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Problem ID: 13
Problem Filename: rlc_InitialConds_ex1
Keywords:
Circut Description:
  • Inductor
  • Capacitor
  • Step Response
  • RLC
  • Voltage Source
  • Dual Voltage Source
Analysis Method:
  • First Order Response
Math Method:
  • differential equation

Second Order (RLC)

Initial Conditions

Problem #1

For the circuit shown below, the switch has been opened for a long time and it is closes at t=0. Determine the initial values of the inductor and capacitor voltages and currents: iL(0+), vL(0+), iC(0+), and vC(0+).

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