Circuits that contain energy-storing devices (capacitor & inductor) result in integro-differential equations via KCL & KVL
One energy-storing device = first order; Two energy-storing device = second order; so on
A first order linear time-invariant circuit can be described by a differential equation of the form:
An nth-order differential equation can be resolved to n first-order simultaneous differential equation with a set of auxiliary variables called state variables
The resulting first order differential equations are called state-space equations or simply state equations
State variables method can also be used on non-linear, time-varying devices
State equations can also be solved with numerical methods such as Taylor series and Runge-Kutta methods
The Simulink Transfer Fcn block implements a transfer function where the input Vin (s) and the output Vout (s) can be expressed in transfer function form as G(s) = Vout(s) / Vin(s)
In an s-domain circuit, the ratio of the output voltage Vout(s) to the input voltage Vin(s) under zero state conditions, is of great interest in network analysis
The ratio is referred as the voltage transfer function Gv(s):