Current instantly kyun nahi jump karta?
Ek inductor ek back-EMF −LdtdI produce karta hai. Agar current infinitely fast change karne ki koshish kare, to dI/dt→∞ ho jaayega, jo infinite voltage demand karta hai — yeh possible nahi. Isliye current smoothly change hoti hai.
Loop ke around Kirchhoff's voltage law apply karo. Loop mein jaate hue: battery potential ko ε se raise karti hai; resistor IR drop karta hai; inductor LdI/dt se oppose karta hai.
ε−IR−LdtdI=0
Rate isolate karne ke liye rearrange karo:
dtdI=Lε−IR
Variables separate karo. I0=ε/R likhte hain (final steady current):
ε−IRdI=Ldt
Yeh step kyun? Hum chahte hain saara I ek side pe aur t doosri side pe, taaki hum dono ko independently integrate kar sakein.
I=0 at t=0 se I at t tak integrate karo:
∫0Iε−IRdI=∫0tLdt
Left integral: u=ε−IR maano, du=−RdI, to ∫ε−IRdI=−R1ln(ε−IR).
RL circuit ke liye τ kya hai, units check ke saath? ::: τ=L/R; H/Ω = s.
Growth ke dauran t=0 aur t→∞ pe inductor ka behavior? ::: t=0: open circuit (I=0); t→∞: wire (I=ε/R).
t=τ pe max current ka fraction (growth)? ::: 1−e−1≈63.2%.
Growth-of-current formula in RL circuit
I(t)=Rε(1−e−t/τ)
Decay-of-current formula in RL circuit
I(t)=I0e−t/τ
RL time constant aur uska matlab
τ=L/R; 63.2% tak pahunchne ka time (growth) ya 36.8% tak girne ka (decay)
KVL equation for RL growth loop
ε−IR−LdtdI=0
Growth ke dauran inductor voltage
VL=εe−t/τ (max ε at t=0, 0 tak decay karta hai)
Inductor mein current instantly kyun nahi jump kar sakta
Isse dI/dt=∞ chahiye hoga, matlab infinite back-EMF LdI/dt — yeh possible nahi
Steady state mein inductor mein stored energy
U=21LI02
Kitne τ ke baad transient ~khatam hota hai?
~5τ (e−5≈0.7%)
Recall Ek 12-saal ke bachche ko samjhao (Feynman)
Socho ek bhaari shopping cart dhakka de rahe ho. Jab tum dhakka dena shuru karte ho (switch flip karo), woh full speed pe instantly nahi jaata — uska weight usse dheere dheere speed up karata hai. Inductor electric current ke liye wahi bhaari pan hai: yeh electrons ke flow ki changing speed ko resist karta hai. Jab tum dhakka dena band karte ho (battery remove karo), cart roll karta rehta hai aur dheere dheere rukta hai — wahi current decay ho rahi hai. Number τ=L/R batata hai cart kitna "bhaari aur sticky" hai: bada matlab shuru hone mein slow aur rukne mein bhi slow.