Tutorial Sheet 3 (Transient)

1. The switch in the circuit of Fig.1 is closed at t = 0. Before that the circuit was in steady state. Assuming
that the inductance is ideal, find the current through the inductor at t = 10 s.
10

+
10 V 10 mH t=0
-

Fig. 1

2. The switch in Fig.2 was in open condition for a long time and closed at time t = 0. Find current iAB as
function of time thereafter.

4 8
A
iAB
10 V 4 1H
S
B
Fig. 2

3. The circuit in Fig.3 was in steady-state for t<0, and the switch is opened at t = 0. Find the voltage Vx at t
= 100 s.

2
+
10 t=0 vx 10 F

10 V -

Fig. 3

4. The circuit in Fig.4 was in steady-state for t<0, and the switch is closed at t = 0. Find the values of iL, i1
and i2 at t = 20 sec.
5

t=0 8 1H
10 A
i1
i2 iL

Fig. 4
5. The circuit in Fig.5 was in steady-state for t<0, and the position of the switch is changed at t = 0. Find
the capacitor voltage Vc(t) and the current i(t) in the 100 resistor for all time.
t=0

10 +
20 50 100 mF vc (t)
100 -
100 V 40 V i(t)

Fig. 5

6. In the circuit of Fig.6, the switch was open and the circuit was operating at steady state. At t=0, the
switch is closed. Derive the expression for inductor current i(t) for t>0.

6 8
i (t )
+ 2H
10V -

12

Fig. 6
7. In the circuit of Fig.7, the switch was open and the circuit was operating at steady state. At t=0, the
switch is closed. Obtain the expression for inductor current IL(t) for t>0.

10
10 20
IL
+
- 2H
5V
10

Fig. 7
8. The circuit in Fig.8 was in steady state and the switch S was open. At t=0, and the switch is closed. Find
the expression of the current i(t) through the inductor of 2 H for t>0.

16 S 8
i (t )
+ 2H
12V -
1A

Fig. 8
9. The circuit in Fig.9 was in steady state and the switch S was open. At t=0, and the switch is closed. Find
the expression of the current ic(t) through the capacitor for for t>0.

20A

20 ic (t )
0.01 F
50
30
Fig. 9

10. The network in Fig.10 was at steady-state and the switch was open. Obtain the expression of the current
i(t) for t>0 when an AC voltage source v(t ) V sin t is connected at t=0.

t=0 R
i(t)
L

Fig. 10

11. In the circuit shown in Fig.11, assume that, initially the switch is not connected to either A or B terminal
and the capacitor voltage is zero. At t=0 sec, the switch is connected to A terminal. Then, at t=1s, the
(0+)
switch is disconnected from A terminal and connected to B terminal. Calculate (0+), ,

(1) (1+)
(1),
and (1+),
and (+). Also, calculate the value of () at 2s.

1 2

A B

V (t ) 5.Sin( t) +
-
5V

Vc (t ) 1F

Fig. 11