BRMIIT

AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT :

To verity thevenin theorem.

APPARATUS REQUIRED :

Sl. No. Items Specification/Type Quantity

1 Thevenin trainer kit 1
2 Multimeter Digital 1
3 Voltmeter (0-75)v, dc 1
4 Ammeter (0-10)ma, dc 1
5 Connecting As per required
wires/chord

THEORY :
The current flowing through a load resistance RL connected across any
two terminal A and B of a linear, active bilateral network is given by Voc/(Ri+RL)
Voc is open circuit voltage ac (i.e. voltage across the two terminal when R L is
removed) and Ri is the internal resistance of the network as viewed back into the
open circuited network terminal A and B with all voltage sources replaced by their
internal resistance and current sources replaced by their internal resistance and
current sources by infinite resistance.

i.e. I = VOC = open (Ri + RL) = Vth/Ri+RL

Where :
Vth = VOC = open-ckt voltage
Ri = internal resistance
RL = load resistance

Procedures :
• Connect +12V, DC power supplies t their indicated position using patch
cords.
• Measure voltage between terminal 2 & 4 using voltmeter, for this connect
terminal 2 to the + terminal of DC Voltmeter and 4 to –ve terminal. It is the
required value of Thevenin’s equivalent voltage (VTH).
• To measure theoretical value of Thevenin’s equivalent voltage VTH of given
circuit, proceed as follows :
• Determine the value of current I flowing through 511E resistor with the
help of basic current laws.
• Multiply the current I with the resistance value 511E. The product is
required theoretical value of VTH.
• Compare theoretical and practical values of Thevenin’s equivalent voltage
VTH,
• Disconnect the patch cord between terminals 1 to +12V and Gnd to Gnd.
• Connect test point 1 & Gnd (of circuit) so as to replace source by its
internal resistance (assuming it negligible).
• Measure resistance between terminals 2 & 4 using multimeter. It is the
required value of Thevenin’s equivalent resistance RTH.
• Now measure theoretical value of Thevenin’s equivalent resistance RTH
between terminals 2 & 4 of the given circuit by using fundamentals of
resistances in series and parallel.
• Compare theoretical and practical value of Thevenin’s equivalent
resistance RTH and find the (Error = Theoretical value – Measured value).
• Connect +5V DC Power supply to terminal 5 and Gnd to Gnd which is
indicated above.
• Connect an ammeter between terminals 6 & 7, for this connectterminal 6
to + of DC Ammeter and 3 to its – terminals.
• Observe the value of current in ammeter, which is the current flowing
through the load resistance (RL).
• Compare current flowing through both of the load resistance and find the
(Error = Theoretical value – Measured value)
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

TABULATION :
Sl. No. Vth Rth IL
01

CALCULATION :
Theoritical value
R1 = ?
R2 = ?
R3 = ?
RL = ?
VS = ?
Rth = ?

CONCLUSION :
RL
1K