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Thevenin's Theorem with Dependent Sources

The document discusses Thevenin's theorem and how it can be applied to circuits containing dependent sources. It explains that any linear two-terminal network can be replaced by a Thevenin equivalent circuit of a voltage source in series with a resistor. It provides the steps to calculate the Thevenin resistance RTh and voltage VTh for a circuit with dependent sources by turning off independent sources and using a test current or voltage at the terminals. An example problem demonstrates applying these steps to determine RTh = 888.8 mOhms and VTh = 10.66V for a given circuit containing a dependent current source.

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Thevenin's Theorem with Dependent Sources

The document discusses Thevenin's theorem and how it can be applied to circuits containing dependent sources. It explains that any linear two-terminal network can be replaced by a Thevenin equivalent circuit of a voltage source in series with a resistor. It provides the steps to calculate the Thevenin resistance RTh and voltage VTh for a circuit with dependent sources by turning off independent sources and using a test current or voltage at the terminals. An example problem demonstrates applying these steps to determine RTh = 888.8 mOhms and VTh = 10.66V for a given circuit containing a dependent current source.

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9/20/2016 Learn 

About Thevenin Theorem and Dependent Source Circuits

Learn About Thevenin Theorem and Dependent
Source Circuits
October 02, 2015 by Kyle Marion (/author/kyle­marion)

Thevenin's Theorem and its application in analyzing circuits
with dependent sources.

Thevenin Theorem
When performing network analysis, Thevenin's theorem is a very helpful tool.
It allows for a non­varying portion of a circuit to be replaced with a simplified
design, thus simplifying the analysis of the entire network. This equivalent
circuit performs the same way as the original circuit would. 

Thevenin's theorem states that any linear, two­terminal portion of a network
can be replaced by a Thevenin equivalent circuit. A Thevenin equivalent
circuit consists of a voltage source (VTh) in series with a resistor (RTh)
where VTh is the open­circuit voltage at terminals A­B and R Th  is the
equivalent resistance at terminals A­B. This equivalent circuit can be seen in
Figure 1 below. It is important to replace independent sources with their
internal resistances when solving for RTh, i.e. current sources are replaced
with open circuits and voltage sources are replaced with short circuits. 

Figure 1

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Figure 1
 
 
Dependent Sources and Thevenin's Theorem
Thevenin's theorem can be applied when analyzing a circuit with dependent
sources. In this case, all independent sources are turned off and the RTh is
calculated by applying a current source or voltage source at the open
terminal. When using a voltage source, it can be assumed to be 1V for
simple calculations. Using mesh analysis, find the current Io at the output.
When using a current source, it can be assumed to be 1A for easy
calculations as well. Nodal analysis
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dependent­sources/) can be used to find the voltage at the a terminal. The
equivalent resistance then becomes a simple Ohm's law calculation, seen in
Equation 1. If RTh takes a negative value, it means the circuit is supplying
power to the terminals. Then to find VTh, use mesh analysis with all
independent/dependent sources included and solve for the open circuit
voltage. 
1 V
RT h = [Equation 1]
Io

Now to apply this theory to an example problem.

Figure 2

Solving for RTh first, redraw the circuit with the 12V source as a short circuit.
Then excite the circuit using either a 1A current source or 1V voltage source
at the a­b terminal. Using a current source at the a­b terminal produces the
circuit in Figure 3 below. 

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Figure 3

Now to write the nodal analysis equations. 
V1
− 1.5 ∗ Ix + Ix = 0 [Equation 2]
10 Ω

Vo − V1 Vo
+ = 1 A  [Equation 3]
6 Ω 8 Ω

where,
V1 − Vo
Ix = [Equation 4]
6 Ω

Solving for Vo yields Vo = .888V or 888.8mV. Remember that RTh = Vo / Io, so
RTh is equal to 888.8 mOhms. 

Next, to find VTh, replace the 12V source and remove the current source
from the a­b terminal. Again, utilizing nodal analysis, the equations are as
follows. 
V1 V1 − 12 V1
+ − 1.5 ∗ = 0  [Equation 5]
14 Ω 10 Ω 14 Ω

VT h V1 − VT h
− = 0 [Equation 6]
8 Ω 6 Ω

Solving for V1 in Equation 6 yields V1 = 1.75*VTh. Plugging this into Equation
5 and solving for VTh yields VTh = 10.66V. 

This theorem allows for the simplification of resistor and source
configurations into to a one source and one resistor equivalent circuit. It is
commonly used with varying loads, that way the load current and power
dissipation can be calculated easily. 

 
 

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