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Homework Statement
This homework problem is for my power electronics course I am currently taking.
The network shown to the right (SEE ATTACHED IMAGE) is used to
study the output voltage ripple of particular
types of dc-to-dc converters. Note that [itex]\tilde{i}(t)[/itex]
and [itex]\tilde{v}_C(t)[/itex] represent ripple quantities that
have zero average value – they are not
phasors. Sketch the capacitor ripple voltage,
assuming the capacitor is 10 [itex]\mu[/itex]F and is …
a. ideal.
b. has an ESR of 0.2 Ohms
Homework Equations
Equation 1:
[itex]i(t)=C\frac{d}{dt}v(t)[/itex]
Equation 2:
[itex]ESR=R_{lead}+\frac{1}{R_{leakage}(\omega C)^2}[/itex]
The Attempt at a Solution
So for part A, I believe all I do is solve Equation 1 for voltage above by integration of a piecewise function that defines the current i(t). Not so bad.
Part B is what is confusing me. If the capacitor now has an associated resistance with it, it can essentially be modeled as a capacitor and resistor in series. To me this means that an impedance with a real and imaginary part is created. But this is confusing because the problem says they are not phasors, and this is apparent by what the solution will be for the voltage for part A (a piecewise function made up of quadratic expressions). I am not sure how to incorporate this resistance in what the ripple voltage will look like.