The equation of a current through capacitor.
To plot:
The waveform of the current through the capacitor as a function of time.
To explain:
The effect on current due to discontinuities in the slope of the voltage waveform.
Answer to Problem 4.13HP
The equation for current through the capacitor for different time interval is given by,
Theplot for the waveform of the capacitor current is shown in Figure 3.
There are dissimilarities in the positive and the negative peak of the current because of the dissimilarities in voltage waveform.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
The given diagram is shown in Figure 1.
The conversion from
The conversion from
The conversion from
Mark the values and draw the waveform of the current through the capacitor.
The required diagram is shown in Figure 2
From the above graph the voltage between the points
From the above graph the voltage between the points
From the above graph the voltage between the points
From the above graph, the voltage between the points
The expression for the voltage for different time interval is,
The conversion of
The conversion of
The expression for the current through the capacitor is given by,
Substitute
Substitute
Substitute
Substitute
The conversion from
The conversion from
The conversion from
The equation for current through the capacitor for different time interval is given by,
The waveform of the current through the capacitor is shown below.
The required diagram is shown in Figure 3
From the above Figure, it is clear that positive and the negative peak amplitudes of the current through the capacitor are differentbecause of the discontinuities in slope in the voltage waveform.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the plot for the waveform of the capacitor current is shown in Figure 3, and there are dissimilarities in the positive and the negative peak of the current because of the dissimilarities in voltage waveform.
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