Practice Problems With Answers for Transient Analysis
Practice Problems With Answers for Transient Analysis
ANALYSIS
10. A charged 50microFarad capacitor is discharged through a 1 kiloohms resistor. Find the
time taken for the charge on the capacitor to drop to 37% of its original value. Ans: 50ms
11. A 50microFarad capacitor is discharged through a 100 kiloohms resistor. If the capacitor
is initially charged to 400 V. Find its energy stored after 600 ms. Ans: 3.14J
12. A series RL circuit with R = 100 ohms and L = 50H is connected to a dc source of 100 V
at t = 0. Find the time taken for the current to rise 70% of its steady-state value. Ans:
0.602s
13. A series RL circuit with R = 4 ohms and L = 0.2H is connected across a 6V battery at t =
0. Find the current at t = 50 ms. Ans: 0.95A
14. A series RL circuit has R = 20 ohms and L = 0.5 H. The circuit is connected across a 200
V dc source at t=0. Find the current after one-half time constant. Ans: 3.93 A
15. A coil having L = 2.4H and R = 4 ohms is connected across a 100V dc source at t=0. Find
the time it takes the voltage across the resistance to reach 50 V. Ans: 0.416s
16. A coil has a resistance of 36 ohms and inductance of 6 H. The coil is connected across a
144 V battery at t=0. Find the voltage across the resistance at t = 0.1s. Ans: 65V
18. A source-free series RL circuit with R = 4 ohms and L = 2H carries an initial current of
4A at t=0. Find the current in the inductor at t = 0.25s. Ans: 2.4261 A
19. A source free RL circuit, R =1 ohms, L = 0.1H, has a current of 1 A at t = 0. Find t when
the current drops to 0.2A. Ans: 0.16s