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એક RL પરિપથ DC સ્ટેપ વોલ્ટેજથી ઉત્તેજિત છે. તો
1. પ્રેરકમાંથી પ્રારંભિક પ્રવાહ શૂન્ય છે.
2. અંતિમ પ્રવાહ ફક્ત અવરોધ પર આધાર રાખે છે.
3. સમય અચળાંક ફક્ત પ્રેરકત્વ પર આધાર રાખે છે.
4. પ્રવાહ સમય સાથે ઘાતાંકીય રીતે વધે છે.
ઉપરોક્તમાંથી કયું/કયાં વિધાન સાચું/સાચાં છે?

જવાબ અને પગલાવાર ઉકેલ
સાચો જવાબ: C. ફક્ત 1, 2 અને 4
ટૂંકી સમજૂતી

C — ફક્ત 1, 2 અને 4. પ્રેરક પ્રવાહ તરત બદલાતો નથી (શરૂઆતમાં શૂન્ય), i(t) = (V/R)(1 − e^(−t/τ)) ઘાતાંકીય રીતે વધે છે અને અંતિમ પ્રવાહ V/R છે. τ = L/R, તેથી સમય અચળાંક L અને R બંને પર આધાર રાખે છે.

વિગતવાર ઉકેલ (મૂળ ભાષામાં)

Statement-wise Verification

  • Statement 1 - Correct.
    Initial current through inductor is zero.
    Initial inductor current is continuous; final DC inductor acts as a short circuit.
  • Statement 2 - Correct.
    Final current depends only on resistance.
    Initial inductor current is continuous; final DC inductor acts as a short circuit.
  • Statement 3 - Incorrect.
    Time constant depends only on inductance.
    For a simple RL circuit τ=L/R, so resistance and inductance both matter
  • Statement 4 - Correct.
    Current rises exponentially with time.
    Starting from zero current, it rises exponentially toward the steady value V/R.

Core Concept

In a first-order RL circuit driven by a DC step, inductor current cannot change instantaneously. Starting from zero current, it rises exponentially toward the steady value V/R. The time constant depends on both inductance and resistance, so changing either alters the transient speed.

Formula / Key Relationship

i(t)=V/R·(1−e^(−t/τ)); τ=L/R.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option A is incorrect because it omits correct statement(s) 2. Option B is incorrect because it includes incorrect statement(s) 3 and omits correct statement(s) 2, 4. Option D is incorrect because it includes incorrect statement(s) 3.

Exam Shortcut / Approach

Initial inductor current is continuous; final DC inductor acts as a short circuit.

Common Mistake

Do not write τ=L alone; resistance is part of the time constant.

Quick Revision

RL Step Response is linked with First-Order RL Circuit, Transient Analysis and Network Theory. Initial inductor current is continuous; final DC inductor acts as a short circuit.

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