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Thevenin's theorem allows complex circuits to be simplified by replacing them with an equivalent circuit of a single voltage source and resistor. It can be used to determine the current and voltage in a load resistor by removing it, calculating the Thevenin equivalent voltage (VTH) and resistance (RTH), and then replacing the load. The document provides examples of using Thevenin's theorem to analyze circuits and calculate values such as current, voltage, and power using the equivalent circuit.

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Lect 7

Thevenin's theorem allows complex circuits to be simplified by replacing them with an equivalent circuit of a single voltage source and resistor. It can be used to determine the current and voltage in a load resistor by removing it, calculating the Thevenin equivalent voltage (VTH) and resistance (RTH), and then replacing the load. The document provides examples of using Thevenin's theorem to analyze circuits and calculate values such as current, voltage, and power using the equivalent circuit.

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Basics of Electrical Circuits

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Lecture 7
Thevenin’s Theorem

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Thevenin’s Theorem

• Thevenin’s theorem is very important in circuit analysis.


• It helps simplify a circuit. A large circuit may be replaced by a
single independent voltage source and a single resistor.
• This replacement technique is a powerful tool in circuit design.
• A linear circuit with a variable load can be replaced by the
Thevenin equivalent, exclusive of the load.
• The equivalent network behaves the same way externally as the
original circuit.

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Thevenin’s Theorem
1- The Thevenin equivalent voltage (VTH) is the open circuit (no-load)
voltage between two terminals in a circuit.

2- The Thevenin equivalent resistance (RTH) is the total resistance


appearing between two terminals in a given circuit with all sources
replaced by their internal resistances.

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Summary of Thevenin’s Theorem
1 -Open the two terminals (remove any load) between which you
want to find the Thevenin equivalent circuit.

2- Determine the resistance (RTH) between the two open terminals


with all sources replaced with their internal resistances (short
voltage sources and open current sources).

3-Determine the voltage (VTH) across the two open terminals.

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Summary of Thevenin’s Theorem
4 -Connect (VTH) and (RTH) in series to produce the complete
Thevenin equivalent for the original circuit.

5-Place the load resistor removed in Step 1 across the terminals


of the Thevenin equivalent circuit. The load current and load
voltage can now be calculated using only Ohm’s law. They have
the same value as the load current and load voltage in the
original circuit.

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Thevenin’s Theorem

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Example 1
Using Thevenin theorem, find the current through the 50 Ω resistor

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Example 1

I 50Ω =

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Example 2

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Example 2

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Example 2

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Example 2

V18Ω =

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Example 3

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Example 3

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Example 3

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Example 3

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Example 4
Use Thevenin theorem to determine the current and the
power absorbed by the 8 resistor

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Example 4
Rth = 12 Ω

Vth =20 V 8Ω

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