The charge entering the positive terminal of an element is q(t)=-30e^{-4t} mC. If the voltage across the element is 120e^{-2t} V, determine the energy delivered to the element in the time interval 0 < t < 50 ms.
Solution:
We can using the following formula to figure out the energy delivered to the element:
(Where W is energy, v is voltage and i is current)
To use the formula, we need to figure out the equation for i. Remember that:
(Substitute our q(t) equation)
i=\dfrac{d(-30e^{-4t})}{dt}(Take the derivative)
i=120e^{-4t} mA
(Remember that our initial q(t) equation had units of mC. Thus, the current equation gives us mA. To get A, we need to divide our equation by 1000)
i=0.12e^{-4t} A
We can now substitute this equation into our previous integral along with the voltage equation.
\,\displaystyle W=\int^{0.05}_{0} (120e^{-2t})(0.12e^{-4t}) dt
(Remember, 50 ms = 0.05 s)
W=-2.4e^{-6t}\Big|^{0.05}_{0}
W=0.622\,J