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Pspice Tutorial 4

This tutorial illustrates using PSPICE to verify circuit theorems. It shows Norton and Thevenin equivalent circuits that were derived in class and simulates them in PSPICE to verify they have the same current. It also simulates a circuit to find the resistor value that provides maximum power transfer according to the maximum power transfer theorem, and confirms through simulation that the theoretical value of 3 ohms delivers more power than nearby values.

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Pspice Tutorial 4

This tutorial illustrates using PSPICE to verify circuit theorems. It shows Norton and Thevenin equivalent circuits that were derived in class and simulates them in PSPICE to verify they have the same current. It also simulates a circuit to find the resistor value that provides maximum power transfer according to the maximum power transfer theorem, and confirms through simulation that the theoretical value of 3 ohms delivers more power than nearby values.

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ECE 240 – Electrical Engineering Fundamentals

PSPICE Tutorial 4

Network Theorems

The examples in this tutorial and the corresponding homework continue to deal with the DC
analysis of circuits, or DC Bias analysis in PSPICE. The focus of this tutorial is to illustrate the
use of PSPICE to verify Norton and Thevenin’s Theorem and the Maximum Transfer of Power
Theorem.

Norton and Thevenin’s Theorem


In class, the Thevenin and Norton equivalents of the circuit to the left of a-b shown in figure 1
were found. These equivalent circuits are shown in figures 2 and 3.
4A

61 a i
41
+ 31 21
24 V -

b
Figure 1. Complete Circuit

61

4A 61
24 V +
-

Figure 2. Thevenin Equivalent Figure 3. Norton Equivalent

By Norton and Thevenin’s Theorems we know that adding the 2 Ω resistor to either of these
equivalent circuits will result in the same current flow, i. This can be verified by simulating the
three circuits in PSPICE and showing that the currents obtained in all three circuits are the same.
Figure 4 show the results of the PSPICE simulation. Note that the current in all three circuits is
3A.

Figure 4. PSPICE Simulation of Norton and Thevenin Equivalent Circuits

Maximum Transfer of Power


In class the maximum transfer of power theorem was used to find the value of R in the circuit
shown in figure 5 that would result in the maximum transfer of power to R.
V1
41
-+
41 41
+

+ 41 V1
100 V - R
-
+ 20V
-

Figure 5. Maximum Transfer of Power Circuit


It was determined that the value of R = 3Ω would result in the maximum transfer of power. This
result can be verified in PSPICE as follows.
1. Use PSPICE to simulate the circuit with a resistance of R = 3Ω. Display the power
delivered to the 3 Ω resistor. Figure 6 shows that 1.2KW are delivered to this 3Ω
resistor.

Figure 6. Simulation of Circuit with R = 3Ω

2. Repeat this simulation with R = 2.5 Ω. As shown in figure 7, the power to the resistor
has dropped to 1.19 KW.

Figure 7. Simulation of Circuit with R = 2.5Ω


3. Repeat step 2 for R = 3.5 Ω. Again the results shown in figure 8 confirm that the power
has dropped.

Figure 8. Simulation of Circuit with R = 3.5Ω

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