Name: DESAMITO , JERIC S.

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Section: BSME-3 Date: November 25, 2016

ACTIVITY # 5
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINERING
THEVENINS THEOREM

OBJECTIVE:
1. To verify Thevenins Theorem principle

EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS:

Resistors
1 91 1 0-1 potentiometer
1 220 1 DMM ( or VOM )
1 330 1 dc Power supply
1 470

PROCEDURE: PART 1
CALCULATIONS:
a. Insert the measured resistor values and calculate the Thevenin voltage and
resistance for the network to the left of points a a .

FIGURE 8.1
Eth = 26.666V
Rth = 26.6667
-Ia (R1 + RA) + E1 = 0
Ia(10 +20 ) = 40
Ia = 1.3333 Amp
 Ro = 20 + (10)(20) / (10 +20)
Ro = 26.6667
-Vo + Ia(R3) = 0
Vo = (1.3333)(20)
Vo= 26.666 V

b. Insert the values obtained in ( a ) in the schematic of figure 8.1 and calculate IL

FIGURE 8.

-IL(Ro +RL ) + Vo = 0
IL= 26.666V / (26.6667 + 35 )
IL = .4324 Amp
c. Calculate the current IL in the original network of Figure 8.1 using series parallel
techniques ( use measured resistor values). Compare to the result of ( b )

IL = .4324 Amp : The result obtained are equal.

MEASUREMENTS:

d. Construct the network of Figure 8.1 and measure the voltage VL. Calculate the
current IL and compare to the result of ( b ).

VL= 13.333 Amp

IL (calculated from VL) = .4999 Amp
e. Determine Rth by constructing the network of Figure 8.3 and measuring the
resistance between points a-a.

FIGURE 8.3
Rth = 26.667

f. How does it compare to the value determine in ( a )? Calculate the percent

difference from

{ Rth ( from (e) - Rth ( from (a) } x 100%

The value of Rth from (a) and from (e) are the same.

{ Rth ( from (e) - Rth ( from (a) } x 100%

% Difference = ____________________________________
Rth ( from ( a ) )
 % Difference = {26.667 - 26.667}x 100%
26.6667
% Difference = 0%
% Difference =0%

g. Determine Eth by constructing the network of Figure 8.4 and measuring the open-
circuit voltage between points a-a.

FIGURE 8.4

Eth (measured) = 26.666V

How does this value compare to the result of (a)? Determine the present
difference using an equation similar to that appearing in (e).

The values obtained at (a) and at (e) are the same:

{ Eth ( from (e) - Eth ( from (a) } x 100%

% Difference = ____________________________________
Eth ( from ( a ) )

% difference = 26.666V- 26.666V x100%

26.666V

% difference= 0
h. Construct the network of Figure 8.5 and set the values obtained for Eth and R th in
( e ) and (f), respectively. Use the ohmmeter section of your meters to set the
potentiometer property. Then measure the voltage VL and calculate the current IL.
0-1 kohm
 Figure 8.5 `
VL (measured)= 12V
IL( calculated from VL ) = .3428 Amp

Compute the percent difference between levels of IL from ( b) and the above
using

% difference = IL (from (g) - IL ( from ( b ) x 100 %

IL ( from ( b )

% difference = (.3428 Amp) ( .3428 Amp) x 100%

.3428 Amp

% difference = 0 %