PHYS 241 Signal Processing

RC Circuit

Network theorems

Fourier Analysis

Basics

I. Kirchhoff's Laws

II. Thevenin's Theorem

II. Norton's Theorem

Fourier Series

Bandwidth Theorem (Uncertainty)

Fourier Theory

System Frequency Response

Alternating Current(AC)

Square/Triangular wave

Properties of Capacitor: V=Q/C

Charging RC circuit with direct current (Use ODE to solve for current, voltage curve)

Real/Ideal battery

Power dissipated by resistor

Linearity and Superposition

Circuit Theory beyond electrics

  1. Linear relation between current and driving potential
  1. System effectively 1D or has a network topology

Discharging RC circuit

Capacitor Charging energy

RL circuit

Properties of inductor V=L* dI/dt

Energy stored in inductor: U(t)=L/2×I2

Inductor networks

Sine Wave

RLC circuit

Time constant R*C

Capacitor networks

Low Frequency: differentiator

High Frequency: integrator

RC circuit and LR circuit analogy

Use traditional ODE way to solve RC circuit

Convert input signal to complex form to calculate

Power dissipation in AC circuit (C, L dissipates 0 power, only R do)

Impedance

Impedance Divider and Phasor Diagram method

RC circuit as low-pass / high-pass (dB plot)

transient response

Driven RLC circuit

Analogy to spring-mass oscillator

Overdamped

Underdamped

Critically damped

In pure LC circuit, resonance goes forever

Capacitor Voltage

Quality Factor

Frequency domain analysis (current, phase offset)

Power input into RLC circuit

s-domain analysis

Poles and Zeros

Time constant: L/R