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Thevenin's Theorem

This document provides steps to convert any circuit into its Thevenin equivalent circuit. It gives the definition of a Thevenin equivalent circuit and outlines 5 steps to determine the Thevenin resistance and voltage. It then provides examples of applying these steps to sample circuits.

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Thevenin's Theorem

This document provides steps to convert any circuit into its Thevenin equivalent circuit. It gives the definition of a Thevenin equivalent circuit and outlines 5 steps to determine the Thevenin resistance and voltage. It then provides examples of applying these steps to sample circuits.

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University of Anbar Fundamentals of EE I

College of Engineering EE1301


Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dr. Naser Al-Falahy

WEEK 13

The following steps provide a technique which converts any circuit into
itsThévenin equivalent:

1. Remove the load from the circuit.

2. Label the resulting two terminals. We will label them as a and b, although
any notation may be used.

3. Set all sources in the circuit to zero. Voltage sources are set to zero by replacing
them with short circuits (zero volts). Current sources are set to zero by replacing
them with open circuits (zero amps).

4. Determine the Thévenin equivalent resistance, RTh, by calculating the


resistance “seen” between terminals a and b. It may be necessary to redraw the
circuit to simplify this step.

5. Replace the sources removed in Step 3, and determine the open-circuit voltage
between the terminals. If the circuit has more than one source, it may be necessary
to use the superposition theorem. In that case, it will be necessary to determine the
open-circuit voltage due to each source separately and then determine the combined
effect. The resulting open-circuit voltage will be the value of the Thévenin voltage,
ETh.

6. Draw the Thévenin equivalent circuit using the resistance determined in Step 4
and the voltage calculated in Step 5. As part of the resulting circuit, include that
portion of the network removed in Step 1

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Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dr. Naser Al-Falahy

Example
Find the Thevenin equivalent circuit of the circuit shown in Fig. 4.27, to the
left of the terminals a-b Then find the current through RL=6 , 16 , And 36
Ω

Solution:

open circuit). The circuit becomes what is shown in Fig. (a).


Thus,

. (a) finding RTh, (b) finding VTh.

To find VTh consider the circuit in Fig. (b). Applying mesh analysis to the two loops:

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College of Engineering EE1301
Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dr. Naser Al-Falahy

as obtained before. We could also use source transformation to find VTh. The
Thevenin equivalent circuit is shown in Fig.

The current through RL is

Practice Problem
Using Thevenin’s theorem, find the equivalent circuit to the left of the terminals in
the circuit of Fig. Then find I.

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College of Engineering EE1301
Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dr. Naser Al-Falahy

Example

Find the Thevenin equivalent of the circuit in Fig. at terminals a-b.

Solution:
This circuit contains a dependent source, unlike the circuit in the previous example.
To find RTh we set the independent source equal to zero but leave the dependent
source alone. Because of the presence of the dependent source, however, we excite
the network with a voltage source vo connected to the terminals as indicated in Fig.
(a). We may set vo = 1 V to ease calculation, since the circuit is linear. Our goal is to
find the current io through the terminals, and then obtain
(Alternatively, we may insert a 1-A current source, find the corresponding voltage
vo, and obtain RTh = vo/1.)

Applying mesh analysis to loop 1 in the circuit of Fig. (a)


results in

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University of Anbar Fundamentals of EE I
College of Engineering EE1301
Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dr. Naser Al-Falahy

To get VTh , we find voc in the circuit of Fig (b). Applying mesh analysis,
we get

The Thevenin equivalent is as shown in Fig.

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University of Anbar Fundamentals of EE I
College of Engineering EE1301
Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dr. Naser Al-Falahy

Practice Problem
Find the Thevenin equivalent circuit of the circuit to the left of the terminals

Example
Determine the Thevenin equivalent of the circuit in Fig.4-35 (a) at terminals a-b.

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University of Anbar Fundamentals of EE I
College of Engineering EE1301
Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dr. Naser Al-Falahy

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University of Anbar Fundamentals of EE I
College of Engineering EE1301
Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dr. Naser Al-Falahy

Practice Problem
Obtain the Thevenin equivalent of the circuit in Fig

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