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ACTIVITY # 5
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINERING
THEVENINS THEOREM

OBJECTIVE:
1. To verify Thevenins Theorem principle

EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:

Resistors
1 91 1 0-1 potentiometer
1 220 1 DMM ( or VOM )
1 330 1 dc Power supply
1 470

PROCEDURE: PART 1
CALCULATIONS:
a. Insert the measured resistor values and calculate the Thevenin voltage and
resistance for the network to the left of points a a .

FIGURE 8.1

Eth = 26.666V
Rth = 26.6667
-Ia (R1 + RA) + E1 = 0
Ia(10 +20 ) = 40
Ia = 1.3333 Amp
 Ro = 20 + (10)(20) / (10 +20)
Ro = 26.6667
-Vo + Ia(R3) = 0
Vo = (1.3333)(20)
Vo= 26.666 V

b. Insert the values obtained in ( a ) in the schematic of figure 8.1 and calculate IL

FIGURE 8.
-IL(Ro +RL ) + Vo = 0
IL= 26.666V / (26.6667 + 35 )
IL = .4324 Amp

c. Calculate the current IL in the original network of Figure 8.1 using series parallel
techniques ( use measured resistor values). Compare to the result of ( b )
 IL = .4324 Amp : The result obtained are equal.

MEASUREMENTS:

d. Construct the network of Figure 8.1 and measure the voltage VL. Calculate the
current IL and compare to the result of ( b ).

VL= 13.333 Amp

RL =
e. Determine Rth by constructing the network of Figure 8.3 and measuring the
resistance between points a-a.

FIGURE 8.3

Rth = _____________________________

f. How does it compare to the value determine in ( a )? Calculate the percent

difference from

{ Rth ( from (e) - Rth ( from (a) } x 100%

% Difference = ____________________________________
Rth ( from ( a ) )

% Difference = __________________________

g. Determine Eth by constructing the network of Figure 8.4 and measuring the open-
circuit voltage between points a-a.
________ _________ _______a ___
R1 = 330 R3 =91

R2 = 220 / Voltmeter
( DMM or VOM)
____________________________________
FIGURE 8.4
Eth (measured) = _____________________
 How does this value compare to the result of (a)? Determine the present
difference using an equation similar to that appearing in (e).

% difference = __________________________

h. Construct the network of Figure 8.5 and set the values obtained for Eth and R th in
( e ) and (f), respectively. Use the ohmmeter section of your meters to set the
potentiometer property. Then measure the voltage VL and calculate the current IL.
0-1 kohm
____________ ____ _______
Rth
_____________a ____
IL
Eth RL = 470 VL
_______________________________a'____
Figure 8.5

VL (measured)= _________________________
IL( calculated from VL ) = ___________________

Compute the percent difference between levels of IL from ( b) and the above
using

% difference = IL (from (g) - IL ( from ( b ) x 100 %

IL ( from ( b )

% difference = _____________________________