
e
82
v=12(1.12)
Now,
subtract
.12 from
I
to
get
.88.
Finally,
multiply
the
source
voltage
by
the above value
to
get
the capacitor voltage:
v =12(.88)=10.56
volts
Now,
that wasn't
too
hard, was
it?
Refer back
to
Fig.
5. Assume we
allowed
the capacitor
to
fully
charge
to
12
volts.
Now, we
throw the switch
to
the B
position.
The capacitor
will
discharge
through
the resistor.
The voltage
across
the capacitor will
decline
until it is
even-
tually
zero. It
takes one
time
constant
(T =RC)
for the
capacitor
to discharge
to a
voltage
of 36.8%
of the
initial
applied voltage.
Using
the same values
as
earlier, we
can say
that in
.47 seconds,
the
capacitor voltage
drops
to
12
x
.368
= 4.4 volts.
It
takes about
5 time
constants
or 2.35
seconds
for
the capacitor
to fully
discharge.
The
discharge
curve,
therefore,
looks like
that in Fig.
7. Its
equation
is:
v =
V,e
-vRc
Here, V,
is
the initial voltage
on
the capacitor.
Assume we
let
the capacitor
charge
to the
full 12
volts.
Then we
flipped
the
switch
to the B position. What
is
the
voltage
after 1.5 sec-
onds'? In
the formula,
t =1.5 second.
V =12e-1'5/
47
First,
compute
the
exponent,
or:
1.5/.47 =
3.19
Make it
negative,
then press
INV
and
e". You should
get
.0411.
Now
the
equation looks
like this:
v=
12(.0411)
Making
the final
multiplication
gives you
the
voltage
on the
capacitor
after 15
seconds
or
about .49
volts.
Exercise
Problems
Try your
hand
at this
now;
Assume a
capacitor
of 220pF,
a
resistor
of 680 ohms,
and
a supply voltage
of
5
volts.
1.
What
is the voltage
on the capacitor
after
2 time
con-
stants'?
2. How
long
does it
take for the
capacitor
to fully
charge
(or
discharge)?
3. If the
capacitor
is fully
charged, what
is its voltage
after
200
nS?
Rearranging
A lot
of times
you want
to know what
the time
(t)
is at a
stated
charge
or
discharge voltage
(v). That
is
easy to find,
but
you
have
to rearrange
the
above
equations
to solve
for
t in
terms
of v.
I
won't
bore
you with
the messy
translation
here.
but
if you're
so inclined,
feel free
to
take a swipe
at
the
algebra
yourself.
Otherwise,
just use
the equations
below.
Charge: t =
RCIn(1 v /Vs)
Discharge:
t = RCIn(v /V;)
So,
let's
work
on a
couple of problems.
Look
back at Fig.
6.
How much
time
does it take
for the
capacitor
to charge
to
let's say
6
volts?
t = RCIn( Iv/V,)
TABLE
1 -FARAD
UNIT
CONVERSIONS
Cr
GuNVERT
F
F
µF
pF
pF
INTO
µF
pF
F
pF
THEN
x
106
x
1012
x
10-6
x
106
F
x
10-12
x
10
-6
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
2 3
TIME
CONSTANTS
(T)
--
Fig.
7 -A
capacitor
discharges in
a fashion
similar
to the
way it charges.
quickly at first.
but slowly as time
continues. Its
pace continues to
slow as time goes
on.
RC is our
time constant
T
which
we
previously computed
as
.47.
The instantaneous voltage
is
6 volts.
The supply voltage
V,
is 12 volts.
So:
t = .471n(I -6/12)
t = .471n(.5)
To find
the natural log
of .5 on your calculator,
just key
in
.5, then
press the LN
key. You should get 0.693.
Multiplying
this
by .47 gives:
t =.47(.693)
t = .326
seconds
So after .326
seconds of
charging, the voltage will
be 6
volts.
Finding the discharge
time is just
as easy. Assume
a full
charge
of 12
volts.
How long
does it take
the capacitor
voltage
to
drop to 3
volts?
t =RCIn(v/V;)
t = .47In(3/12)
t =.471n(.25)
t =.47(-1.39)
t = .65 seconds
Exercise Problem
By now you
have probably
mastered that,
but just to be
sure,
check yourself
on this problem.
4. How long
does it take
a .01µF capacitor
to charge
through a 10K ohm
resistor
to IO
volts
if the supply voltage
is
15
volts?
RC Pulse
Shaping
One common
application of RC networks is pulse shaping.
A pulse
is a
voltage
(or current)
that
switches
rapidly between
two levels as shown in
Fig. 8. At A, the pulse switches
between zero
and
+10 volts.
At B, the pulse switches
be-
tween 0.5
and 12
volts.
In Fig. 8C, the two levels
are
+
5
and 5
volts.
The
pulses at A and B are DC, the one in
C
is
AC. When
the pulse on and off times are
equal,
we
call it a
square wave.
It is frequently
necessary or desirable to change the shape
of
the pulse. One example is to create narrower pulses at the
points where
the pulse switches on or off. Such a circuit for
doing that is shown in Fig. 9. It is called a differentiator
circuit. It is nothing more than a simple series RC network.
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