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RL Circuit

RL Circuit. R. i. Є. L. At t = 0 we close the switch up to put battery in series with L and R. What does Kirchhoff say?. Note that this equation is essentially the same as a charging capacitor:. We make the replacements:. Shortcuts.

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RL Circuit

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  1. RL Circuit R i Є L At t = 0 we close the switch up to put battery in series with L and R. What does Kirchhoff say?

  2. Note that this equation is essentially the same as a charging capacitor: We make the replacements: Shortcuts Just as we did with RC circuits, we can answer many questions about RL circuits by looking at the t=0 and t∞ limits. At t=0, the inductor opposes the attempt to establish current (Lenz), acting like an open circuit, and thus i=0. As t∞, the inductor is just a piece of wire, and acts like a short circuit. Note that these “shortcuts” are the opposite to those of the RC circuits.

  3. Integrating the differential equation just as we did in the RC case, we have: Note the consistency with the t=0 and t∞ limits. When the switch is thrown the other way, the battery is removed. Because the inductor opposes a change, the current will not stop immediately, but will decay.

  4. i .63if t The “time constant” is defined as the time it takes a building inductor to reach 63% of its final value Exercise: How many time constants does it take a building inductor to reach 99.9% of its final value?

  5. i .37i0 t For a decaying inductor, the time constant is the time it takes for the initial charge to drop to 37% of its initial value.

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