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1. The document describes a laboratory experiment to verify Norton's Theorem, which states that a circuit containing voltage sources can be replaced by an equivalent circuit with a current source and parallel resistor. 2. Data in a table shows measured and computed values for the Norton current IN, Norton resistance RN, and load current IL are equal, confirming the validity of Norton's Theorem. 3. The experiment proved that Norton's Theorem can be applied to circuits with one or more sources, as the equivalent circuit correctly predicted measurements taken from the original circuit.

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Circuits - 1 - Lab - 9 - Charles Daryll Contridas

1. The document describes a laboratory experiment to verify Norton's Theorem, which states that a circuit containing voltage sources can be replaced by an equivalent circuit with a current source and parallel resistor. 2. Data in a table shows measured and computed values for the Norton current IN, Norton resistance RN, and load current IL are equal, confirming the validity of Norton's Theorem. 3. The experiment proved that Norton's Theorem can be applied to circuits with one or more sources, as the equivalent circuit correctly predicted measurements taken from the original circuit.

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Wesleyan University – Philippines

Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija


S.Y. 2022 – 2023

LABORATORY
EXPERIMENT 9
In
CIRCUITS 1 (LAB )
Submitted by:

Charles Daryll G. Contridas

Submitted to:

Sir David Parong


Subject teacher
LABORATORY EXPERIMENT 9
NORTON’S THEOREM
OBJECTIVES:

1. To determine by analysis the value IN (Norton’s generator current) and RN (Norton’s


generator resistance) in a dc circuit containing one or two voltage sources.
2. To verify experimentally the values IN and RN proposed by Norton’s theorem in the
solution of complex dc networks containing two voltage sources.

DATA AND TABLE:

Table 27.1
IN (mA) RN (ohms) IL (mA)
RL Measured
Measured Computed Measured Computed Original Computed
Norton
Circuit
5 100 0.01 mA 0.01 mA 2 481 Ω 2481 mA 3.333 mA 3.313 mA 3.313 mA

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

 SELF-TEST
Check your understanding by answering the following questions:
1. Consider the circuit of Fig. 27.2a. V = 120 V, R1 = 10 Ω, R2 = 390 Ω, R3 = 600 Ω,
and RL = 270 Ω. Assume the internal resistance of the battery V is zero, in the
equivalent Norton's circuit,
(a) IN = 0.3 / A
(b) RN = 240 / Ω
(c) IL = 0.141 / A
2. Consider the circuit of Fig. 27.5a. V1 = 45 V, V2 = 75 V, and assume the internal
resistance of these batteries is zero. R1 = 450 Ω, R2 = 1.500 Ω, and R3 (the load) =
470 Ω. In the Norton equivalent circuit,
(a) IN = 0.05 / A
(b) RN = 346 / Ω
(c) IL = 0.021 / A

 QUESTIONS
1. How does the value of IL, measured in the circuit of Fig. 27.6a compare with that
measured in the Norton equivalent circuit of Fig. 27.6b? With that computed?
Should they be the same? Explain.
- They were similar to each other, with the value of 3.333 mA and 3.313 mA.
And yes, they should be the same because it uses current supply and resistor
in parallel, versus a voltage supply and a resistor in series.

2. Are the computed and measured values of IN the same? Should they be? Explain.
- Yes, the computed and measured values of IN were the same, with a value of
0.01 mA.
3. Are the computed and measured values of RN the same? Should they be? Explain.
- With a value of 2 481 ohms, both computed and measured values of RN have
the same value.

4. Discuss the data in Table 27.1 and explain any unexpected results.
- My RL values are 5100, 3300, 10,000, and 4700. The measured and computed
values in IN are identical to those in RL and IL, with the exception of a small
difference in decimal places.

5. Does the experiment confirm the validity of Norton's theorem for the circuit of
Fig. 27.6a? Explain.
- Yes, this confirms Norton's theorem's correctness. Kirchhoff’s law, the Mesh
method, and Thevenin's theorem all produce the same result.
6. Does the experiment "prove" Norton's theorem for any circuit? Explain.
- Yes, the experiment proved that Norton's theorem applies to any circuit with
one or more sources.
7. If values of R3 (Fig. 27.6a) other than 5,100 Ω are used in the experiment, what
must the value of IN in Fig. 27-6b be? Explain.
- IN should have the same value as the 5,100-ohm resistor for which it was
calculated because the voltage has been adjusted.

CONCLUSION:

Another useful technique for analyzing electric circuits is Norton's theorem, which
reduces linear, active circuits, and complex networks to a simple equivalent circuit. The main
distinction between Thevenin's theorem and Norton's theorem is that the former provides an
equivalent voltage source and an equivalent series resistance, whereas the latter provides an
equivalent current source and an equivalent parallel resistance.

According to Norton's Theorem:

Any linear electric network or complex circuit that includes current and voltage sources can be
replaced by an equivalent circuit that includes a single independent current source IN and a
parallel resistance RN.
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