THE PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

ELECTRIC CIRCUITS
ELEG205L- SPRING 2015
STUDENT NAME: KAREEM YOUNES
STUDENT NAME: HUSSAIN SAJWANI

ID #: 7579
ID #: 7477

SEC: LEC02 LAB01

GROUP 04

PI HONOR PLEDGE:
WE PLEDGE THAT WE HAVE NEITHER GIVEN NOR RECEIVED ANY UNAUTHORIZED
ASSISTANCE ON THIS LABORATORY WORK.

LAB EXPERIMENT #:2

DATE: 01/03/2015
Thvenin Equivalent Circuit, Maximum Power Transfer, PSpice
Verification

Lab Components
Pre-Lab (10%)
Lab Work (55%)
Post Lab (25%)
Performance (5%)
Neatness (5%)

TOTAL GRADE (100%)

Remarks:

Grade
-10
-5

85

Pre-Lab:
Prelab was not ready on the first week (-10)
a.

Finding R th(open circuit ):

1.56.6
1.5with6.6=
=1.22 k
1.5+ 6.6

series :1.22+1=2.22 k
2.222.2=

(2.222.2)
=1.1 k
(2.22+2.2)

RTH (series): 1.1 k+ 0.68 k=1.79 k

FindingV th( short circuit ):
Node-voltage analysis:
V 2 V 1 V 2V 1
+
=0
1
2.2
V 1 V 2 V 10 V 115
+
+
=0
1
0.6
1.5
Simplifying:
16
V V 1=0
11 2
20
V 2 + V 1 =10
11
V 2=6.08 V =V th
V
6.08
I = th =
=3.40 mA
R TH 1.79103
c.

Maximum power transfer occurs when RL = RTH=1.79k

Putting 1.79 k into the circuit:
R= 1.97+0.68=2.47 k
2.47 k in parallel with 2.2 k=(( 2.47)(2.2 ))/(2.47+2.2)=1.16 k
1.16 k in series with 1 k R=1.16 +1=2.16k
2.16 k in parallel with 6.8 k=(( 2.16)(6.8 ))/(2.16+6.8)=1.64 k
1.64 k in series with 1.5 k Req= 1.64+1.5= 3.14 k
V2
152
P15V =
=
=71.7 mW
Req 3.14103

( )

d.

Pmax =Pth =

V 2TH
6.082
=
=5.16 mW
4 R L ( 41.79 x 103 )

5.16
x 100=7.20
71.7

In-Lab:
Part-1: correct and accepted
Open Ckt
Voltage(Vth)
6.11 V

Short Ckt
Current(ISC)
3.45 mA

(RTH)
1.80k

Measured (RTH)
(alternative method)
1.83 k

Measured ISC
use method 6
3.39 mA

Part-2:
RL()
0 (short circuit)
180
500
830
1150
1480
RTH=1800
3740
7300
10870
14440
18000
10 M
(open circuit)

VL(V)
0
0.572
1.021
1.425
2.261
2.743
3.082
3.471
4.526
5.115
5.453
5.586

PL(mW)
0
1.82
2.08
2.45
4.45
5.08
5.27
3.22
2.85
2.41
2.06
1.73

6.11

P=V^2/R

correct and accepted

Graph for dissipated Power(PL) VS Load resistance(RL)
What is the max power?? (-5)

Power(PL) VS Load resistance(RL)

PL(mW)
5
4
3
2
1
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000 12000 14000 16000 18000

RL()

correct and accepted

Post-Lab:
Part-1:
Answers 1,2 and 3:
Parameters
VTH
ISC
RTH

Measured
6.11 V
3.45 mA
1.80k

Calculated
6.08 V
3.40 mA
1.79 k

% difference
0.49
1.47
0.56

correct and accepted

Answer 4:
Parameters

Obtained from original Circuit

Obtained from Thevenin Equivalent circuit

ISC

3.45 mA

3.39 mA

correct and accepted

Answer 5:
For the first method we directly measured the Rth by assembling the circuit with resistors
but without power source and the equivalent resistance was found.
For the second method we found the open circuit voltage and the short circuit current and
then calculated the Rth by dividing V by I.

The first method is better because it takes less time and requires no additional calculations
and gives a value closer to the calculated one.

correct and accepted

Answer 6:
Norton Equivalent Circuit:

correct and accepted

Part-2:
Answer 1: [Power=(v^2)/R]
RL()
0 (short circuit)
180
500
830
1150
1480
RTH=1800
3740
7300
10870
14440
18000
10 M
(open circuit)

correct and accepted

Answer 2: [plot RL vs PL]
Excel Graph:

VL(V)
0
0.572
1.021
1.425
2.261
2.743
3.082
3.471
4.526
5.115
5.453
5.586

PL(mW)
0
1.82
2.08
2.45
4.45
5.08
5.27
3.22
2.85
2.41
2.06
1.73

6.11

Power(PL) VS Load resistance(RL)

PL(mW)
5
4
3
2
1
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000 12000 14000 16000 18000

RL()
As seen from graph, maximum power is when R is slightly before 2000 which we believe
is 1800 because Rth is 1800 and maximum power is when Rl=Rth.

correct and accepted

Answer 3:
PSPICE simulated Circuit:

correct and accepted

6.0mW

5.0mW

4.0mW

3.0mW

2.0mW

1.0mW

0W
0

1K

2K

3K

4K

5K

6K

7K

8K

9K

W(R13)
Radj

Power graph

10K

11K

12K

13K

14K

15K

16K

17K

18K

correct and accepted

Voltage across both points:

correct and accepted