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MAXIMUM POWER TRANSFER THEOREM



















Circuit Diagram :

To find R
th
:

To find V
th
:








AIM: To veriIy maximum power transIer theorem Ior a given DC circuit.
APPARATUS:
S.No. Apparatus Range Type Quantity
1. RPS (0-30)V 1No
2 Ammeter (0-2) A M.C 1 No
3 Voltmeter (0-30)V M.C 1 No
3 Rheostat 100 O/ 5A Wire wound 1No
4 Rheostat 25 O/ 5A Wire wound 1N0
5 Rheostat 50 O/ 5A Wire wound 1N0

THEORY:
STATEMENT:
This theorem states that in any given circuit 'Maximum power is delivered to the load Irom
the source when the load resistance is matched with the internal resistance oI the source. i.e When R
s
R
L
Where source resistance R
S
is equal to the thevinins resistance R
TH
and V
TH
is the thevinins voltage


Current I V / R
s
R
L

Power in load P
L
I
2
R
L
P
L


v
2
R
L
(R
S
+R
L
)
2
.....(1)

To have maximum power d/dR
L
( P
L
) 0
DiIIerentiating with respect to R
L ,
We get R
s
R
L
......(2)
ThereIore the maximum power delivered to load can be obtained by substituting eq (1) and eq (2)
ThereIore P
L

v
2
4R
TH

II you were designing a circuit Ior maximum power dissipation at the load resistance, this theorem
would be very useIul. Having reduced a network down to a Thevenin voltage and resistance (or Norton
current and resistance), you simply set the load resistance equal to that Thevenin or Norton equivalent (or
vice versa) to ensure maximum power dissipation at the load. Practical applications oI this might include
radio transmitter Iinal ampliIier stage design (seeking to maximize power delivered to the antenna or
transmission line), a grid tied inverter loading a solar array, or electric vehicle design (seeking to maximize
power delivered to drive motor).
PROCEDURE:
1. Make the connections as shown in Iigure1.
2. Keeping R
s
in maximum position, apply voltage and note down current Ilowing through and voltage
across load resistance R
L
.
3. Increase the value oI R
L
and note down the above readings in regular intervals.
4. Tabulate I
L
and V
L.

5. Plot the curve between P
L
versus R
L.

6. To Iind R
th
Connect the circuit as shown in Iigure2 and note down the ammeter reading by applying 30
Volts.
7. To Iind V
th
Connect the circuit as shown in Iigure3 and note down the voltmeter reading by applying
30 Volts.

MODEL GRAPH :

Tabulation:












S.No. I
L
( A ) V
L
( V ) R
L
V
L
/I
L
P
L
V
L
I
L








Tabular column:
Parameters Theoretical values Practical values
R
TH

V
TH

P
max


RESULT: Hence the maximum transIer theorem is veriIied experimentally Irom the given circuit and the
maximum power transIerred to the load is equal to P
max


VIVA VOCE:
1.What is the condition Ior maximum power transIer in DC circuit?
2. What is the condition Ior maximum power transIer in AC circuit?
3.How is this applicable in practical applications?

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