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Circuit Theory (I)

lecture (8)
BY:
Eng:Khadija Mohamed
Thevenin Theorem

 Thevenin‟s Theorem is especially useful in analyzing power systems


and other circuits where one particular resistor in the circuit (called
the “load” resistor) is subject to change, and re-calculation of the
circuit is necessary with each trial value of load resistance, to
determine voltage across it and current through it.
 Thevenin‟s Theorem is a way to reduce a network to an equivalent
circuit composed of a single voltage source, series resistance and
series load.
Thevenin Theorem
 Steps to follow for Thevenin‟s Theorem:
1. Find the Thevenin source voltage by removing the load resistor from
the original circuit and calculating voltage across he open connection
points where the load resistor used to be.
2. Find the Thevenin resistance by removing all power sources in the
original circuit (voltage sources shorted and current sources open) and
calculating total resistance between the open connection points.
3. Draw the Thevenin equivalent circuit, with the Thevenin voltage
source in series with the Thevenin resistance. The load resistor re-
attaches between the two open points of the equivalent circuit.
4. Analyze voltage and current for the load resistor following the rules
for series circuits
1-Circuits Containing Only Independent
Sources
 Steps to follow
1. Open the load resistor.
2. Calculate / measure the open circuit voltage. This is the Thevenin
Voltage (VTH).
3. Open current sources and short voltage sources.
4. Calculate /measure the Open Circuit Resistance. This is the Thevenin
Resistance (RTH).
5. Now, redraw the circuit with measured open circuit Voltage (VTH) in
Step (2) as voltage source and measured open circuit resistance
(RTH) in step (4) as a series resistance and connect the load resistor
which we had removed in Step (1). This is the equivalent Thevenin
circuit of that linear electric network or complex circuit which had to
be simplified and analyzed by Thevenin’s Theorem. You have done it.
EXAMPLE 1
Solution
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EXAMPLE 2

 Let us use Thevenin‟s Theorem to find V0 in the network in figure


Solution:
 Step 1. Redraw the circuit in Figure 4.1(a). Figure 4.1(b) is
the redrawn circuit and 4KΩ resistor load was removed.
Solution:
Solution:
Solution:
EXAMPLE 3
Let us use Thevenin‟s Theorem to find Io in the network in
figure
Solution
Step )1(Lets break the circuit at the 3Ω load

 Solve for VTH from Figure by analyzing the circuit you will
arrive at: VTH = V0C
V0C = 𝑣2𝛺 = 2𝛺 × 𝐼2𝛺 =−2𝑣
VTH = V0C=−𝟐𝒗
Solution
The resistor 6Ωis short circuited and the 5 Ω one is
open. Therefore, their currents are zero and 𝑅𝑇𝐻 = 2Ω
Solution

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