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TECHNOLOGY
Experiment No. :3
Name of the Experiment: Verification (Part-I) Superposition Theorem and (Part-
II) verification of Thevenin's Theorem .
Submitted by:
Name: Nilotpaul Kundu Dhrubo
Student ID : 1906060
Department: EEE
Section- A(2)
Group No.- 15
Group Partner’s ID:
1.1906058
2.1906059
3.1906061
Superposition theorem: The superposition theorem states that the voltage across
an element or current through an element in a linear circuit is the algebraic sum of
the voltages across that element or current through that element due to each
independent sources acting alone.
Thevenin’s theorem: The Thevenin’s theorem states that a linear two terminal
circuit can be replaced by an equivalent circuit consisting of a voltage source VTh
in series with a resistor RTh ,where VTh is the open circuit voltage at the terminals
and RTh is the equivalent resistance at the terminals when the independent sources
are turned off.
APPARATUS:
1. Two DC power supplies of suitable voltage and current ratings.
2. Five resistors of suitable ratings.
3. Five DC ammeter (0-5 amps) and five DC voltmeter (0-50 V).
4. Two SPDT switches
5. One breadboard .
Circuit diagram:
Circuit diagrams(From tinker cad):
Setup-1:
Setup-2:
In setup-2,only E1 is working.
Setup-3:
In setup-3,only E2 is working.
Experimental Data Table:
Step-1: Here the two switches are closed . As a result both the sources (E1 & E2)
are supplying power to the circuit . Measuring the voltage of each resistor using
voltmeter and current with ammeter , we find the following values (shown in
Table 1).
Table-1:
E1 E2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
(1200 (220 (220 (220 (1500
ohm) ohm) ohm) ohm) ohm)
Setup 2: The spdt switch , parallel to E2 has created a short circuit . So,no current
is flowing through the source E2 .At present ,there is no effect of E2 source in the
circuit and only E1 is acting.All the current passing through the resistors is for
E1.The data we get from this setup is shown in Table 2.
Table-2:
E1 E2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
(1200 (220 (220 (220 (1500
ohm) ohm) ohm) ohm) ohm)
Table-4:Table-2+table-3
E1 E2 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
(1200 (220 (220 (220 (1500
ohm) ohm) ohm) ohm) ohm)
Discussion : It can be seen from the table-1 of experimental data and table-4 of
calculation that values for the voltages and currents are almost equal .But the
values for power,however,don’t match.This is pretty obvious since only voltage
and current abide by the law of linearity and superposition in resistive dc circuits .
Power is not a linear property (because power , P= V2R=I2R) for the square term ,
present in its equation. Here , all the analysis is done through tinkercad . So,there
almost zero percent error in the experimental values comparing to theroritical
values . But if all the simulations are done in hardware lab , we will definitely find
error due to resistance of wire and also due to voltage sources.
APPARATUS:
1. A breadboard.
2. Two DC power supplies of suitable voltage and current ratings.
3. Seven resistors of suitable ratings.
4. One DC ammeter (0-5 amps) and one DC voltmeter (0-50 V).
Circuit diagram:
Circuit Diagram (from tinkercad):
Setup-1:Voltage difference of R5 (Load resistance) resistor while it is connected
to the circuit.
Setup-2 : Voltage Difference of VA and VB when R5 is removed. Here VAB is
called the Thevenin’s voltage(VTh).
Setup-3: Here,R5 is removed and the short circuit current is measured to calculate
Thevenin’s resistance RTh .
Thevenin’s equivalnet circuit.
Experimental data:
Supply Supply V(R5 ) or VTh ISc RTh
Voltage Voltage (VL ) (V) (mA) (ohm)
V1(V) V2(V) (V) RTh
= VTh / ISc
20 10 0.415 1.9 5.32 357.14