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Second-Order Circuits

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Find the equation of current as a function of time in a source-free series RLC circuit with initial capacitor voltage V 0, assuming that a series connected switch discharges the capacitor through R, L by closing at time t = 0.

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    Ali Ümit Keskin

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Keskin, A.Ü. (2017). Second-Order Circuits. In: Electrical Circuits in Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55101-2_5

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