RL Series Circuit: Time

RL Series Circuit: Time#

Consider the \(RL\) circuit shown below.

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Part 1#

At what time is the voltage across the inductor at a maximum?

Answer Section#

  • Immediately when switch \(\rm S\) is first thrown.

  • After an infinitely long period of time.

  • After one time constant.

  • After two time constants.

Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 2 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
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