Use of Thevenin’s Theorem With Example Step By Step
A French engineer; M.L. Thevenin made Thevenin’s theorem.
VTH -
Thevenin voltage is defined as the voltage across the load terminal when the
load resistor is open. The Thevenin voltage is sometimes called the open
circuit voltage.
RTH – Thevenin resistors is defined as the
resistance that an ohmmeter measures across the load terminal when all source
are reduced to zero and the load resistor is open.
To reduce the load resistor, if;
Voltage source – close circuit
Current source – open circuit
Replace the circuit using above guideline.
Ex 1:
Find VTH , RTH , IL and VL using above circuit.
Step 1:
- Remove RL resistor
- There isn’t any current across 8kΩ resistor
- So, we can divide voltage between 12kΩ and 4kΩ resistors
V (4kΩ) = (48/ (12+4))*4 V
(12kΩ)
= (48/ (12+4))*12
12V 36V
VTH = 12V
Step 2:
Replace voltage source using a wire.
R1;
1/R1 = 1/12 + ¼
1/R1 = 4/12
R1 = 3kΩ
R2 = 8kΩ
RTH = R1 + R2
11kΩ
Step 3:
Now we can calculate IL (the current across the Load
Resistor)
V = IR
VTH / (RTH + RL)
= IL
12/ (11+5) = IL
0.75 mA = IL
Step 4:
Using IL, we can calculate
VL
V = IR
VL = ILRL
VL = 7.5 * 10-4 *5 * 103
VL = 3.75 V
Ex 2:
Find VTH , RTH , IL and VL using above circuit.
{Answers: VTH = 21V, RTH = 5Ω,
IL = 3A, VL = 6V}
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