As originally stated in terms of direct-current resistive circuits only, Thévenin's theorem states that, "For any linear electrical network containing only voltage sources, current sources and resistances can be replaced at terminals A-B by an equivalent combination of a voltage source Vth in a series connection with a resistance Rth."
The equivalent voltage Vth is the voltage obtained at terminals A-B of the network with terminals A-B open circuited.
The equivalent resistance Rth is the resistance that the circuit between terminals A and B would have if all ideal voltage sources in the circuit were replaced by a short circuit and all ideal current sources were replaced by an open circuit.
If terminals A and B are connected to one another, the current flowing from A to B will be Vth/Rth. This means that Rth could alternatively be calculated as Vth divided by the short-circuit current between A and B when they are connected together.In circuit theory terms, the theorem allows any one-port network to be reduced to a single voltage source and a single impedance.
The theorem also applies to frequency domain AC circuits consisting of reactive and resistive impedances. It means the theorem applies for AC in an exactly same way to DC except that resistances are generalized to impedances.
The theorem was independently derived in 1853 by the German scientist Hermann von Helmholtz and in 1883 by Léon Charles Thévenin (1857–1926), an electrical engineer with France's national Postes et Télégraphes telecommunications organization.Thévenin's theorem and its dual, Norton's theorem, are widely used to make circuit analysis simpler and to study a circuit's initial-condition and steady-state response. Thévenin's theorem can be used to convert any circuit's sources and impedances to a Thévenin equivalent; use of the theorem may in some cases be more convenient than use of Kirchhoff's circuit laws.
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I'am practicing circuit analisis about the norton and thevenin's circuits and I can't seem to manage to get the right thevenin's voltage using the node voltage for a)
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1) I did source transformation turning the current source(2A) into a voltage source (10V)
applied node voltage...
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(1) We want to find the voltage across ##R_L##
(2) We remove the load and label the terminals ##V_T##
(3) The equivalent network of (2)
So basically the voltage across the load is ##V_{th}## but when we find the equivalent network we put that same voltage behind a Thevenin...
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FIGURE 1 shows a 50 Ω load being fed from two voltage sources via
their associated reactances. Determine the current i flowing in the load by:
(a) applying Thévenin’s theorem
(b) applying the superposition theorem
(c) by transforming the two voltage sources and their...
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In the circuit shown, in the image, the variable resistor R is consuming maximum power. Determine:
a) resistance for R
b) power for R
c) current for R3 and its direction
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I tried getting IA(the direction is shown with arrows in...
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given the circuit shown below find the the vanin equivalent at resistance R.
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the resistances on the right side of the circuit can be simplified: 18 || (24+12) = 12 kΩ.
The voltage can be found from 2 mA * 12 kΩ = 24 V.
The voltage Va = 12-24 = -12 V...
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Uh, I'm trying to undestand how to prove Thevenin's theorem. The Sadiku book puts an independent current source where the load used to be in order to reach the equation: V = Vth + I*Rth. I do understand how he reaches that conclusion after putting the source, what I don't understand is...
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Find the Thevenin's equivalent with respect to points A and B
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3. The Attempt at a Solution [/B]
The resistance i found to be
##R_t=(R_2+R_1)||R_3+R_4## and that is the correct expression but for the voltage source the book gives...
Hey guys, I am supposed to solve for voltage and current on R4 using Thevenin's theorem here. Values are following:
U = 100V
R1 = 310
R2 = 610
R3 = 220
R4 = 570
R5 = 200
Now, I know I need to solve for Rth and Vth, so I put the circuit into simulation and figured out voltage on R3 is equal to...
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Determine the voltage across ##R_3## in the following figure assuming an input voltage ##v_0## of 10V is applied across the open terminals.
Let ##R_1=3\Omega##, ##R_2=15\Omega##, ##R_3=10\Omega##, ##R_4=5\Omega## and ##R_5=2\Omega## and Homework Equations
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Find the current that flows through the ##8 \Omega##
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Thévenin's theorem
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the theorem says that I can replace all the circuit to a power source and a resistor connected in series.
So first I need to connect all the power...
I don't know how to find the thevenin's equivalence of a circuit.
In this question,it is required to find the thevenin's equivalence of the circuit.
Firstly,I found the Rth,and the Rth is 20ohm.
But I had difficulty in finding the Vth.
In the first step I redrew the circuit in the following...
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I am getting really desperate here and I'd be very glad for any help.
I have the following circuit with 5 resistors :(excuse the drawings, I am in a hurry, I hope they are sufficient)http://s11.postimg.org/8mmd2pa2b/original.png
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we are asked to find the tension between the R6 = 20 ohms resistor, using thevenin[/B]
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the given solution for Ethev is 27.78
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can you tell me please which solution is correct:
We need to find the Vth and Rth. Rth is easily 4Ohms, but what about Vth?
1st solution:
Calculate Vth, by doing 10A=I1+I2 and 4V+2xI1=2xI2, where you find I1=6A and I2=4A, so Vth=12V
2nd solution:
Calcullate Vth, by transforming the...
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For the circuit in the attached file, find io (current) for t>0
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I have included an attachment which shows the solution. However, I will copy the solution here as well for reference:
When t<0, the switch is closed, the inductor...
Hi. It's me again. Right now I have some troubles with Thevenin's and Norton's theorem.
Here is the circuit.
I have to find the thevenin voltage Vth and thevenin resistance Rth and solve the circuit when there is a 2000Ω resistor connected to A and B.
Then, I try to solve it...
First, for the...
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Me again. I again got confused with 2 similar things done differently on two different places. Let's say we have some arbitrary circuit and we want to replace a part of it with thevenin's generator. We also need to calculate effective Thevenin's resistance, which is where i...
Hello just wondering if any of you clever people would be able to give me some guidance on an assignment question I have been given. The notes for the course are terrible and they seem to love to through terminologies into the assignments which have not been covered in the course notes.
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You have a circuit (attached pic) and want to find the Thevenin equivalent resistance and voltage.
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See below
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OK< here's what confuses me. If I simply look at the total resistance of the circuit from A and B, it seems to me that...
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I was able to find the Thevenin equivalent between ##A## and ##B## using loop analysis and then Ohm's law:
The Thevenin equivalent was ##V_{th} = -4.0 V## in series with ##R_{th} = 0.8 k##.
Now I had a question about solving the problem using a different approach. I...
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For some reason I don't use this theorem since Thevenin's theorem is more common. I'm asked to find the Norton equivalent source between the terminals ##A## and ##B## for the following:
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The first step is to short ##R_2##, and...
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FIGURE 1 shows a 50 Ω load being fed from two voltage sources via
their associated reactances. Determine the current i flowing in the load by:
(a) applying Thévenin’stheorem
(b) applying the superposition theorem
(c) by transforming the two voltage sources and their...
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As part of a module of a HNC I'm looking at Thevenin's & Norton's Theorems. As it's distance learning and I work full-time it's easier for me to ask on here rather than contact the course lecturer - they're finished by the time I get home and I'm hoping I might get a response to my query...
In the given circuit having a voltage source of 12V and current source of 6 A..we have to find thevenin circuit to left of terminals a &b..
Now if we'll find the thvenin resistance by shorting across 12 V battery and open circuiting across the current source.. as I solved it shud be.. 4//6//6...
In this part , m doubtful about finding equivalent resisitance and thevenin's resistance (Rth)..
m giving a circuit in whi there we have to find current through 4 ohm resistancce connected acreoss terminals A& B.., on left side of A, B there is a battery of 8V and a resitance of 2 ohm in...
My textbook has this excerpt:
I am not sure why it refers to Example 10.6 as that is unrelated. I don't understand to be honest. How can you calculate the Thevenin equivalent at different frequencies? Let us say that you have two voltage source: v1(t)=10cos(5t) and v2(t)=10cos(2t). So how...
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http://imageshack.us/a/img685/602/homeworkprobsg29.jpg The bridge circuit provides a good illustration of the use of Thevenin's theorem. Find the current through the bridge resistor (50Ω). Homework Equations
V = IR
source transformations,
current division, voltage...
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Vth = Isc * Rth
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I'm not sure what those triangles mean but I assume it means they belong to the same node so I redrew as such.
After that I found the Rth to be Rth = \frac{2R*R}{3R} + R = \frac{5}{3}R
Edit : I found Isc =...
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A 1kHz square wave with an amplitude of 2V (peak to peak) is applied at the input V-in of the circuit shown. The resistor R1 = R2 = 10 kΩ, and C = 0.02 μF.
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I can't work the Vth out (across terminals a and b) from the circuit in the image I've attached here.
There was a hint in the question too:' ... Define the voltage at the left most node as 'v', and write 2 nodal equations with Vth as the right node...
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R1 = 29 ohm
R2 = 23 ohm
f = 60hz
L = 20mH
C = .1uF
Is = 27A
K = 12
See picture for circuit.Homework Equations
KCL, KVL, is = Is cos (wt), V = IZ
The Attempt at a Solution
I first did a source conversion to volts then tried to love using KCL and the nodal method. When I...
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Hi guys, I'm stuck with determining how will I solve this circuit using Thevenin's and Norton's Theorem.
Given Problem: From the circuit (which is in the image), find the voltage across a 6-ohm resistor using Thevenin's Theorem and Norton's Theorem.
The attempt at a solution
Using KVL...
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question 3 part b ( see attachment)
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thevenin theorem
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the answer should be 10.98v for Vth (thevenin equivalent voltage)
all my attempts were unsuccessfull.
I found voltages such as 22.2 volts
i think I lake...
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Using mesh analysis work out the currents flow through each of the three meshes. From these current values calculate the voltage of node A, and node B with respect to the ground node.
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I'm working on some circuit Problems involving Thevenin's Theorem. When there is only one power source it seems pretty straight forward, but I'm a little confused when another power sources is added. Does it matter if a second power source is facing the opposite direction of the first?
I...