Princess Sumaya University for Technology

The King Abdullah II School for Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Department

Circuits Lab

In Lab Report

Experiment 2:

Nodal Analysis, Superposition Theorem, and Maximum Power Transfer

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Objectives
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A) Nodal Analysis 1. Connect the Circuit Shown in Figure 1.

2. Measure the following variables, and fill the table.

Vn(Volts)

I1
Table -1-

I2

I3

B) Superposition 1- Connect the Circuit Shown in Figure 2.

2- Complete the following table. VR3(V) E1 E2 E3 E1+E2+E3 VR3= VR3= VR3= VR3= VL = VL = VL = VL =

VL( V)

Power Dissipated in RL (mW)

Table -2-

C) Maximum Power Transfer 1- Connect the Circuit Shown in Figure 3.

2- Complete the following table. Pot Value (K) Voltage Across the Pot (VR) 2 3 4 5 6 7
Table -3-

Power Dissipated by the pot (mW)

3- Plot a graph of the power dissipated in the pot vs. its resistance. And indicate the point of maximum power on graph.

Figure -4-

C) Conclusion 1. Nodal Analysis Find Vn, I1, I2, I3.

2. Verify Superposition in Part B, by checking whether the following equations hold: a. VR3= VR3+VR3+VR3 b. VL =+VL + VL + VL

3. According to the Circuit in the following figure. Find The value of RL for a maximum power transfer PL.

The value of PL.

PL= I2*RL

4. Using Thvenin's theorem (Figure 3) Find Vth

Find Rth

Find the value of RL for a Maximum Power Dissipation.

Calculate PL.