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ATTENTION!!
TEST 1

DATE: 18 october 2012
TIME: 5-6p.m.
VENUE: F2 Atas/bawah
CONTENT:
QUESTIONS regarding TEST 2 (Chap. 1, 2 AND 3)

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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
TECHNOLOGY
(BEX17003)


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Maximum Power
Transfer
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Maximum Power Transfer
Practical a circuit is designed to provide
power to a load.
Application communication desirable
to maximize the power delivered to the
load.
Thevenin equivalent useful in finding the
maximum power a linear circuit can deliver
to a load.
5
Cont
Consider the following circuit for maximum
power transfer.
Th
R
Th
V
a
b
i
L
R
L
2
L Th
Th
2
R
R R
V
R i p
|
|
.
|

\
|
+
= =
6
Cont
Maximum power is transferred to the load
when the load resistance equals the
Thevenin resistance as seen from the load
(R
L
=R
Th
).
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Cont
For the given circuit, V
Th
and R
Th
are fixed.
Varying the R
L
, the power delivered to the
load as the graph below.


P
max

R
Th

R
L

P
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To prove the maximum power transfer differentiate p with
respect to R
L
and set the results =0

(watt)
4R
V
4R
V
P
, R R With
. R R when place s power take maximum the that, Showing
] R [R ), R (R ) 2R R (R 0
that implies This
0
) R (R
) 2R R (R
V
) R (R
) R (R 2R ) R (R
V
dR
dP
0
dR
dP
when, maximum is power The
L
2
Th
L
2
Th
max
Th L
Th L
L Th L Th L L Th
3
L Th
L L Th
2
Th
2
L Th
L Th L
2
L Th
2
Th
L
L
= =
=
=
= = + =
=
(

+
+
=
(

+
+ +
=
=
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FORMULA!!
TH
2
TH
L
2
TH
L
2
L TH
TH
L
2
MAX
TH L
4R
V
4R
V
R
R R
V
R I P
R R
= =
(

+
= =
=
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Example 8
Find the value of R
L
for maximum power
transfer in the following circuit and find the
maximum power.
V
TH
=47.14V
R
TH
=9.71
a
b
R
L
I
Thevenins equivalent circuit
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Solution
Thevenins equivalent circuit
57.17wattt
4(9.71)
(47.14)

4R
V
P
9.71 R R
2
TH
2
TH
MAX
TH L
=
=
=
O = =
V
TH
=47.14V
R
TH
=9.71
a
b
R
L
I