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EEL101: Basic Electrical Lab

Experiment No: 2 Date:


Batch Team Number
No.
Team Member 1 Team Member 2 Team Member 3
Name
ID No

Aim: To verify the superposition theorem for a given circuit.


Apparatus Required:
S.No. Instrument Range Quantity
1. Bread board 1
2. Resistors 1kΩ, 330Ω, 220Ω 1 each
3. Digital multimeter, (0-10mA) 1
Ammeter
4. Connecting wires As per need
5. DC power, RPS (Regulated (0-30V) 2
Power Supply)
R1 = R2 = R3 =

Theory
Superposition Theorem:
Superposition theorem states that in a linear bilateral network containing more
than one source, the current flowing through any branch is the algebraic sum of
the current flowing through that branch when sources are considered one at a
time and replacing other sources by their respective internal resistances.

Circuit Diagram:
Precautions:
1. Voltage control knob of RPS should be kept at the minimum position.
2. Current control knob of RPS should be kept at the maximum position.

Procedure:
1. Take all the components such as bread board, resistor, digital multimeter,
DC power supply, connecting wire etc.
2. Connect the circuit as per the circuit diagram shown in Fig. 4.
3. Set a particular voltage value using RPS1 and RPS2 and note down the
ammeter reading (Ipr).
4. Set the same voltage as in circuit 1 using RPS1 alone and disconnect RPS2
and short circuit the terminals and note the ammeter reading (I1).
5. Repeat the same procedure with RPS2 and note down the ammeter reading
(I2).
6. Verify superposition theorem i.e. verify the following condition:
Itotal = I1 + I2
7. Calculate I1 and I2 theoretically and verify with the practical value.
8. Repeat steps 3 to 7 above for 10 different pairs of values of RPS1 and RPS2.

Figure 4: Circuit -1

Figure 5: Circuit -2

Figure 6: Circuit -3
Observation Table
S. Measured Values(s) Calculated %Error
N DC Sources (Current in mA) Values(s) (between
o. (Volts) (Current in mA) measured Itotal
and ΣIk )
RPS1 RPS2 Itotal I1 I2 ΣIk Itotal I1 I2 ΣIk
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10

Calculations:
1. Calculated I, I1 and I2 for
circuits in Figures 1, 2 and 3,
in terms of general variables,
V1, V2, R1, R2 and R3.
2. Find percentage error
between measured values of
Itotal and ΣIk , similar to the
following formula, taking Itotal and ΣIk in place of vE and vA respectively.

Conclusion
The Superposition theorem has been verified both theoretically and practically.

Sample Post-Lab Questions


1. Using superposition theorem, predict the voltage across the load resistor for
the experiment conducted.
2. When analyzing circuits, when is it better to use Superposition Theorem?
3. What is the internal resistance of an ideal voltage source?
4. Draw the circuit diagram of a practical voltage source with internal
resistance.

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