
6-22
REFERENCE
DATA
FOR ENGINEERS
where the last term in each equation represents the
initial conditions. For example, in Eq. (20b) the last
term would represent, in an electrical circuit, the
quantity of electricity existing on a capacitor at time
t
=
0,
the instant when the driving force
e(t)
begins to act.
Resolution into Partial Fractions-The solution
of the operational form of the equations of a system
involves rational fractions that must be simplified before
the inverse transform is found. Let the fraction be
h(p)/g(p)
where
h(p)
is of lower degree than
g(p),
for
example
(3p
+
2)/(p2
+
5p
+
8).
If
h(p)
is of equal or
higher degree than
g(p),
it can be reduced by division.
The reduced fraction can be expanded into partial frac-
tions. Let the factors
of
the denominator be
(p
-
p,)
for the
n
nonrepeated roots
pr
of the equation
g(p)
=
0,
and
(p
-
p,)
for a root
pa
repeated
m
times.
There is a summation term for each root that is
repeated. The constant coefficients
A,
and
B,
can be
evaluated by reforming the fraction with a common
denominator. Then the coefficients of each power of
p
in
h(p)
and the reformed numerator are equated and the
resulting equations solved for the constants. More
formally, they may be evaluated by
where
andf('-')(p,) indicates that the
(r
-
1)th derivative
of
f(p)
is to be found, after which we set
p
=
Fractions of the form (Alp
+
A2)/(p2
+
o
)
or, more
generally
4..
where
b
>
u2
and
o2
=
b
-
a2
need not be reduced
further. From the Laplace transforms the inverse trans-
form of (22a) is
exp(-@(A
COSW~
+
B
sinor)
where
(Eq. 22b)
h(-a
+
jw)
g'(-a
+
jw)
h(-a
-
jo)
g'(-a
-
jo)
A=
+
(Eq.
22c)
Similarly, the inverse transform of the fraction
is exp (-@(A coshat
+
B
sinhat), where
A
and
B
are
found by (22c) and (22d), except that
jw
is replaced by
a
and the coefficientj is omitted in the expression for
B.