The power supplies in 1206 Mudd feature an internal protection mechanism that limits the output current to 1 ampere (oh no, not that again). Ideally, the protection circuit engages instantaneously when an over-current fault is detected, then disengages instantaneously once the fault condition is removed. While in the current limited state, the supply acts like an ideal current source. Now suppose you set the supply to 5 volts then connect a 1Hinductor (huge!) to it (a) how long will it take for the supply to go into current-limit?
(b) what is the supply (and inductor) voltage once current-limit?
(c) plot the current through the inductor from the time it is connected to the supply until the time calculated in (a)
(d) Is there some value of inductance you could attach to the power supply that would not cause it to go into current-limit? lf so, what is it?