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ECE 212 Lab Report 9 Miguel Rios

Lab Report 9
Miguel Rios

ECE 212

April 4, 2024

Introduction

The goal of this lab is to understand Thevenin’s theorem and demonstrate power transfer
to a load. Thevenin’s theorem is a fundamental concept in electrical engineering that
simplifies complex circuits into more manageable circuits. By understanding Thevenin’s
theorem we can understand circuit behavior, predict performance, and optimize systems
for efficient power transfer.

Procedure

The procedure for this is as follows, build the original circuit given and calculate the Vth
and Rth. Then measure the circuit to get real values of Voc and Isc. From these
calculations we were tasked to construct an equivalent Thevenin circuit. We then had to
add a load resistor of 2k ohms to the Thevenin circuit and the original circuit and measure
the voltage across the resistor across both circuits. For the second experiment we had to
add different kinds of load resistors with different values and measure the voltage of each
resistor. With this data we had to show a Power vs. Load resistance graph and explain what
the graph shows.

Data

Resistor Values

Nominal Values Measured Values


5.1k 5k
10k 9.78k
1.1k 1.07k
6.2k 6.15k
3.6k 3.57k
2k 1.98k
1k 1.04k
8.2k 8.12k
510 ohms 510 ohms
ECE 212 Lab Report 9 Miguel Rios

Voltages, Resistance, and Current

Calculated Values Measured Values


Vth=0.72V Voc=0.7V
Rth=3562.72 ohms Isc=0.218mA

Isc=0.202mA

Original Circuit

Thevenin Circuit
ECE 212 Lab Report 9 Miguel Rios

2K Resistor Across Circuits

Thevenin Voltage= 0.24V

Original Circuit=0.26V

Experiment 2: Load Resistors and Power

Load Resistor (Ohms) Measured Load Voltage (Volts) Power (mW)


510 0.08 0.01254902
1000 0.16 0.0256
2000 0.25 0.03125
5100 0.44 0.037960784
8200 0.49 0.029280488
10000 0.52 0.02704

Load Resistors and Power


ECE 212 Lab Report 9 Miguel Rios

Results

After calculating the values of Vth and Rth I was able to measure the actual Voltage and
Current of the circuit. The calculated value of Vth=0.72 and I measured a value of
Voc=0.7V for the original circuit. I then measured the current going through the original
circuit and got a value of Isc=0.218mA and from there I was able to get a value for the
𝑉𝑜𝑐
resistor by which was 3211ohms. This value was lower than my calculated value of
𝐼𝑠𝑐
3562.72ohms, this is because the current that I calculated for the resistor was only
0.202mA. The currents could differ because I did not use the actual values of the resistors
to make my calculations and just used the nominal value which affected the current that I
measured. But overall, both numbers were similar. I then had to measure the voltage
across both circuits, and I got similar results. The 2k resistor had a voltage of 0.24V on the
Thevenin circuit and a value of 0.26V on the original circuit. This showed that the Thevenin
circuit is equivalent to the original circuit.

Questions and Answers

Experiment 2 question (F): The graph's shape shows an optimum resistor that creates the
largest amount of power. If you go over this optimum amount the power decreases and
less power is transferred.
ECE 212 Lab Report 9 Miguel Rios

Conclusion

As we can see from our results, we can conclude that Thevenin's theorem works and can
be used to simplify any circuit. We also saw how load resistors can affect the amount of
power generated and how there is an ideal value for the resistor to produce the most
amount of power. At a certain point if you keep adding more resistance the power of the
circuit decreases. The values that I measured were similar enough to the values that I
measured and account those small differences due to using the nominal values of the
resistors versus the actual values of them.

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