Inverse Laplace Transform Examples
Case 1: Distinct Real Roots
s +1
11 1 1
1
L
Example 1: F(s) =
=
+
(1 + e2t ) s(t)
s(s + 2) 2 s 2 s + 2
2
3s + 2
1 1
1
1
1
L
Example 2: F(s) =
=
+4
3.5
e t + 4e 2t 3.5e3t s(t)
(s + 1)(s + 2)(s + 3)
2 s +1
s+2
s+3
2
Case 2: Repeated Real Roots
s +1
1 1 11 5 1
1 5
1
L
Example 3: F(s) = 2
= 2
+
t + e2t s(t)
s (s + 2) 2 s
4s 4s+2
4 4
2
Case 3: Complex Conjugate Roots
Example 4.1
5s 2 + 8s 5
1
1 1.41e j2.36 1.41e j2.36 L
= 2 +2 +
+
( t + 2 + 2.82e t cos ( 2t 135 ) ) s(t)
(Complex roots, : F(s) =
2 2
s (s + 2s + 5)
s
s s +1+ 2j s +1 2j
not done in class)
Example 4.2
2s + 2
5s 2 + 8s 5
1
1
L
= 2 +2 +
( t + 2 + e t ( 2cos(2t) + 2sin(2t) ) ) s(t)
(Completing the square, : F(s) =
2 2
2
2
s (s + 2s + 5)
s
s (s + 1) + 2
not done by MatLab)
Case 4: m=n (order of numerator=order of denominator)
3s + 2s + 3
4
11
L
Example 5: F(s) =
= 3+
( 3(t) + 4e t 11e2t ) s(t)
s +1 s + 2
( s + 1)( s + 2 )
2
Example 6: F(s) =
2 3se + 4e
s(s + 1)
3s
Case 5: Exponentials in Laplace domain
2
1
1
L
=
3
es + 4
2 (1 e t ) s(t) 3e (t 1)s(t 1) + 4 (1 e (t 3) ) s(t 3)
s(s + 1)
(s + 1)
s(s + 1)