Cleveland State University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EEC 510

Linear Systems

function [t,yArray,y1Array] = Ex00(dt)

% function [t,yArray,y1Array] = Ex00(dt)

% Series RL circuit simulation

% INPUTS

% dt = integration step size

% OUTPUTS

% t = time array

% yArray = array containing numerical solution

% y1Array = array containing analytical solution

% Close all figures.

close all;

% Set the step size and simulation length.

if ~exist('dt','var')

dt = 0.1;

end

tf = 10;

% Set the resistor and inductor values.

R = 1;

L = 1;

% Initialize the simulation.

x0 = -1;

x = x0;

y = 0;

u = 1;

% Initialize some empty arrays for later use.

yArray = [];

y1Array = [];

% Compute the numerical solution.

for t = 0 : dt : tf

% Compute the output and save it for later plotting.

y = R * x;

yArray = [yArray y];

% Integrate the state equation.

xdot = -R * x / L + u / L;

x = x + xdot * dt;

end

% Compute the analytic solution for u = 1.

for t = 0 : dt : tf

y1 = 1 + exp(-R*t/L) * (R * x0 - 1);

y1Array = [y1Array y1];

end

% An easier way to compute the analytic solution ...

t = 0 : dt : tf;

y1Array = ones(size(t)) + exp(-R*t/L) * (R * x0 - 1);

% Plot the results.

figure;

plot(t, yArray, '-', t, y1Array, '--');

title('Solid = Numerical, Dashed = Analytic');

xlabel('Time');

ylabel('Output Voltage');

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Last Revised: August 28, 2002