Transcript lecture10aa

Lecture 10a’
Types of Circuit Excitation
Why Sinusoidal Excitation?
Phasors
Types of Circuit Excitation
Linear TimeInvariant
Circuit
Linear TimeInvariant
Circuit
Steady-State Excitation
Linear TimeInvariant
Circuit
Sinusoidal (SingleFrequency) Excitation
OR
Digital
Pulse
Source
Linear TimeInvariant
Circuit
Transient Excitation
Why is Sinusoidal Single-Frequency Excitation
Important?
1. Some circuits are driven by a single-frequency
sinusoidal source.
Example: The electric power system at frequency of
60+/-0.1 Hz in U. S. Voltage is a sinusoidal function of time
because it is produced by huge rotating generators
powered by mechanical energy source such as steam
(produced by heat from natural gas, fuel oil, coal or
nuclear fission) or by falling water from a dam
(hydroelectric).
2. Some circuits are driven by sinusoidal sources whose
frequency changes slowly over time.
Example: Music reproduction system (different notes).
Why … (continued)
3. You can express any periodic electrical signal as a
sum of single-frequency sinusoids – so you can
analyze the response of the (linear, time-invariant)
circuit to each individual frequency component and
then sum the responses to get the total response.
Representing a Square Wave as a Sum of Sinusoids
Time (ms)
Signal
signal(V)
Relative Amplitude
d
Signal (V)
c
Signal
signal(V)
b
a
Frequenc y (Hz)
(a) Square wave with 1-second period. (b) Fundamental component (dotted) with 1-second period, third-harmonic (solid black)
with1/3-second period, and their sum (blue). (c) Sum of first ten
components. (d) Spectrum with 20 terms.
PHASORS
You can solve AC circuit analysis problems that involve
Circuits with linear elements (R, C, L) plus independent and
dependent voltage and/or current sources operating at a
single angular frequency w = 2pf (radians/s) such as
v(t) = V0cos(wt) or i(t) = I0cos(wt)
By using any of Ohm’s Law, KVL and KCL equations, doing
superposition, nodal or mesh analysis, and
Using instead of the terms below on the left, the terms
below on the right:
Resistor I-V relationship
vR = iRR ………….VR = IRR where R is the resistance in ohms,
VR = phasor voltage, IR = phasor current
(boldface indicates complex quantity)
Capacitor I-V relationship
iC = CdvC/dt ...............Phasor current IC = phasor voltage VC /
capacitive impedance ZC:  IC = VC/ZC
where ZC = 1/jwC , j = (-1)1/2 and boldface
indicates complex quantity
Inductor I-V relationship
vL = LdiL/dt ...............Phasor voltage VL = phasor current IL/
inductive impedance ZL  VL = ILZL
where ZL = jwL, j = (-1)1/2 and boldface
indicates complex quantity
RULE: “Sinusoid in”-- “Same-frequency sinusoid out” is true
for linear time-invariant circuits. (The term “sinusoid” is intended
to include both sine and cosine functions of time.)
Circuit of linear elements
(R, L, C)
Output:
Excitation:
vS(t) = VScos(wt + f)
Iout(t) = I0cost(wt + a)
SAME
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Intuition: Think of sinusoidal excitation (vibration) of a linear
mechanical system – every part vibrates at the same frequency, even
though perhaps at different phases.
Example 1
We’ll explain what phasor currents and voltages are shortly, but first let’s
look at an example of using them:
Here’s a circuit containing an ac voltage source with angular frequency
w, and a capacitor C. We represent the voltage source and the current
that flows (in boldface print) as phasors VS and I -- whatever they are!
+
VS
-
I
C
We can obtain a formal solution for the unknown current in this circuit
by writing KVL:
-VS + ZCI = 0
We can solve symbolically for I:
I = VS/ZC = jwCVS
Note that so far we haven’t had to include the variable of time
in our equations -- no sin(wt), no cos(wt), etc. -- so our
algebraic task has been almost trivial. This is the reason
for introducing phasors!
In order to “reconstitute” our phasor currents and voltages to
see what functions of time they represent, we use the rules
below. Note that often (for example, when dealing with the
gain of amplifiers or the frequency characteristics of filters),
we may not even need to go back from the phasor domain to
the time domain – just finding how the magnitudes of voltages
and currents vary with frequency w may be the only
information we want.
Rules for “reconstituting” phasors (returning to the
time domain)
Rule 1: Use the Euler relation for complex numbers:
ejx = cos(x) + jsin(x), where j = (-1)1/2
Rule 2: To obtain the actual current or voltage i(t) or v(t)
as a function of time
1. Multiply the phasor I or V by ejwt, and
2. Take the real part of the product
For example, if I = 3 amps, a real quantity, then
i(t) = Re[Iejwt] = Re[3ejwt] = 3cos(wt) amps where Re
means “take the real part of”
Rule 3: If a phasor current or voltage I or V is not purely real but
is complex, then multiply it by ejwt and take the real part of the
product.
For example, if V = V0ejf, then v(t) = Re[Vejwt] =
Re[V0ejfejwt] = Re[V0ej(wt + f)] = V0cos(wt + f)
Finishing Example 1
+
vS(t) = 4 cos(wt)
-
i(t)
C
Apply this approach to the capacitor circuit above, where the
voltage source has the value
vS(t) = 4 cos(wt) volts.
The phasor voltage VS is then purely real: VS = 4. The
phasor current is I = VS/ZC = jwCVS = (wC)VSejp/2, where
we use the fact that j = (-1)1/2 = ejp/2; thus, the current in a
capacitor leads the capacitor voltage by p/2 radians (90o).
The actual current that flows as a function of time, i(t), is
obtained by substituting VS = 4 into the equation for I above,
multiplying by ejwt, and taking the real part of the product.
i(t) = Re[j (wC) x 4ejwt] = Re[4(wC)ej(wt + p/2)]
i(t) = 4(wC)cos(wt + p/2) amperes
Analysis of an RC Filter
Consider the circuit shown below. We want to use
phasors and complex impedances to find how the
ratio |Vout/Vin| varies as the frequency of the input
sinusoidal source changes. This circuit is a filter;
how does it treat the low frequencies and the high
frequencies?
+
+
R
Vout
C
Vin
Assume the input voltage is vin(t) = Vincos(wt) and represent
It by the phasor Vin. A phasor current I flows clockwise in the
circuit.
Write KVL:
-Vin + IR +IZC = 0 = -Vin + I(R + ZC)
The phasor current is thus
I = Vin/(R + ZC)
The phasor output voltage is Vout = I ZC.
Thus
Vout = Vin[ZC /(R + ZC)]
If we are only interested in the dependence upon frequency
of the magnitude of (Vout / Vin) we can write
| Vout / Vin | = |ZC/(R + ZC)| = 1/|1 + R/ ZC |
Substituting for ZC, we have 1 + R/ ZC = 1 + jwRC,
whose magnitude is the square root of (wRC)2 + 1. Thus,
·
V out
1
--------- = --------------------------------2
Vin
 wRC  + 1
Explore the Result
If wRC << 1 (low frequency) then | Vout / Vin | = 1
If wRC >> 1 (high frequency) then | Vout / Vin | ~ 1/wRC
If we plot | Vout / Vin | vs. wRC we obtain roughly the plot
below, which was plotted on a log-log plot:

|Vo ut /Vi n |

1
w =
wRC
The plot shows that this is a low-pass filter. Its cutoff frequency
is at the frequency w for which wRC = 1.
Why Does the Phasor Approach Work?
1. Phasors are discussed at length in your text (Hambley 3rd
Ed., pp. 195-201) with an interpretation that sinusoids can
be visualized as the real axis projection of vectors rotating
in the complex plane, as in Fig. 5.4. This is the most basic
connection between sinusoids and phasors.
2. We present phasors as a convenient tool for analysis of
linear time-invariant circuits with a sinusoidal excitation.
The basic reason for using them is that they eliminate the
time dependence in such circuits, greatly simplifying the
analysis.
3. Your text discusses complex impedances in Sec. 5.3, and
circuit analysis with phasors and complex impedances in
Sec. 5.4.
Motivations for Including Phasors in EECS 40
1. It enables us to include a lab where you measure the
behavior of RC filters as a function of frequency, and
use LabVIEW to automate that measurement.
2. It enables us to (probably) include a nice operational
amplifier lab project near the end of the course to
make an “active” filter (the RC filter is passive).
3. It enables you to find out what impedances are and
use them as real EEs do.
4. The subject was also supposedly included (in a way)
in EECS 20.