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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem states that maximum power is delivered to a load when the load resistance equals the Thevenin resistance. The document explains how internal resistance affects power transfer in electric circuits and provides a method to determine the maximum power delivered to a load using Thevenin's equivalent circuit. It includes derivations and examples to illustrate the theorem's application.

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CL_10_Maximum_Power

The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem states that maximum power is delivered to a load when the load resistance equals the Thevenin resistance. The document explains how internal resistance affects power transfer in electric circuits and provides a method to determine the maximum power delivered to a load using Thevenin's equivalent circuit. It includes derivations and examples to illustrate the theorem's application.

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Md.

Abdul Malek
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET)
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
• Practical source have internal resistance.

• Power loss occurred in the internal resistance.

• In any electric circuit, the electrical energy is delivered to the load


where it is converted into a useful work.

• For given circuit with known internal resistance, the load size
always affects the amount of power transferred from the supply
source.

• Any change in the load resistance results to change in power


transfer to the load.
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
• Our main objective to deliver maximum power to load.

• Maximum power transfer theorem determine the condition that


transfer the maximum power to the load.
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
• The Thevenin equivalent is useful in finding the
maximum power a linear circuit can deliver to a load.

Fig. 1: Thevenin equivalent circuit.


The power delivered to the load is
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
• For a given circuit, and are fixed.
• By varying the load resistance , the power delivered to the load
varies as sketched in Fig. 2.

P
•When RL= RTh, P= Pmax.
Pmax
•When RL < RTh, P < Pmax.
•When RL > RTh, P < Pmax.
o
RTh RL
Maximum power is transferred
to load when RL= RTh,
Fig. 2: Power delivered to the load as a function of .
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
Maximum power theorem:
Maximum power is transferred to the load when the load resistance
equals to the Thevenin resistance (RL= RTh).

Derivation:

Power delivered to the load RL is


Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
We Differentiate equation (1) with respect to RL and set the result
equal to zero

But
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
• The maximum power transferred to the load is
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
Find the value of load for maximum power transfer in the circuit of
Fig. 3. Find the maximum power.

Fig. 3
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
Solution: To determine the maximum power to the load, we need
Thevenin’s circuit of Fig. 3.
RTh:
• Turning off the 12 V voltage source (replacing it with a short circuit) and
2 A current source (replace with open circuit)
• Load terminal replace with open circuit.
• 6 Ω and 12 Ω resistors is connected in parallel
• Combine 6 Ω and 12 Ω resistors
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
To get VTh, we consider the circuit in Fig. 4

Fig. 4.: finding VTh.

From mesh 2,

From mesh 1,
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
From equation (2) and (3),

Applying KVL around the outer loop to get VTh across


terminals a-b,
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
For maximum power transfer,

Maximum power at load is


Thank You

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