Simulation of Circuits with Inductors and （模拟电路和电感）.pdf

ECE 240 – Electrical Engineering Fundamentals PSPICE Tutorial #6 Simulation of Circuits with Inductors and Capacitors In this tutorial, we will describe the simulation of circuits with inductors and/or capacitors. Since the voltages and currents in the circuit will vary as a function of time, regardless of the type of independent source, we will always use the transient analysis. Additionally, for inductors and capacitors it is important to specify the initial condition. A. Transient Analysis of an RC Circuit Construct the circuit shown in figure 1 using VDC for the voltage source. Figure 1. RC Circuit Setting up the transient analysis 1. In addition to setting the component values as shown in the diagram, we must also set the initial capacitor voltage when we perform a transient analysis. Double click on the capacitor. The property editor will open. The column labeled “IC” (for initial condition) is used to enter the initial capacitor voltage. Enter a 0 in this column, click on “Apply” and close the property editor box. 2. Select PSPICE New Simulation Profile . Name the profile transient. Select Time Domain (transient) for the Analysis type . There are several other important settings for the transient analysis. Run to time is the length of time that the simulation will run. In general you select this value to be the maximum value that you want to display on the time axis. In this case enter 0.5 (stands for 0.5 S). 3. Do not change the default setting of zero for the time that the data starts being saved. 4. Check the box labeled Skip the initial transient bias point calculation. If this box is not selected, the simulation will wait until the circuit reaches steady state before it begins to display values. Thus, we would not see the transient response of the circuit. 5. Click OK. Setting Probes Before running the simulation, we ne