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Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

This document describes an experiment to verify the maximum power transfer theorem by finding the maximum power dissipated in a circuit. The experiment aims to simulate a power supply with a higher internal resistance by connecting a high-value resistor in series with the supply. Students will measure current for different load resistances, keeping the supplied voltage constant, in order to determine the load resistance that maximizes power transfer according to the theorem. The experiment is to be completed by the second week of October.

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Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

This document describes an experiment to verify the maximum power transfer theorem by finding the maximum power dissipated in a circuit. The experiment aims to simulate a power supply with a higher internal resistance by connecting a high-value resistor in series with the supply. Students will measure current for different load resistances, keeping the supplied voltage constant, in order to determine the load resistance that maximizes power transfer according to the theorem. The experiment is to be completed by the second week of October.

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MAXIMUM POWER TRANSFER THEOREM

AIM: To verify the maximum power transfer theorem and


hence find the maximum power dissipated by a given circuit.

APPARATUS: 2 big resistance boxes, battery eliminator,


milliammeter, set of wires.

THEORY: The theorem states that, to obtain maximum


external power from the source with a finite internal resistance,
the resistance of the load must be equal to the resistance of the
source as viewed from its output terminal.
Since most low voltage DC power supplies have a very low
internal resistance (10 ohms or less) great difficulty would
result as high power ratings would be required, and the
resulting current would probably cause the supply's current
rating to be exceeded. In this experiment, therefore, we will
simulate a higher internal resistance by purposely connecting a
high value of resistance in series with the DC voltage supply's
terminal.

Keeping supplied voltage constant, value of current would be


determined for different values of load resistance.

TIME REQUIRED: Till 2nd week of October.

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