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    Verification of (A) Thevenin's Theorem and (B) Maximum Power Transfer Theorem Using MATLAB/Simulink

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    Verification of (A) Thevenin’s theorem and (B) Maximum Power

    Transfer Theorem using MATLAB/Simulink


    1. Theory
    1.1 Thevenin’s theorem
    “Any two terminal network consisting of linear impedances and generators may be replaced at the
    two terminals by a single voltage source acting in series with an impedance. The voltage of the
    equivalent source is the open circuit voltage measured at the terminals of the network and the
    impedance, known as Thevenin’s equivalent impedance, Zth, is the impedance measured at the
    terminals with all the independent sources in the network reduced to zero ”.
    1.2 Maximum Power Transfer theorem
    Maximum power transfer theorem states that, the power delivered from the source to the load is
    maximum when the load impedance is the complex conjugate of the source impedance. For a resistive
    circuit, the maximum power transfer takes place when the load resistance equals the source resistance
    (complex conjugate with zero imaginary part).
    2. Procedure
    2.1 Verification of Thevenin’s theorem
    Step 1: Make the connections as shown in the circuit diagram by using MULTISIM/MATLAB
    Simulink. Measure the response ‘I’ in the load resistor by considering all the sources in the
    network.
    Step 2: Finding Thevenin’s Resistance (Rth). Open the load terminals and replace all the sources
    with their internal impedances. Measure the impedance across the open circuited terminal which
    is known as Thevenin’s Resistance.
    Step 3: Finding Thevenin’s Voltage (Vth). Open the load terminals and measure the voltage
    across the open circuited terminals. Measured voltage will be known as Thevenin’s Voltage.
    Step 4: Thevenin’s Equivalent Circuit. Vth and Rth are connected in series with the load. Measure
    the current through the load resistor Il = Vth/(Rth+Rl). Current measured from Thevenin’s
    Equivalent Circuit should be same as current obtained from the actual circuit. I = IL. Hence
    Thevenin’s Theorem is Verified.

    IL(A) VTH (V)


    V1(V) Theoretical Simulated Theoretical Simulated

    IL (A)
    VTH (V) (measured) Theoretical Simulated
    2.2 Verification of Maximum Power Transfer theorem
    1. Consider the Thevenin equivalent circuit derived in Part 2.1. After building the circuit shown in
    fig. 6 in MATLAB /Simulink, enter different values into the resistance RL in order to vary the
    resistance.

    (0-100mA)
    R −A
    TH + mA

    IL
    VTH + RL
    _
    (0-30V)

    Fig. 6: Circuit for Verification of Maximum Power Transfer Theorem

    2. Vary the resistance in steps and measure current IL for each value.

    3. Assuming RTH as the source resistance, calculate the power transferred from the source to the load
    for each step. Present your results in tabular form as shown in Table 3.

    Table 3: Complete the table by taking at least three measurements.


    RL IL PL
    (Ω) (A) (W)

    4. Plot a graph of PL versus RL, RL represented along the x axis. Find the approximate value of RL at
    which PL is maximum. Compare it with theoretical value.

    3. Questions
    1.
    Consider the circuit shown in Fig. 3 and replace resistance R6 with a diode. Can you simplify this
    circuit as Thevenin’s equivalent network across points A and B, considering diode as a load? If
    yes, how? If no, why not?
    2.
    Using basic calculus, derive Maximum Power Transfer theorem for a circuit containing an ac
    voltage source with internal impedance connected to an R−L load.
    3.
    For a resistive circuit, calculate the efficiency at maximum power transfer conditions. Is it a good
    idea to operate high power circuits at maximum power transfer conditions? What will be the
    condition for maximum efficiency instead?

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