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The document describes an experiment to verify Thevenin's theorem and the maximum power transfer theorem. Thevenin's theorem states that any two-terminal DC network can be replaced by an equivalent circuit of a voltage source and series resistor. The maximum power transfer theorem states that maximum power is transferred to the load when its resistance equals the equivalent resistance looking through the terminals where it is connected.

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Exp. 07 Lab Manual

The document describes an experiment to verify Thevenin's theorem and the maximum power transfer theorem. Thevenin's theorem states that any two-terminal DC network can be replaced by an equivalent circuit of a voltage source and series resistor. The maximum power transfer theorem states that maximum power is transferred to the load when its resistance equals the equivalent resistance looking through the terminals where it is connected.

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Experiment No.

: 07
Name of the Experiment: Verification of Thevenin’s Theorem and Maximum Power
Transfer Theorem.
OBJECTIVE:
To verify and interpret two most important theorems:
(1) Thevenin’s Theorem
(2) Maximum Power Transfer Theorem.

THEORY:
Thevenin’s theorem, is probably one of the most interesting in that it permits the reduction of
complex networks to a simpler form for analysis and design. In general, the theorem can be
used to do the following:
• Analyse networks with sources that are not in series or parallel.
• Reduce the number of components required to establish the same characteristics at the output
terminals.
• Investigate the effect of changing a particular component on the behaviour of a network
without having to analyse the entire network after each change.
Thevenin’s theorem states the following: Any two-terminal dc network can be replaced by an
equivalent circuit consisting solely of a voltage source and a series resistor.
The theorem was developed by Commandant Leon-Charles Thévenin in 1883.

Thevenin’s Theorem Procedure:

Figure 1

1. First, connect the circuit as shown in Fig. 1. Then, remove that portion of the network
where the Thevenin’s equivalent circuit is found. In Fig. 1, this requires that the load
resistor RL be temporarily removed from the network.
2. Mark the terminals of the remaining two-terminal network as shown in Fig. 2.
Figure 2

RTh:
3. Calculate RTh by first deactivating all sources (voltage sources are replaced by short
circuits, and current sources by open circuits) and then finding the resultant resistance
between the two marked terminals as shown in Fig.3.

Figure 3

ETh:
4. Calculate ETh by first returning all sources to their original position and finding the
open-circuit voltage between the marked terminals in step-2 as shown in Fig. 4.

Figure 4

Conclusion:
5. Draw the Thevenin’s equivalent circuit with the portion of the circuit previously
removed replaced between the terminals of the equivalent circuit as shown in Fig. 5.
Figure 5

Maximum power transfer:


The maximum power transfer theorem states that maximum power can be transferred to
the load when the load resistance is equal to equivalent resistance looking through the
terminals where the load is connected.

EQUIPMENTS:
• Variable DC power supply -1 piece
• Digital Multimeter (DMM)-1 piece.
• Resistances: 100 Ω, 220 Ω, 330 Ω –as much quantity required.
• Trainer Board-1 piece
• Connecting Wires

PROCEDURES:
1. Connect the circuit as shown in figure 2.

2. Connect a voltmeter and a potentiometer (100𝑘Ω) across the terminals a-b. The
potentiometer is now our load resistance. Vary the load resistance. For each value of RL,
measure voltage across the load resistance and calculate the current (IL) through the load.
Fill the table 1 using these values.

Table 1: Data for verification of Maximum Power Transfer theorem.

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