Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit:

Consider a Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit consisting of resistance and inductance as shown in Fig. 12.16.

Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit

The switch, S, is closed at t = 0. At t = 0, a sinusoidal voltage V cos (ωt + θ) is applied to the series R-L circuit, where V is the amplitude of the wave and θ is the phase angle. Application of Kirchhoff’s voltage law to the Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit results in the following differential equation.

The corresponding characteristic equation is

Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit

For the above equation, the solution consists of two parts, viz. complementary function and particular integral.

The complementary function of the solution i is

The particular solution can be obtained by using undetermined co-efficients.

By assuming

Substituting Eqs 12.20 and 12.21 in Eq. 12.18, we have

Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit

Comparing cosine terms and sine terms, we get

From the above equations, we have

Substituting the values of A and B in Eq. 12.20, we get

Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit

to find M and Φ, we divide one equation by the other

Squaring both equations and adding, we get

Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit

The particular current becomes

The complete solution for the current i = ic + ip

Since the inductor does not allow sudden changes in currents, at t = 0, i = 0

Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit

The complete solution for the current is

Sinusoidal Response of RL Circuit

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