Concept:
Thevenin's Theorem:
Any two terminal bilateral linear DC circuits can be replaced by an equivalent circuit consisting of a voltage source and a series resistor.
To solve Problems with Dependent Sources:
To find Voc : Calculate the open-circuit voltage across load terminals. This open-circuit voltage is called Thevenin’s voltage (Vth).
To find Rth:
To calculate Thevenin’s Resistance we should replace all independent current sources by Open circuit and Independent voltage sources by Short circuit (keep dependent sources as it is).
Circuits that have only dependent sources can’t function on their own so Vth and Isc don’t exist but still they exhibit resistance, that resistance can be indirectly determined by V/I method by placing an active source across the terminals.
- Place a voltage source of 1V across the terminal and find the current (IT) flowing through it. Then,
\({{\rm{R}}_{{\rm{th}}}} = {{\rm{R}}_{\rm{N}}} = \frac{{1{\rm{V}}}}{{{{\rm{I}}_{\rm{T}}}}}\)
(or)
- Place a current source of 1A across the terminals and find the voltage (Vt) across the current source. Then,
\({{\rm{R}}_{{\rm{th}}}} = {{\rm{R}}_{\rm{N}}} = \frac{{{{\rm{V}}_{\rm{T}}}}}{{1{\rm{A}}}}\)
Maximum power transfer for DC circuit:
According to the MPT the maximum power transfer to the load when the load resistance is equal to the source resistance or Thevenin resistance.
RL = Rth
RL = load resistance
Rth = Thevenin or source resistance
The power at maximum power transfer (Pmax) = Vth2 / 4Rth
The maximum power transfer theorem is used in electrical circuits.
Calculation:
\({{\rm{V}}_0} = \frac{{5\left( 2 \right)}}{{2 + 3}} = 2{\rm{V}}\)
Thevenin voltage will be:
\({{\rm{V}}_{{\rm{th}}}} = 100\frac{{{{\rm{V}}_0}\left( {40} \right)}}{{40 + 10}} \)
\(V_{th}= 80{{\rm{V}}_{\rm{o}}} = 160{\rm{V}}\)
Thevenin resistance is calculated by shorting 5V source, which gives \({{\rm{V}}_{\rm{o}}}{\rm{;}} = {\rm{;}}0{\rm{V}}\)
\(\therefore {{\rm{R}}_{{\rm{Th}}}} = \frac{{40\left( {10} \right)}}{{50}} = 8k\)
\(\ \therefore {{\rm{P}}_{{\rm{max}}}} = \frac{{{\rm{V}}_{{\rm{Th}}}^2}}{{4{{\rm{R}}_{{\rm{th}}}}}} = \frac{{160 \times 160}}{{4 \times 8K}} \)
\(P_{max}= 0.8{\rm{;Watt}}\)