Lab: Series RLC Circuit Step Response (May 02,2017)

Date: 05/02/2017

Series RLC Circuit Step Response

 This is our introduction to phase response. On the left side, we find the initial values of current and voltage. Then we have to find the derivative of current and voltage. Finally we found the current and voltage after an infinite amount of time.

 This is derivation to determine the characteristics of any given step response RLC circuit.

 We are analyzing a source free RLC. In order to analyze the circuit, we have to find alpha and omega. In this case, it's over damped. There are three types that the circuit would be: over damp, critically damped, or underdamped.

 This is the pre-lab for the rLC step response. We determined the alpha and omega which helped us determine that the circuit is underdamped. The we solved for the current as a function of time.

  This is more information added.

We solved for alpha and omega for a parallel RLC step response. In a parallel step response, we find the voltage as a function of time instead of the current.