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Experiment 6 Superposition Theorem: College of Engineering

The document discusses an experiment on the superposition theorem. It describes the circuit setup with multiple voltage sources and resistors. Tables of voltage and current measurements are included when individual sources are removed. The conclusion explains that superposition can be used to determine overall circuit currents and voltages by examining each source separately in a linear circuit.

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Experiment 6 Superposition Theorem: College of Engineering

The document discusses an experiment on the superposition theorem. It describes the circuit setup with multiple voltage sources and resistors. Tables of voltage and current measurements are included when individual sources are removed. The conclusion explains that superposition can be used to determine overall circuit currents and voltages by examining each source separately in a linear circuit.

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College of Engineering

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Experiment 6
Superposition Theorem

Students Names:
Mohammed Al Bahrani ID:202102202
Bader Al Shammari ID:202100966
Introduction:
The superposition theorem is similar to the techniques employed in
earlier activities, which may also be used to solve networks with two or
more sources that are neither in series nor parallel. The benefit of this
approach for this kind of network is that it avoids the need for a
mathematical tool like determinants to determine the necessary
voltages or currents. Instead, each source is handled individually, and
the algebraic total is discovered to pin down a specific network
unknown. In other words, before a solution could be found, n
separate series-parallel networks would have to be taken into account
for a
network with n sources.

- Experimental techniques:

Figure 6.1
1- Put voltages source and put on 20v and 10 v

Figure 6.2 Figure 6.3

2- Put four resistors and let them R1 1 K ohm, R2 220 ohm, R3


100 ohm, R4 1.5 K ohm and R5 330 ohm.

Figure 6.4
3- Also put Ground:

Figure 6.5

4- The last normal Figure

Figure 6.6
5- Also put a multimeter to take Ampere result for Table 1.

Figure 6.7

6- Put a multimeter to take Voltage result for Table 1.

Figure 6.8
- Result :

-Remove the 20-V source from the circuit. Replace it by a short circuit.
-Run the simulation. Measure the voltages and currents and record in Table 2

-Put the 20-V source back to the circuit. Remove the 10-V source and replace it by a
short circuit.
-Run the simulation. Record all the voltages and currents in the circuit. Enter them in
Table 3.

Question: Check for superposition principle. Enter your observations here.


One of those brilliant ideas, the superposition theorem takes a complicated topic (in this case,
circuits) and breaks it down in a comprehensible way. Although a theorem like Millman's may also
be effective, it is not quite clear why it does so. However, superposition is evident, and we'll go
into it more below.
Hardwired Experiment
Questions:

1. Compare the results obtained with Workbench with those from hardware circuit,
and comment.
There are no significant differences between Workbench and hardware because there is a very
small percentage of error that does not deserve to be mentioned.

2. Superposition theorem applies for only certain types of circuit. State what is the type?
For linear circuits with two or more active independent sources, the superposition theorem is
applicable.

To examine the circuit, each source can be represented individually while keeping other
sources inactive at a given moment. In this approach, it is possible to determine how much the
currently active source contributes.

3. Superposition applies to only some variables or quantities like current and


voltage. It does not apply to, for example, power. State why not.

It is crucial to remember that the Superposition theorem depends on linearity. Because the
power absorbed by the resistor relies on the square of voltage and current, it does not apply to
the influence on power owing to each source. The current through or voltage across must first be
determined using superposition if the power value is required.
- Conclusion:

Utilizing a single source in the circuit, superposition is used to determine the


currents before calculating the overall current. After that, take away the
source and add the following one, and so on. Calculating the specific
contributions from each source requires careful consideration when putting
indicators on the quantities. For any unknown number, a reference direction
must be present. When the total has a positive sign, the contribution from a
source is in the same direction as the reference direction; the opposite is true
when the total has a negative value.

Every component of a circuit must be linear in order to apply the


superposition theorem to currents and voltages.

It is essential to remember that the superposition theorem does not hold


For power since it is not a linear quantity.

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