104 TIME-DEPENDENT CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
The variablescan assume real, imaginary, or complex values. The time-invariant dc source is
represented by settings=0. The use ofs=jωwould imply sinusoidal excitation.
Note thatAestis the only function for which a linear combination ofK 1 Aest+K 2d
dt(
Aest)
+K 3∫
Aestin whichK 1 ,K 2 , andK 3 are constants has the same shape or waveform as the original signal.
Therefore, if the excitation to a linear system isAest, then the response will have the same
waveform.
Recall the volt–ampere relationships (for ideal elements) with time-varying excitation.
For the resistorR:
vR=RiR (3.1.5)
iR=GvR (3.1.6)
For the inductorL:vL=LdiL
dt(3.1.7)iL=1
L∫
vLdt (3.1.8)For the capacitorC:vC=1
C∫
iCdt (3.1.9)iC=CdvC
dt(3.1.10)With exponential excitation in whichv(t)=Vestandi(t)=Iest, it can be seen that the following
holds good because exponential excitations produce exponential responses with the same expo-
nents. (Notationwise, note thatv(t) andi(t) represent thereal-valuedsignals, whereasv(t) and
i(t) representcomplex-valuedsignals.)
ForR:VR=RIR (3.1.11)
IR=GVR (3.1.12)
ForL:VL=(sL)IL (3.1.13)
IL=( 1 /sL)VL (3.1.14)
ForC:VC=( 1 /sC)IC (3.1.15)
IC=(sC)VC (3.1.16)The preceding equations resemble the Ohm’s law relation. The quantitiesR,sL, and 1/sChave the
dimension of ohms, whereasG,1/sL, andsChave the dimension of siemens, or 1/ohm. The ratio
of voltage to current in the frequency domain at a pair of terminals is known as theimpedance,
designated byZ(s), whereas that of current to voltage is called theadmittance,designated by