Laplace Transform Sample Problems
Laplace Transform Sample Problems
dc ( t )
1. Find the transfer function represented by + 2 (t ) = r (t ).
dt
Solution:
Taking the Laplace transform and taking all initial conditions equal to zero
dc ( t )
+ 2 ( t ) = r ( t )
dt
sC ( s ) − c ( 0 ) + 2C ( s ) = R ( s )
( s + 2) C ( s ) = R ( s )
C (s) 1
=
R (s) s + 2
1
G (s) =
s+2
V (s)
2. Find the transfer functions, G ( s ) = 0 .
Vi ( s )
Solution:
KVL at mesh 1:
di di
vi − i1 − 1 − 2 = 0
dt dt
Taking the Laplace transform
Vi ( s ) − I1 ( s ) − sI1 ( s ) + sI 2 ( s ) = 0
Vi ( s ) = ( s + 1) I1 ( s ) − sI 2 ( s ) 1
KVL at mesh 2
di1 di2
− − i2 = 0
dt dt
Taking the Laplace transform
sI1 ( s ) − sI 2 ( s ) − I 2 ( s ) = 0
sI1 ( s ) − ( s + 1) I 2 ( s ) = 0 2
v0 ( t ) = i2 ( t )
Vo ( s ) = I 2 ( s ) 3
Finding I 2 ( s )
( s + 1) V1 ( s )
s 0
I2 ( s ) =
( s + 1) −s
s − ( s + 1)
0 − sV1 ( s )
=
− ( s + 1) + s 2
2
− sV1 ( s )
=
− ( s + 2s + 1) + s 2
2
sV1 ( s )
I2 ( s ) =
2s + 1
Solution:
KVL at mesh 1
v1 ( t ) − i1 − ( i1 − i2 ) = 0
v1 ( t ) = 2i1 − i2
Taking the Laplace transform
V1 ( s ) = 2I1 ( s ) − I 2 ( s ) 1
KVL at mesh 2
di2
( i1 − i2 ) −
dt
− i2 dt = 0
di
i1 − i2 + 2 + i2 dt = 0
dt
Taking the Laplace transform
I (s)
I1 ( s ) − I 2 ( s ) + sI 2 ( s ) + 2 =0
s
1
I1 ( s ) − 1 + s + I 2 ( s ) = 0
s
s + s +1
2
− I1 ( s ) + I2 ( s ) = 0 2
s
The output voltage
v0 ( t ) = i2 dt
Taking the Laplace transform
I2 ( s )
V0 ( s ) = 3
s
Finding I 2 ( s )
2 V1 ( s )
−1 0
I2 ( s ) =
2 −1
s + s +1
2
−1
s
0 + V1 ( s )
=
s2 + s + 1
2 −1
s
V (s)
= 2 1
2s + 2s + 2 − s
s
sV ( s )
I2 ( s ) = 2 1
2s + s + 2
Substituting the value of I 2 ( s ) to equation [3]
sV1 ( s )
V0 ( s ) = 2 s + s + 2
2
s
V0 ( s ) 1
= 2
V1 ( s ) 2 s + s + 2
1
G (s) =
2s + s + 2
2