Chapter 5
Q. 5.9
Inductor Current
Find an expression for i_L (t) in the circuit shown in Figure 5.28. Assume the switch has been closed for a long time and opens at t = 0.

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Verified Solution
KCL for Node A corresponds to:
-i_{s}+i_{R}(t)+i_{L}(t)=0Because v_{R}(t)=v_{L}(t)
i_{R}(t)=\frac{v_{L}(t)}{6.4 k \Omega}In addition:
v_{L}(t)=200 \mu H \frac{di_{L}(t)}{dt}Replacing for i_{R}(t) and v_{L}(t) in the node A KCL equation:
-25 \times 10^{-3}+\frac{200 \times 10^{-6}}{6400} \frac{di_{L}(t)}{dt}+i_{L}(t)=0A simple mathematical manipulation leads to:
\frac{di_{L}(t)}{i_{L}(t)-25 \times 10^{-3}}=-32 \times 10^6 dtIntegrating both sides of this equation yields (Note that the switch has been closed for a long time; thus, i_{L}(\bar{o})=0.):
\ln \left(\frac{i_{L}(t)-25 \times 10^{-3}}{0-25 \times 10^{-3}}\right)=-32 \times 10^6(t-0)Solving for i_{L}(t)
i_{L}(t)=25 \times 10^{-3}\left(1-e^{-32 \times 10^6 t}\right)