to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.46.

6 kΩ t=0

2 kΩ 2 kΩ

12 V + 3 kΩ υo(t)
– 100 μF

FIGURE P6.2.46

Solution:

​​υ​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


t = 0–

R1 6k

R2 R3 ​​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​(​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​)​

2k 2k ​R′ ​ = 2.4k​​
Vs +
12 + υC (0−) R4 3k

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358 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R′ ​
R' ​​V​R​  ′ ​​​ = _
​  S  ​ = 5.33 V
​R′ ​ + ​R4​  ​​
+ 2.4k − ​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
Vs + ​V​R​  4​  ​​​​ = _
​  S 4  ​ = 6.67 V
​R′ ​ + ​R4​  ​​
12 V + R4 3k

​υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​VS​  ​​ − (​  ​R′ ​ 2  ​)​
​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
− ​_
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​

​υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 9.33 V = ​VC​  ​​ ​(​0​​  −)​ ​​

t = 0+

R1 6k
​Note: ​R3​  ​​  ∥ 0 = 0 Ω
R2 R3
​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)
2k 2k +
​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 9.33 V​
Vs
+ υC(0+) + R4 3k υo (0+)
12 – –
9.33

t=∞

R″
​​R″ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 1.5k
1.5k +
​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
Vs
+ R4 ​υ​ o​​(∞) = _
​  s 4  ​
3k υo(∞) ​R″ ​ + ​R4​  ​​
12 –
− ​υ​ o​​(∞) = 8 V​

R″

​​Re​  q​​ = ​R″ ​ ∥ ​R4​  ​​ = 1 kΩ


Req R4
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.1 s​​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 9.33 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


υ​ o​​(∞) = 8 V = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = 1.33 V

υ​ o​​(t) = 8 + 1.33​e​​  −t/0.1​ V, t > 0​

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Solutions to Problems 359

6.2.47 Use the step-by-step method to find υo (t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.47.

FIGURE P6.2.47

Solution:

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360 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

​6.2.48 Use the step-by-step technique to find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.48.

12 V
+–

t=0 2 kΩ

600 μF
4 kΩ 1 mA 2 kΩ 200 μF
300 μF
io(t)

FIGURE P6.2.48

Solution:
VS 12
+–

​(600 μ)​ ⋅ (​ 300 μ)​


​  ​​ = ______________
​​Ceq    ​ + (​ 200 μ)​
​   
R3 (​ 600 μ)​ + (​ 300 μ)​
t=0
​Ceq
​  ​​ = 400 μF​
2k
IS
R1 4k R2 2k Ceq
1m
io(t)

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​i​ o​​(t) = K

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Solutions to Problems 361

t = 0–

VS 12
+–
​​V  ′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​ ⋅ ​IS​  ​​ = 4 V
R1 4k
R3 (​ ​V  ′ ​ + ​VS​  )​​ ​ ⋅ (​ ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  )​​ ​
​υ​ C ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​  ________________
       ​
​R′ ​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
2k +
V' ​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  −​) = 8 V = ​υ​ C​​  (​0​​  +​)​
4 + R2 2k υC (0−)

t = 0+

VS 12
+–
​​VR3
​  ​​ = ​VS​  ​​ = 12 V

​  ​​ + ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​) = −4 V
​VR​  2​​ = −​VR3
− R3 +
​V​  ​​
​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = _
​  R4 ​
2k υC(0+) ​R2​  ​​
+
IS
R1 4k R2 2k + 8 ​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = −2 mA​
1m –
− io(0+)

t=∞

VS
+– 1
​​V1​  ​​ − ​V2​  ​​ = 12 V​
12 V KCL:

2 − R3 + ​V​  ​​ ​V2​  ​​
​​IS​  ​​ = _
​  2 ​ + _ ​   ​
​R1​  ​​ ​R2​  ​​
2k
R1 4k IS R2 2k
​V2​  ​​ = 1.333 V
1m
​V​  ​​
io(∞) ​io​  ​​(∞) = _
​  2 ​
​R2​  ​​
​io​  ​​(∞) = 0.667 mA​

Req ​​Re​  q​​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 1.33 kΩ


R1 R2
τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ ​Ce​  q​​ = 0.533 s​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −2 mA = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



io​  ​​(∞) = 0.667 mA = K
​ 1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −2.667 mA

io​  ​​(t) = −​[0.667 + 2.667​e​​  −t/0.533]​ ​ mA,
​ t > 0​

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362 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.49 Use the step-by-step technique to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.49.

–+
6V
3Ω

6Ω
t=0
+

1H 2Ω υo(t)

1Ω −

FIGURE P6.2.49

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​υ​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–

VS 6
I1
–+
​​R′ ​ = ​R2​  ​​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 2
R2 3 R3 6
​R″ ​ = ​R′ ​ ∥ ​R4​  ​​ = 1
​VS​  ​​
R4 ​I1​  ​​ = _
​   ​ = 3 A
2 ​R1​  ​​ + ​R″ ​
​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  1 4  ​
​R′ ​ + ​R4​  ​​
iL(0−) ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 1.5 A = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​
R1

t = 0+

R' 2

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ ​R4​  ​​

+ ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −3 V​

iL(0+) 2 υo(0+)
R4
1.5

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Solutions to Problems 363

t=∞

R' 2 R4 2 υo(∞) ​​υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V​

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R′ ​ + ​R4​  ​​ = 4 Ω
R' R4
τ=_ ​  L  ​ = 0.25 s​​
​Re​  q​​
Req

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = −3 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −3 V

υ​ o​​(t) = −3​e​​  −t/0.25​ V, t > 0​

6.2.50 Given that υC1(0–) = –10 V and υC2(0–) = 20 V in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.50, find i(0+).

t=0
2Ω

+ i(t) +

υC1(t) 1F 2F υC2(t)

− −

FIGURE P6.2.50

Solution:

t = 0+

2 i(0+)

υC1(0+) – + υC2(0+)
10
+ –
20

​​υ​ C1​​(​0​​  +​) = υ​ ​ C1​​(​0​​  −​) = −10 V

υ​ C2​​(​0​​  +​) = υ​ ​ C2​​(​0​​  −​) = 20 V



20
​  −10 − ​
i(​0​​  +​) = ___________
2
i(​0​​  +​) = −15 A​

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364 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.51 The switch in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.51 is closed at t = 0. If i (0−) = 2 A, determine i2(0+), υR(0+),
and i1(t = ∞).

t=0
i1(t)

+ i2(t)

1H υR(t) 2Ω 2H

FIGURE P6.2.51

Solution:

t = 0–
​​i​ 1​​(​0​​  −​) = 2 A
i2​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 A​

t = 0+
​​i​ 1​​(​0​​  +​) = ​i1​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 2 A
i2​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​i2​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 A​

​​υ​ R​​(​0​​  +​) = −​i1​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ R


υR​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = −4 V​

t=∞

i1(∞) i2(∞)
R 2 ​​(∞)==00AA​
i1​​i1​  (∞)

6.2.52 For the network in Fig. P6.2.52, choose C so the time constant will be 120 μs for t > 0.

t=0
4 kΩ 4 kΩ

υS + 20 kΩ 36 kΩ 14 kΩ υo(t)
– C

FIGURE P6.2.52

Solution:

t=∞

R4

4k
​​Req
​  ​​ = (​ ​R4​  ​​ + ​R5​  ​​)​  ∥ ​R3​  ​​ = 12 kΩ​
R3 36k R5 14k
Req

​τ = ​Req
​  ​​ ⋅ C
(120 × ​10​​  −6)​ ​ = (​ 12 k)​ ⋅ C

⇒ C = 10 nF​

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Solutions to Problems 365

6.2.53 In the network in Fig. P6.2.53, find i(t) for t > 0. If υC1(0–) = –10 V, calculate υC2(0–).

υC1(t)
i(t) + −

0.3 F +

+ 10e−5tu(t) V 0.6 F υC2(t)



FIGURE P6.2.53

Solution:

t = 0–

υC1(0−)
− +

+
10
0V + υC2(0−) = 10 V

t>0

i(t) ​C​  ​​ ⋅ ​C​  ​​


​​Ce​  q​​ = _
​  1 2  ​ = 0.2 F
​C1​  ​​ + ​C2​  ​​
+
dυ(t)
−5t i(t) = C ⋅ _
​  ​
+ dt
10e V Ceq

dυ(t)

_
​ 
dt 
​ = 10​ ​ ​ (t)​ − 50​e​​  −5t​, t>0

i(t) = (0.2) ⋅ ​[10 ⋅ ​ ​ ​ (t)​ − 50​e​​  −5t​]​



i(t) = 2​[​ ​ ​ (t)​ − 5​e​​ 
 −5t
​]​ A, t > 0​

6.2.54 Given that i(t) = 9 + 2e−2t A for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.54, find R1, R 2, and L.

t=0

i(t)
R1 R2
+ L

FIGURE P6.2.54

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366 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

Solution:

6.2.55 Find the output voltage υo(t) in the network in Fig. P6.2.55 if the input voltage is
υi(t) = 5(u(t) – u(t – 0.05)) V.

1 μF +

υi(t) + 100 kΩ υo(t)



FIGURE P6.2.55

Solution:
υi(v)

t (ms)
50

​For 0 ≤ t ≤ 50 ms: ​υ​ o​​(t) = K + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​


For t > 50 ms: ​υ​ o​​(t) = ​K3​  ​​ + ​K4​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​

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Solutions to Problems 367

For 0 ≤ t ≤ 50 ms :
t = 0–
​​υ​ i​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 V
​υ​ o​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 V
​υ​ c​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 V​

t = 0+
​​υ​ c​​(​0​​  +​) = ​υ​ c​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 V
​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​υ​ i​​(​0​​  +​) = 5 V​

t=∞
​​υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V​

Req

​​Req
​  ​​ = 100 kΩ
R1 τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.1 s​​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 5 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = 5 V

υ​ o​​ ⋅ (t) = 5​e​​  −t/0.1​ V, 0 ≤ t ≤ 50 ms

υ​ o(​​​ 50 ms)​ = 5​e​​  −0.05/0.1​ V = 3.03 V​

For t > 50 ms
t = 50 ms+
​​υ​ c​​​(50 ​ms​​  −​)​ = ​υ​ i​​​(50 ms)​ − V ⋅ (​ 50 ms)​ = 5 V − 3.03 V
υ​ c(​​​ 50 ​ms​​  −)​ ​ = 1.97 V = υ​ ​ c​​​(50 ​ms​​  +​)​

υ​ i​​​(50 ​ms​​  +​)​ = 0 V

υ​ o(​​​ 50 ​ms​​  +)​ ​ = ​υ​ i(​​​ 50 ​ms​​  +)​ ​ − ​υ​ c(​​​ 50 ​ms​​  +)​ ​

υ​ o​​​(50 ​ms​​  +​)​ = −1.97 V​

t=∞
​​υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V
υ​ o(​​​ 50 ​ms​​  +)​ ​ = −1.97 V = ​K3​  ​​ + ​K4​  ​​

υ​ o​​(∞) = 0 V = ​K3​  ​​

K4​  ​​ = −1.97 V

υ​ o​​(t) = −1.97​e​​  −(t−0.05)/0.1​ V, t > 50 ms


5​e​​  −t/0.1​ V, 0 ≤ t ≤ 50 ms
{−1.97​e​​  −(t−0.05)/0.1​ V, t > 50 ms
∴ υ​ ​ o​​(t) = ​    
 ​ ​  ​   ​​​ ​

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368 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.2.56 Find iL(i) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.2.56 using the step-by-step method.

t=0
12 Ω iL(t)

+
10 V + 4A υ1(t) 2Ω 2H


+−
5υ1(t)
FIGURE P6.2.56

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​iL​  ​​(t) = K
t = 0–

R2

12 ​​V1​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 10 V


VS +
IS KVL :
10 + υ1(0–) R1 2 iL(0–)
− 4
− ​V1​  ​​(​0​​  −​) + 5​V1​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​R2​  ​​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​)
+− ​i2​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 5 A​
5 υ1(0–)

t = 0+
​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 5 A​
t=∞

R2

IS + 12
4 υ1(∞) R1 2 iL(∞)
​​V′ ​ = ​Is​  ​​ ⋅ ​R1​  ​​ = 8 V​

+−
5 υ1(∞)

R1 R2

2 + 12 KVL:
V′ + υ1(∞) iL(∞) ​5​V1​  ​​(∞) + ​V1​  ​​​(∞)​ = ​R2​  ​​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(∞)
8 −
− ​R​  ​​ ⋅ ​i​  ​​(∞)
​V1​  ​​(∞) = ___________
​  2 L ​​
+− 6

5 υ1(∞)

KVL:
​5​V1​  ​​(∞) + ​V′ ​ = (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​)​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(∞)

(​  )​ + ​V′ ​ = (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​)​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(∞)


​R2​  ​​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​(∞)
___________
5​  ​
6

iL​  ​​(∞) = __________


​ ​  ​V′ ​  ​
​(​R1​  ​​ + __
​  1 ​​R2​  ​​)​
6
iL​  ​​(∞) = 2 A​

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Solutions to Problems 369

RTh

i(t) υ(t)
R2 ​​V1​  ​​ = ​R1​  ​​ ⋅ i(t), R ​  ​​ = _
​ Th ​   ​
i(t)
+ 12 KVL :
V1 R1 2 + υ(t) υ(t) = (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  )​​ ​ ⋅ i​(t)​ + 5​V1​  ​​


υ(t) = (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  )​​ ​ ⋅ i​(t)​ + 5​(​R1​  ​​ ⋅ i​(t)​)​
+−
υ(t)
5υ1 ​ _ ​ = 6​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ = 24 Ω
i(t)

RT​  h​​ = 24 Ω

​  L  ​ = 83.3 ms
τ=_
​RTh
​  ​​
iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 5 A = K
​ ​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


iL​  ​​(∞) = 2 A = K
​ 1​  ​​


K2​  ​​ = 3 A

iL​  ​​(t) = 2 + 3​e​​  −t/0.833​ A, t > 0​


6.2.57 Find io(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.57 using the step-by-step method.

t=0
2 kΩ 2 kΩ iA

io(t)

10 mA 2 kΩ 2 mH 2 kΩ 2iA

FIGURE P6.2.57

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​io​  ​​(t) = K

t=0

R1 R3
​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
2k 2k ​​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  s 2  ​
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
IS R2
10m
2k iL(0–) ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 5 mA = ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  +​)​

t = 0+
​​io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​i2​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 5 mA​
t=∞

R1 R3 I3 iA(∞)

2k 2k
IS
10m R2 2k io(∞) R4 2k 2iA(∞)
=iL(∞)

​I​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​​I​ 3​​ = _
​  s 2  ​ = 5 mA
​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​


io​  ​​(∞) = 5 mA, since all current will flow through the short circuit.​

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370 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

RTh

R1 R3 iA
​​VOC
​  ​​ = ​Is​  ​​ ⋅ ​R1​  ​​ = 20 V
2k 2k +
IS ​IS​  C​​ = ​io​  ​​​(∞)​ = 5 mA
10m R2 2k Voc R4 2k 2iA
Isc ​V​  ​​
– ​  ​​ = _
​RTh ​  OC ​ = 4 kΩ​
​ISC
​  ​​

​  L  ​ = 0.5 μs​
​τ = _
​Req
​  ​​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 5 mA = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


io​  ​​(∞) = 5 mA = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = 0 A

io​  ​​(t) = 5 mA, t > 0​

6.2.58 Use the step-by-step technique to find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.2.58.

24 V 200 μF
6 kΩ +– 6 kΩ 2 kΩ

+

12 V
+ υo(t) 2000iA +
6 kΩ –
t=0
− iA

FIGURE P6.2.58

Solution:

​ 1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −t/τ​​


​​υ​ o​​(t) = K
t = 0–

R1 Vs2 24 R2
+– + υc(0−) − R4

6k 6k + 2k

Vs1 + R3 6k υ (0−) + 2000·iA(0−)
12 o –
iA(0−) −

​KVL:
​  ​​ = (​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  )​​ ​ ⋅ ​iA​  ​​(​0​​  −​)
VS​  2​​ − ​VS1

​VS​  2​​ − ​VS1​  ​​
iA​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ____________
​ ​      ​ = 0.667 mA
(​ ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  )​​ ​
υ​ o​​(​0​​  −​) = ​R3​  ​​ ⋅ ​iA​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 4 V

υ​ C​​ (​0​​  −​) = ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  −​) − 2k ⋅ ​iA​  ​​(​0​​  −​)


υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 2.666 V = ​υ​ C​​(​0​​  +​)​


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Solutions to Problems 371

t = 0+

Vs2 υc(0+)
R2 R4
+– +–
6k + 2k
24 ​​iA​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = ​I1​  ​​ − ​I2​  ​​​
I1
R3 6k υ (0+) I2
+ 2000·iA(0+)
o –
iA(0+) −

KVL:
1. ​​VS​  2​​ = (​ ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​)​ ⋅ I​ 1​  ​​ − ​R3​  ​​ ⋅ ​I2​  ​​​
2. ​−​VC​  ​​(​0​​  +​) − 2000 ⋅ i​ A​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = −​R3​  ​​ ⋅ ​I1​  ​​ + (​ ​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​)​ ⋅ ​I2​  ​​
→ −​VC​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = (​ 2000 − R
​ 3​  ​​)​​I1​  ​​ + (​ −2000 + ​R3​  ​​ + ​R4​  ​​)​ ⋅ ​I2​  ​​​

​​I​ 1​​ = 2.67 mA
I2​  ​​ = 1.33 mA

iA​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 1.34 mA

υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​iA​  ​​(​0​​  +​) ⋅ R
​ ​ 3​  ​​
υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 8 V​

t=∞

Vs2
R2
+–
​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​​υ​ o​​(∞) = _
​  S2 3 ​
6k + ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
24
R3 6k υ (∞) ​υ​ o​​(∞) = 12 V​
o

RTh

Vs2 ​V​  ​​
​​iA​  ​​ = _
​  1 ​
+– R2 V1 + υoc − R4 ​R3​  ​​

Isc ​VOC​  ​​ _ ​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​


6k 2k ​ _  ​ = ​  S2 3 ​ = 12 V
24 + ​V1​  ​​ ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
R3 6k + 2000iA ​VOC
​  ​​ = ​V1​  ​​ − 2000 ⋅ ​iA​  ​​

iA − ​VOC
​  ​​ = 2.91 V​

​ISC
​  ​​
​​ _  ​  :
KCL
​V1​  ​​ − ​VS2 ​  ​​ ​V1​  ​​ ______________
​V​  ​​ − 2000 ​IA​  ​​
​ ___________  ​ + _ ​   ​ + ​  1  ​ = 0
​R2​  ​​ ​R3​  ​​ ​R4​  ​​

( ​R​  ​​ )
​  2k ​ ​
→ ​V1​  (
​_
)​ = ​   ​
1
_ _ 1 _ 1 _ _ ​VS​  2​​
​​​ ​   ​ + ​   ​ + ​   ​ − ​  3 ​
​R2​  ​​ ​R3​  ​​ ​R4​  ​​ ​R4​  ​​ ​R2​  ​​

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372 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits


V1​  ​​ = 5.6 V

​V1​  ​​ − (
​R3​  ​​ )
2k ⋅ ​V1​  ​​
​_​   ​​
IS​  C​​ = _____________
​ ​     ​ = 1.87 mA
​R4​  ​​

​V​  ​​
​​  ​​ = _
RTh ​  OC ​ = 1.56 kΩ
​ISC
​  ​​

τ = ​RTh
​  ​​ ⋅ C = 0.312 s​​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 8 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



υo​  ​​(∞) = 12 V = ​K1​  ​​
K2​  ​​ = −4 V

υo​  ​​(t) = 12 − 4​e​​  −t/0.312​ V, t > 0​

6.2.59 Determine the equation for the voltage υo(t) for t > 0 in Fig. P6.2.59a when subjected to the input
pulse shown in Fig. P6.2.59b.

3 kΩ 2 kΩ

+
υ(t) + 6 kΩ 200 μF υo(t)

(a)

υ(t) (V)

12

0 1 t (s)

(b)

FIGURE P6.2.59

Solution:

For 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 s
t = 0–
​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = ​υo​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 V​
t = 0+

R1 R3

3k 2k ​  V  ​ = 4 mA
​​I′ ​ = _
V ​R1​  ​​
12 + R2 6k
– ​R′ ​ = ​R1​  ​​  ∥ ​R2​  ​​ = 2k​​

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Solutions to Problems 373

R3 R′′

2k 4k
I′ V′ +
R′ 2k 8 + υ (0+)
4m – – o

​​V′ ​ = ​I′ ​ ⋅ R
​ ′ ​ = ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = ​υ​ o​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 V
R″ ​ = ​R′ ​ + ​R5​  ​​ = 4k​​

t=∞

R′′

4k
V′ + ​​υo​  ​​​(∞)​ = ​V′ ​ = 8 V​
8 + υo(∞)
– –

R′′

​​Req
​  ​​ = ​R″ ​ = 4 kΩ

Req τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 0.8 s​​

​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


υo​  ​​(∞) = 8 V = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = −8 V

υo​  ​​(t) = 8 − 8​e​​  t/−0.8​ V, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 s

υo​  (​​​ 1)​ = 8 − 8​e​​  −​(1)​/0.8​ V = 5.71 V​

For t ≥ 1 s (V = 0 V)
​​t′ ​ = t − 1 s​​
t = 1+
​​υo​  ​​​(​1​​  −​)​ = ​υo​  (​​​ ​1​​  +​)​ = 5.71 V​
t=∞
​​υ​ C​​(∞) = ​υo​  ​​(∞) = 0 V​

R′′

​​​R′ ​​ eq​​ = ​R″ ​ = 4 kΩ

Req′ ​τ′ ​ = 0.8 s​​

​​V​ o​​​(​1​​  +​)​ = 5.71 V = ​K3​  ​​ + ​K4​  ​​


Vo​  ​​(∞) = 0 V = ​K3​  ​​

K4​  ​​ = 5.71 V

V′ ​(t) = 5.71​e​​  −t/0.8​ V, t > 1 s​​

8 − 8​e​​  −t/0.8​ V, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 s​
{5.71​e​​  −(t−1)/0.8​ V, t > 1 s
∴ V​(t)​ = ​    
​  ​ ​  ​   ​​​ ​

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6.2.60 The current source in the network in Fig. P6.2.60a is defined in Fig. P6.2.60b. The initial voltage
across the capacitor must be zero. (Why?) Determine the current io(t) for t > 0.

2Ω 2F
i(t) 2Ω 2Ω

io(t)

(a)
i(t) (A)

0 4.5 t (s)
(b)

FIGURE P6.2.60

Solution:

Since i(t) = 0 A for t < 0, there will be no voltage across the capacitor.
∴ υC (0–) = 0 V.
↳ υC (0–) = VC (0+) = 0 V
For 0 s ≤ t ≤ 4.5 s:

R1

2 ​​υC​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = ​υC​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = 0 V


i R2 2 R3 2 i ⋅ ​R3​  ​​
io​  ​​(​0​​  +​) = _
​ ​   ​ = 3 A​
6 ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​
io(0+)

t=∞
R1

2
​​i​ o​​(∞) = i = 6 A
+
i R2 2 υ (∞) ​υC​  ​​(∞) = ​io​  ​​(∞) ⋅ ​R2​  ​​ = 12 V​
c
6

io (∞)

Req

​​Re​  q​​ = ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ = 4 Ω


R2 R3 τ = ​Re​  q​​ ⋅ C = 8 s​

​​i​ o​​(​0​​  +​) = 3 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​



io​  ​​(∞) = 6 A = ​K1​  ​​

K2​  ​​ = −3 A
i(t) = 6 − 3​e​​  −t/8​ A, 0 ≤ t ≤ 4.5 s
+

υC​  ​​(​0​​  ​) = 0 V = ​K3​  ​​ + ​K4​  ​​

υC​  ​​(∞) = 12 V = ​K3​  ​​

K4​  ​​ = −12 V
υC​  ​​(t) = 12 − 12​e​​  −t/8​ V, 0 ≤ t ≤ 4.5 s​​

t = 4.5 s
​​V​ C(​​​ 4.5)​ = 12 − 12​e​​  −4.5/8​ V = 5.16 V​

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Solutions to Problems 375

For t > 4.5 s: (i = 0 A)


​​t′ ​ = t − 4.5 s​

Vc (4.5+)

+
​V​  ​​​(4.​5​​  +​)​
5.16 ​​io​  ​​​(4.​5​​  +​)​ = _
​  C  ​ = 1.29 A​
R2 2 R3 2 ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​

io (4.5+)

t=∞

R2 2 R3 2 ​​io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A​

io (∞)

Req

​​​R′eq
 ​​  ​​ = ​R2​  ​​ + ​R3​  ​​ = 4 Ω
R2 R3  ​​  ​​ ⋅ C = 8 s​
​τ′ ​ = ​​R′eq

​​i​ o(​​​ 4.​5​​  +​)​ = 1.29 A = ​K5​  ​​ + ​K6​  ​​


io​  ​​(∞) = 0 A = K
​ ​ 5​  ​​
K6​  ​​ = 1.29 A

i′ ​(t) = 1.29​e​​  −​t′ ​/8​ A, t > 4.5 s​​

6 − 3​e​​  −t/8​ A, 0 ≤ t ≤ 4.5 s​


{ 1.29​e​​  − ​  8 ​
∴ i​o​  (​​​ t)​ = ​  ​   
​ (​ t−4.5)​
​  ​   ​​​​​​ ​
________
​ A, t > 4.5 s

Section 6.3 Solutions


6.3.1 The voltage υ(t) in a network is defined by the equation

 ​ + 2​[​ _
dt ]
​d​​  2​​υ​ 1​​(t) d​υ​ 1​​(t)
​​ _ ​ ​ + 5​υ​ 1​​(t) = 0​
d​t​​  2​

Find
a. the characteristic equation of the network.
b. the circuit’s natural frequencies.
c. the expression for υ1(t).

Solution:

a. Characteristic equation: ​​S​​  2​ + 2S + 5 = 0​


____________
−​(2)​ ± √ 2)​​​  2​ − 4​(1)(​​ 5)​ ​
​ (​​  
b. Natural frequencies: ​S = ____________________
  
​      ​​
2​(1)​

​ S = −1 ± j2

S1​  ​​ = −1 + j2

S2​  ​​ = −1 − j2​

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c. S1 and S2 are complex numbers, therefore the system is underdamped.

​​υ​ 1(​​​ t)​ = ​e​​  −1t[​​ A cos (​ 2)​t + B  sin ​(2)​t]​​

6.3.2 The terminal current in a network is described by the equation

​d​​  2​​io​  ​​(t) d​io​  ​​(t)


​​ _  ​ + 8​ _ ​ + 16​io​  ​​(t) = 0​
d​t​​  2​ dt

Find (a) the characteristic equation of the network, (b) the network’s natural frequencies, and (c) the
equation for io(t).

Solution:

​​ 2​ + 8S + 16 = 0​
a. Characteristic equation: S​​ 
_____________
−​(8)​ ± √ 8)​​​  2​ − 4​(1)(​​ 16)​ ​
​ (​​  
b. Natural frequencies: ​S = ____________________
​ 
       ​​
2​(1)​


S = −4 ± 0
S1​  ​​ = −4

S2​  ​​ = −4​

c. S1 = S2 , therefore the system is critically damped.

​​i​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​​e​​  ​s​ 1​​t​ + ​K2​  ​​ ⋅ t ⋅ ​e​​  ​s​ 2​​t​


io​  ​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​​e​​  −4t​ + ​K2​  ​​t​e​​  −4t​​

6.3.3 The output voltage of a circuit is described by the differential equation

​d​​  2​​υ​ o​​(t) d​υ​ o​​(t)


​​ _  ​ + 8​ _ ​ + 10​υ​ o​​(t) = 0​
d​t​​  2​ dt

Find (a) the characteristic equation of the circuit, (b) the network’s natural frequencies, and (c) the
equation for υo(t).

Solution:

a. Characteristic equation: ​S​​  2​ + 8S + 10 = 0​


_____________
−​(8)​ ± √ 8)​​​  2​ − 4​(1)(​​ 10)​ ​
​ (​​  
b. Natural frequencies: ​S = ____________________
​ 
       ​​
2​(1)​


S = −4 ± 2.45
S1​  ​​ = −1.55

S2​  ​​ = −6.45​

c. S1 and S2 are real and unequal, therefore the system is overdamped.

​​υ​ o(t)​ = ​K1​  ​​​e​​  −1.55t​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −6.45t​​

6.3.4 The differential equation that describes the current io (t) in a network is

​d​​  2​​io​  ​​(t) d​io​  ​​(t)


​​ _  ​ + 6​ _ ​ + 4​io​  (​​​ t)​ = 0​
d​t​​  2​ dt

Find
a. the characteristic equation of the network.
b. the network’s natural frequencies.
c. the expression for io(t).

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Solutions to Problems 377

Solution:

​​ 2​ + 6S + 4 = 0​
a. Characteristic equation: S​​ 
____________
−​(6)​ ± √ 6)​​​  2​ − 4​(1)​​(4)​ ​
​ ​​(  
b. Natural frequencies: ​S = ____________________
​ 
       ​​
2​(1)​


S = −3 ± 2.24
S1​  ​​ = −0.76

S2​  ​​ = −5.24​

c. S1 and S2 are real and unequal, therefore the system is overdamped.

​​i​ o​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​​e​​  ​s​ 1​​t​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  ​s​ 2​​t​


io​  ​​(t) = ​K1​  ​​​e​​  −0.76t​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −5.24t​​

6.3.5 In the circuit shown in Fig. P6.3.5, find υ(t) > 0.

12

5
H
t=0
+

+ 4V 2Ω —1
F υ(t)
− 12

FIGURE P6.3.5

Solution:

t = 0–

iL(0−)

VS +
4 + R 2
– υC (0−) = υ(0−)

​​i​ L​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 A, υ(​0​​  −​) = 0 V​


t>0

L
12

5
VS +
+ R 2 C 1
– υ(t)
4 – 12

​  S ​ + _
​​S​​  2​ + _ ​  1 ​ = 0​
RC LC
​​S​​  2​ + 6S + 5 = 0
____________
−​(6)​ ± √ 6)​​​  2​ − 4​(1)(​​ 5)​ ​
​ (​​  
S = ​ ____________________
       ​
2​(1)​
S = −3 ± 2, ​S​ 1​​ = −1, ​
S2​  ​​ = −5​
V(t) = ​K1​  ​​​e​​  ​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −5t​ + ​K3​  ​​
​ −t

V(​0​​  +​) = V(​0​​  −​) = 0 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​ + ​K3​  ​​​

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t=∞

iL(∞)

VS +
4 + R 2
– υ(∞) = 4V = k3

t = 0+:
KCL:
( +)
​  dυ​ t ​​​|​​​  t=​0​​  +​​​​
​  V​ ​0​​  ​ ​​ + C ⋅ _
()
​​i​ L​​​(​0​​  +​)​ = _
R dt
dυ​ t ​​​ ​​​  +​​​ = 0 ()
dt | t=​0​​  ​
​ _

−​K1​  ​​ − 5​K2​  ​​ = 0
K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​ = −​K3​  ​​, ​K​ 3​​ = 4

K1​  ​​ = −5, ​
​ K2​  ​​ = 1
υ​(t)​ = −5​e​​  −t​ + ​e​​  −5t​ + 4 V, t > 0​

6.3.6 In the critically damped circuit shown in Fig. P6.3.6, the initial conditions on the storage elements
are iL(0) = 2 A and υC(0) = 5 V. Determine the voltage υ(t).

+ + iL(0)

υC(0) 0.01 F υ(t) 10 Ω 4H

− −

FIGURE P6.3.6

Solution:

​  S ​ + _
​​ 2​ + _
Characteristic equation: S​​  ​  1 ​ = 0​
RC LC

​​S​​  2​ + 10S + 25 = 0
(S + 5)(​​ S + 5)​ = 0,  ​S1​  ​​ = −5,  ​S2​  ​​ = −5​

→ Critically damped
∴ υ(t) = A​e​​  −5t​ + Bte−5t​

​​υ​ C​​​(0)​ = 5 V, A=5V

​  (υ​ t )​ ​ + (​ 0.01)_


​​  dυ​ t ​​ = 0
() ()
iL​  (​​​ t)​ + _

​ 10 ​ dt

​  dυ​ t ​​​|​​​  t=0​​​ = 0


(0)​
​  −V​
()
iL​  (​​​ 0)​ = 2 A = _
​  ​ − (​ 0.01)​ ⋅ _
(​ 10)​ dt
dυ​ t ​​ = −5A​e​​  −5t​− 5Bt​e​​  −5t​+ B​e​​ −5t​
​ _
()
dt
dυ​(t)​​​ ​​​  ​​​ = −5A + B
dt | t=0
​​ _

1 ​ − 0.01​(−5A + B)​, A = 5


2 = −​ _
2
B = −225
V​(t)​ = 5​e​​  −5t​ − 225​e​​  −5t​ V​

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Solutions to Problems 379

6.3.7 For the underdamped circuit shown in Fig. P6.3.7, determine the voltage υ(t) if the initial condi-
tions on the storage elements are iL(0) = 1 A and υC(0) = 10 V.

FIGURE P6.3.7

Solution:

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6.3.8 Find υC(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.3.8.

t=0

+ iL(t)

1A 16 Ω 0.02 F υC(t) 2H

FIGURE P6.3.8

Solution:

t = 0–

+
IS R 16 υC (0–)
iL(0–)
1 −

​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = ​IS​  ​​ ⋅ R = 16 V


iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 A​

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Solutions to Problems 381

t>0

+ iL(t)
IS
R 16 C 0.02 υ (t) L 2
1 C

​υ​  (​​​ t)​ d​υ​  (​​​ t)​ 1


​1 = _
​  C ​ + C ⋅ _
R
​  C ​ + _
dt
​  ​ ⋅ ​ ​ ​ ​υ​ C​​​​(t)​dt
L 
2
1​ ⋅ _ d​υ​  (​​​ t)​ ​d​​  ​​υ​ C​​​(t)​ _
​ _ ​  C ​ + C ⋅ _ ​   ​ + ​  1 ​​υ​ C(​​​ t)​ = 0​
R dt d​t​​  2​ L
​d​​  2​​υ​ C​​(t) _ d​υ​  ​​(t)
​​ _  ​ + ​  1 ​ ⋅ _
​  C ​ + _ ​  1 ​​υ​ C​​(t) = 0
d​t​​  2​ RC dt LC

S​​  2​ + _
​ ​  1 ​ = 0
​  1 ​ ⋅ S + _
RC LC
S​​  2​ + 3.125S + 25 = 0

________________
−​(3.125)​ ± √ 3.125)​​​  2​ − 4​(1)(​​ 25)​ ​
​ (​​  
S = ___________________________
   
​      ​
2​(1)​
S = −1.563 ± j 4.75​

​​υ​ C​​(t) = ​e​​  −1.563t​​[A cos 4.75t + B sin 4.75t]​


​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 16 V = A
​υ​  ​​(​0​​  −​)
​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 A = _
​  C
R
​+C⋅_
|
d​υ​  ​​(t)
​​​  C ​ ​​  ​​
dt t=0
d​υ​ C​​(t)
​ _ ​ = ​e​​  −1.563t​​(−4.75 A sin 4.75t)​ + A cos 4.75t​(−1.563​e​​  −1.563t​)​
dt
            + ​e​​  −1.563t(​ 4.75 B cos 4.75t)​ + B sin 4.75t (​ −1.563​e​​  −1.563t)​ ​
​​​ _
|
d​υ​ C​​(t)
dt t=0
​ ​​  ​​ = −1.563A + 4.75B

0 = ​  16
_ ​ + 0.02​(−1.563A + 4.75B)​, A = 16
16
B = −5.26
​υ​ C​​(t) = ​e​​  −1.563t​​[16 cos 4.75t − 5.26 sin 4.75t]​ V, t > 0​

6.3.9 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.3.9.

FIGURE P6.3.9

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Solution:

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Solutions to Problems 383

6.3.10 A series RLC circuit contains a resistor R = 3 Ω and a capacitor C = 4 F. Select the value of the
inductor so that the circuit is critically damped.

Solution:

6.3.11 A parallel RLC circuit contains a resistor R = 7 Ω and an inductor L = 98 H. Select the value of the
capacitor so that the circuit is critically damped.

Solution:

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6.3.12 The parameters for a parallel RLC circuit are R = 1 Ω, L = 1/4 H, and C = 1/4 F. Determine the
type of damping exhibited by the circuit.

Solution:
V(t)

R 1Ω L 1H C 1 F
4 4

​​S​​  2​ + _​  S ​ + _ ​  1 ​ = 0
RC LC
​ω​  2o​ ​ = _ ​  1 ​, ​ω​  o​​ = _____
​  1___ ​
LC ​ LC ​

​ω​  o​​ = 4 rad/s


2 ⋅ ξ ⋅ ​ω​  o​​ = 4, since _ ​  1 ​ = 4
RC
1
_
ξ = ​   ​, the system is underdamped.
2
​ (ξ < 1)​.​

6.3.13 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the network in Fig. P6.3.13 and plot the response, including the time interval
just prior to moving the switch.

10 kΩ 5 kΩ t=0

100 V + 10 kΩ + 2 kΩ
– υo(t)
10 μF

100 mH

FIGURE P6.3.13

Solution:

t = 0–

R1 R3
​​υ​ o​​(​0​​  −​) = ​υc​  ​​(​0​​  −​)
10k 10k ​V​  ​​ ⋅ ​R​  ​​
​υo​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = _
​  S 2  ​
VS + ​R1​  ​​ + ​R2​  ​​
100 + R2 10k υo (0−)
– ​υo​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 50 V

iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 A​

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Solutions to Problems 385

t>0

i(t)

C +
10 μ υo(t) R1 2k

L

100 m

​  di​ t ​​ = 0
1 ​​ ​ ​ i(​ t)​dt + ​R​  ​​ ⋅ i​(t)​ + L ⋅ _ ()
​​ _
C 4  dt
2
​di​  ​  (​​ t)​ _ ​R​  ​​ di​(t)​ _
​ _  ​ + ​  4 ​ ⋅ _​  ​ + ​  1 ​ ⋅ i​(t)​ = 0
d​t​​  2​ L dt LC
S​​  2​ + 20 × ​10​​  3​S + 1 × ​10​​  6​ = 0

       S = −10 × ​10​​  3​ ± 9.95 × ​10​​  3​
S2​  ​​ = −19.95 × ​10​​  3​
       ​S1​  ​​ = −50, ​
3
i​(t)​ = ​K1​  ​​​e​​  −50t​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −19.95×​10​​  ​t​ + ​K3​  ​​
i​(​0​​  +)​ ​ = i​(​0​​  −)​ ​ = 0 = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​
di​(0)​​
             −50 V = L ⋅ ​ _
dt
di​(0)​​ = −500 A
             ​ _
dt
di​(0)​​ = −50​K​  ​​​e​​  −50​(0)​​− 19.95 × ​10​​  3​ ⋅ ​K​  ​​ ⋅ ​e​​  −19.95×​10​​  3(​​ 0)​​
​ _ i 2
dt
K1​  ​​ = −​K2​  ​​  ∴ − 500 = 50 ​K2​  ​​ − 19.95 × ​10​​  3​​K2​  ​​

K1​  ​​ = −25.13 × ​10​​  −3​,  ​K2​  ​​ = 25.13 × ​10​​  3​

​  1 ​ ⋅ ​ ​ ​ i(​ t)​​
υC​  (​​​ t)​ = ​υo​  (​​​ t)​ = _
​ 
C
3
i​(t)​ = −25.13​e​​  −50t​ + 25.13​e​​  −19.95×​10​​  ​t​ mA,
​ t>0
3
υo​  (​​​ t)​ = 50.3​e​​  −50t​ − 0.13​e​​  −19.95×​10​​  ​t​  V,
​ t > 0​

50V

25V

0V
−100ms 0s 100ms 200ms 300ms 400ms
V (C1 : 2)
Time

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6.3.14 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.3.14 and plot the response, including the time interval
just prior to moving the switch.

2 kΩ 1 mH

t=0 +
12 V + 1 kΩ υo(t)
– 6.25 μF

FIGURE P6.3.14

Solution:

t = 0–

R1 iL(0−) = i (0−)

2k + ​​υ​ C​​(​0​​  −​) = 12 V
VS + ​iL​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 A = i(​0​​  −​)
+ υc (0−) R2 1k υo(0−)
12 – ​Vo​  ​​(​0​​  −​) = 0 V​

t>0
​R2​  ​​ _
​d​​  2​i(​ t ​)​ + ​ _ ​ ⋅ ​  di​ t ​​ + ​ _1 ​ ⋅ i​(t)​ = 0
()
​​ _
d​t​​  2​ L dt LC
    ​S​​  2​ + (​ 1 × ​10​​  6​)​S + (​ 1.6 × ​10​​  11​)​ = 0
________________________
−​(1 × ​10​​  )​ ​ ± √
​ (​​   
1 × ​10​​  )​ ​​​  ​ − 4​(1)(​​ 1.6 × ​10​​  )​ ​ ​
6 6 2 11
    S = ____________________________________
    
​      ​
2​(1)​
    S = −5 × ​10​​  5​ ± 3 × ​10​​  5​, ​S​ 1​​ = −2 × ​10​​  5​, ​S​ 2​​ = −8 × ​10​​  5​​
5 5
i(​ t)​ = ​K1​  ​​​e​​  −2×​10​​  ​t​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −8×​10​​  ​t​

i​(​0​​  −​)​ = i​(​0​​  +​)​ = 0 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​
di​ 0 ​​
12 = L​ _
( )
dt
di​ 0 ​​ = 12k
​ _
( )
dt
di ​ = −2 × ​10​​  5​​K​  ​​​e​​  −2×​10​​  ​t​ − 8 × ​10​​  5​​K​  ​​​e​​  −8×​10​​  ​t​
​ _
5 5
1 2
dt
12,000 = −2 × ​10​​  5​​K1​  ​​ − 8 × ​10​​  5​​K2​  ​​
K1​  ​​ = 0.02, ​K2​  ​​ = −0.02

5 5
i​(t)​ = 0.02​e​​  −2×​10​​  ​t​ − 0.02​e​​  −8×​10​​  ​t​ A, t>0
υ​ o(​​​ t)​ = ​R2​  ​​ ⋅ i​(t)​

5 5
υ​ o(​​​ t)​ = 20​e​​  −2×​10​​  ​t​ − 20​e​​  −8×​10​​  ​t​ V,
​ t > 0​

υo(t)
10.0

8.0
Voltage (V)

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0
0 25µ 50µ 75µ 100µ 125µ 150µ
V(vo) Time (s)

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Solutions to Problems 387

6.3.15 Find υC(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.3.15 if υC(0) = 0.

t=0 1 kΩ 100 mH

+ 12 V 1 μF υC(t)

FIGURE P6.3.15

Solution:

t = 0–

R iL(0−)

1k
​​i​ L​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = 0 A
VS +
12 + ​υC​  ​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = 0 V​
– υC (0−)

t>0

R L iL(t)

1k 100m

VS +
12 + C υo(t)

​d​​  2​​iL​  (​​​ t)​ _ d​i​  ​​​(t)​ 1


​​ _  ​ + ​  R ​ ⋅ _
​  L ​ + _ ​  ​ ⋅ ​iL​  ​​​(t)​ = 0​
d​t​​  2​ L dt LC
​​S​​  2​ + (​ 10 × ​10​​  3​)​S + (​ 10 × ​10​​  6​)​ = 0
_________________________
−​(10 × ​10​​  3​)​ ± √ 10 × ​10​​  3​)​​​  2​ − (​ 4)​​(1)​​(10 × ​10​​  6​)​ ​
​ ​​(   
S = ______________________________________
​          ​
2​(1)​
S = −5000 ± 3873, ​S1​  ​​ = −1127, ​
S2​  ​​ = −8873​
​​i​ L​​​(t)​ = ​K1​  ​​​e​​  −1127t​ + ​K2​  ​​​e​​  −8873t​
iL​  (​​​ 0)​ = 0 A = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​


d​iL​  (​​​ t)​
Vs​  ​​ = R ⋅ i​(​0​​  +​)​ + L​​​ _
|
​ ​​  ​​ + ​υ​ C​​​(​0​​  +​)​
dt t=​0​​  +​
12 = R ⋅ ​[​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ]​​ ​ − L ⋅ 1127​K1​  ​​ − L ⋅ 8873​K2​  ​​
K1​  ​​ = 15.5 m, ​K​ 2​​ = −15.5 m

​  1 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​iL​  ​​​(t)dt + ​K3​  ​​


υ​ C​​(t) = _
​ 
C
υ​ C(​​​ ​0​​  +)​ ​ = ​υ​ C(​​​ ​0​​  −)​ ​ = 0 V

−​K1​  ​​ ​K2​  ​​
0 = ​ ____________  ​ − ____________
​   ​ + ​K3​  ​​
C ⋅ (​ 1127)​ C ⋅ (​ 8873)​
K3​  ​​ = 12

iL​  (​​​ t)​ = 15.5​e​​  −1127t​ − 15.5​e​​  −8873t​ mA

υ​ C(​​​ t)​ = −13.75​e​​  −1127t​ + 1.75​e​​  −8873t​ + 12 V,
​ t > 0​

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388 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

6.3.16 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the circuit in Fig. P6.3.16 and plot the response, including the time interval
just prior to closing the switch.

2Ω t=0

12 V + 1H 10 Ω υo(t)
– 1
—F
400

FIGURE P6.3.16

Solution:

t = 0–
R1

2
VS +
12 + υC(0−) iL(0−) R2 10

​​υ​ C​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = 12 V​ ​​i​ L​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = 0 A​

t >0

+
1
C L 1 R2 10 υo(t)
400

d​υ​ o(​​​ t)​ _ ​υ​  (​​​ t)​


C ⋅ ​ _
​ ​ + ​  1 ​ ⋅ ​ ​ ​ ​υ​ o(​​​​ t)​dt + _
​  o  ​ = 0 
dt L ​R2​  ​​
​d​​  2​​υ​ o(​​​ t)​ _ d​υ​  ​​​(t)​
C ⋅ ​ _ ​  1  ​ ⋅ _
 ​ + ​  1 ​​υ​ o​​​(t)​ + _ ​  o ​ = 0
d​t​​  2​ L ​R2​  ​​ dt
​d​​  2​​υ​ o(​​​ t)​ _ d​υ​  ​​​(t)​ 1
​ _ ​ + ​  1 ​ ⋅ _ ​  o ​ + _ ​  ​ ⋅ ​υ​ o(​​​ t)​ = 0
dt ​R2​  ​​C dt LC

S​​  2​ + _
​ ​  1 ​ = 0
​  1 ​  S + _
​R2​  ​​C LC
S​​  2​ + 40S + 400 = 0

_______________
−​(40)​ ± √ 40)​​​  2​ − 4​(1)(​​ 400)​ ​
​ (​​  
S = ​ _______________________
        ​
2​(1)​
S = −20​

​​υ​ o​​​(t)​ = A​e​​  −20t​ + Bt​e​​  −20t​


υo​  (​​​ ​0​​  −)​ ​ = ​υc​  (​​​ ​0​​  +)​ ​ = 12 V = A

−​iL​  (​​​ ​0​​  +)​ ​ = _


​υ​  ​​​(​0​​  +​)​
​  o  ​ + C ⋅ _
​R2​  ​​ |
d​υ​  ​​​(t)​
​​​  o ​ ​​  ​​
dt t=​0​​  +​

​ (​ 12)​ ​ + (​  1  ​)​ ⋅ [​ −20A + B]​,


( )
iL​  ​​​(​0​​  +​)​ = ​iL​  ​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = 0 A = _
​ ​_ A = 12
​ 10 ​ 400
B = −240
υo​  (​​​ t)​ = 12​e​​  −20t​ − 240t​e​​  −20t​ V,
​ t > 0​

c06SolutionsToProblems_V2.indd 388 01-Feb-22 8:21:15 PM


ER 7 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits

iiLL((tt)) =
=KK22 ee rtrt mA
mA
( −)
ii L(00 ) =
− (
= iiL(00 ) =+)
+ = 55 mA
mA =
=KK1 +
+KK2
L L 1 2

K = 0,
K11 = 0, K
K22 =
= 55 m
m Solutions to Problems 389
iiLL((tt)) =
= ii((tt))
5
−7.5×10
105tt
ii((tt)) =
= 55 ee −7.5× mA, tt >
mA, > 00

ii((00−)) =
= 55 mA
mA
10V
ii((∞
∞)) == 00

ττ = 11 =
__
= __ = 1.33 μs
rr 1.33 μs
i(t)
i(t) (mA)
(mA)
5V
55

4
4

0V 3
3

22
–100ms 0s 11 100ms 200ms 300ms 400ms 500ms
V (R2 : 2) Time tt (µs)
(µs)
0 1.33
0 1.33 2.67
2.67 4
4 5.33
5.33 6.67
6.67

6.3.17
ABP Use the
ABP 7.2.41
7.2.41 Use
Usedifferential
the equation
the differential
differential approach
equation
equation to findto
approach
approach toυofind
(t) for
find t >for
υυoo(t)
(t) 0 in
for >the
tt > circuit
00 in
in in Fig.in
the circuit
the circuit inP6.3.17 and plot
Fig. ABP7.2.41
Fig. ABP7.2.41
the
andresponse,
and plot the
plot includingincluding
the response,
response, the time interval
including timejust
the time
the priorjust
interval
interval to opening
just prior to
prior tothe switch.
opening
opening the switch.
the switch.

μF
100 μF
100

6V
6 V
12 kΩ
12 kΩ
−+
− +
+
+

+
+ 12 V
12 V

8 kΩ
8 kΩ υυoo(t)
(t)
tt =
=00

4 kΩ
4 kΩ


FIGURE ABP7.2.41
FIGUREABP7.2.41
FIGURE P6.3.17

Solution:
Solution:
Solution:

= 000–––
ttt =
=

υ (0−−)
+ υcc(0 ) −
+ −

R2
R2

12k ​​VV​  R1
VR1 R1​​ =
=−
= −666 VV
− V
12k
VS2 666⋅⋅⋅​RR R2​  22​​
VS2 +
+ ​υυυ​ CC​​​(((​000​​  −−−​)))​ = =_______
=
_______
​  _______
​RR
 ​
12 − C R2​  22​​ ++
+​RR R3​  33​​
12 −
VS1
V ​υυυ​ CC(​​​ ((​000​​  −−−)​))​ =
=3.6
= 3.6 V​
3.6 V
V
S1 +
+ R3
C
6
6 −
− + R3 8kk
8
+
R1
R 44kk
1

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Solutions to Assessment Bank P
Solutions to Assessment Bank Problems 3
390 C HA PTER 6 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits
t>0
t>0
t>0
C 100 μ ​​
C 100 μ
+ −
+ − υc(t)
υc(t) R2
R2
i(t) 12k +
i(t) 12k +
VS2 +
VS2 + R2 + C υc(t)
+ 12 − 1m R′ R
12 − R3 8k υo(t) 1 m R′ 2 C υc(t) −
100 μ
R3 8k υo(t) 100 μ −
R1 4k
R1 4k


R′ = R1 + R3 = 12k R″ = R′ ∥ R2 = 6k
R′ =RR 1+
′ ​ = ​R​  R​​ +
3=​R​  12k
​​ = 12k​ ​​R R″ =″ ​R=′ ∥​RR′ ​  ∥2  ​R
=​  ​​6k
= 6k​
1 3 2

R′′ i ′(t)
R′′ i ′(t)
6k
6k
V′ +
V′ + + C υ c(t)
+ 6 − C υ c(t)
100 μ
6 − 100 μ −

KVL:
KVL:
KVL:
​− − ​VV′ ​′+ + ​RR″″ ​ ⋅⋅ ​ii′ ​​′((tt))​ ++​υυ​ CC(​​​ (tt))​ ==00
− V′ + R″ ⋅ i′(t) + υC(t) = 0
d​
dυυ​  CC​​​((tt))​
dυ C​ii(′′ ​​(t(t)t))​ =
______ = CC ⋅⋅ ______​  ______
dt
 ​
i′ t = C ⋅
( ) dt
dt
d​
dυυ​  CC(​​​ ( ​
______ tt))​
dυ C(t)​RR″″ ​ ⋅⋅ C
______ C ⋅⋅ ​  ______
dt
++ ​υυ​ CC(​​​ (tt))​ ==​VV′ ​′
R″ ⋅ C ⋅ + υC(t) = V′ dt
dt
d​
dυυ​  CC(​​​ (tt))​ + _____
______ ​υυ​ CC(​​​ (tt))​ _____ ​VV′ ​′  ​
______ ​  _____  ​ = ​  _____
υ (t​  ) dt ​
dυ C(t) _____ V+′ ​RR″″ ​ ⋅⋅ CC = ​RR″″ ​ ⋅⋅CC
______ + C dt = _____
dt R″ ⋅ C R″ ⋅ C
   rr + + 1.667
1.667 = = 00
r + 1.667 = 0
   rr = =− −1.667
1.667
r = − 1.667 ( ) rt
​υυc​  n​​​ (tt)​ = = K2​  2​​ ​ee​​  rt​  V
K
​ V
rt cn
υcn(t) = K2 e ​υV​  ​​​(t)​ = ​K​  ​​
υcf(t) = K1
c f 1
υcf(t) = K1 d​υ​  (​​​ t)​
______
dυccff  ​
​  ______ (t) = 0
dυ cf(t)
______ dt = 0
=0 dt
dt
0 + 1.667 ​K1​  ​​ = _____ ​  ​VV′ ​′  ​
0 _____
+V1.667 ′ K1 = ​R_____ ″ ​ ⋅ C
0 + 1.667 K1 = R″ ⋅ C
R ″ ⋅ C
​K1​  ​​ = 6 = ​υC​  f​​​(t)​
K1 = 6 = υCf(t)
K1 = 6 = υCf(t​υ)​ C(​​​ t)​ = ​υ​ Cf(​​​ t)​ + ​υ​ cn(​​​ t)​
υC(t) = υCf(t) + υcn(t)
υC(t) = υCf(t) ​υ+​ C(​​​ υ​0cn​​  −()​t​ )= ​υ​ C​​​(​0​​  +​)​ = 3.6 V = ​K1​  ​​ + ​K2​  ​​
υ+C(0 −) = υC(0 +) = 3.6 V = K1 + K2
υC(0 −) = υC(03.6 ) = 3.6 6 +V ​K2​  =​​ K1 + K2
3.6 = 6 + K2
3.6 = 6 + K2 ​K2​  ​​ = − 2.4
K2 = − 2.4
K2 = − 2.4 ​υ​ C(​​​ t)​ = 6 − 2.4 ​e​​  −1.667t​  V, t > 0​
υC(t) = 6 − 2.4 e −1.667t V, t > 0
υC(t) = 6 − 2.4 e −1.667t V, t > 0

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ER 7 First- and Second-Order Transient Circuits Solutions to Problems 391

KVL:
KVL:
−V
− ​ + ​υυ​  C​​​((tt))​ +
V​ S2​​ + + (​(​R
R​  1​​ +
+ ​RR​  3​​))​ ⋅⋅ i​i((tt))​ =
= 00
S2 C 1 3
_________
​V − ​υυ​  C​​​((tt))​
V​ S2​​ −
ii​((tt))​ =
= _________
​  (SR2 + RC ) ​
​(​R1​  1​​ + ​R3​  3​​)​
−1.667t
i((tt))​ =
i​ 0.5 +
= 0.5 + 0.2 ​
0.2 ee​​  −1.667t mA,
​  mA, tt >
> 00

​υυ​ oo​​​((tt))​ =
= ​R
R3​  3​​ ⋅⋅ i​i((tt))​
−1.667t
=4+
υ​υ​ oo​​​((t))​ = + 1.6 ​
1.6 e​​  −1.667t V, tt >
​  V, > 00

− −
=6 −
​υ​ o​​​(​0​​  −​)​ = − ​υυ​ CC​​​((​00​​  −​))​ =
= 2.4
2.4 V
V
υ​ ​ o​​​(​0​​  +​)​ = 5.6 V
​υ​ 0​​​(∞)​ = 4 V
1 ​ = 0.6 s
τ = ​ __
r

Vo(t) (V)

5.6

4
2.4

t (s)
0 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.4 3

ABP 7.2.42 Find υo(t) for t > 0 in the Network in Fig. ABP7.2.42.

24 kΩ 32 kΩ 20 kΩ +

+ 36 V 12 kΩ t=0 υo(t)
– 50 μF

FIGURE ABP7.2.42

Solution:

@ t = 0±

36 ⋅ 12 = 12 V
υC = υo = ______
36

@t=∞
υo = 0
τ = RTh C

24k 32k 20k

RTh
12k

RThrights
© John Wiley & Sons, Inc. or the author, All = 20reserved.
kΩ Instructors who are authorized users of this
course are permitted to download these materials
τ = 20 and
kΩ ⋅use
50 them
μF in connection with the course. Except
as permitted herein or by law, no part of these materials should be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
­system, or transmitted, in any form or by any=means,
1s electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording
or otherwise. υo(t) = 12 e −t V

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