Steady-state A.C. Circuit Analysis

Abstract

The behaviour of circuits in the first few cycles after the application of an alternating voltage or current is complex. The general solution consists of two parts, a transient and a steady-state response. In many applications the settling time during which these transient effects subside is short compared with the effects that we are investigating and hence only the steady-state response is required. With this proviso clearly in mind we may use this simplification to give more convenient solutions than those obtained from differential equations.