determine the Norton's equivalent ckt between the output terminal AB
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Answer:
Explanation:
Norton on the other hand reduces his circuit down to a single resistance in parallel with a constant current source.
Nortons Theorem states that “Any linear circuit containing several energy sources and resistances can be replaced by a single Constant Current generator in parallel with a Single Resistor“.
As far as the load resistance, RL is concerned this single resistance, RS is the value of the resistance looking back into the network with all the current sources open circuited and IS is the short circuit current at the output terminals as shown below.
Nortons equivalent circuit
nortons theorem equivalent circuit
The value of this “constant current” is one which would flow if the two output terminals where shorted together while the source resistance would be measured looking back into the terminals, (the same as Thevenin).
For example, consider our now familiar circuit from the previous section.
nortons resistor network
To find the Nortons equivalent of the above circuit we firstly have to remove the centre 40Ω load resistor and short out the terminals A and B to give us the following circuit.
resistor network
When the terminals A and B are shorted together the two resistors are connected in parallel across their two respective voltage sources and the currents flowing through each resistor as well as the total short circuit current can now be calculated as:
with A-B Shorted Out
nortons circuit current
If we short-out the two voltage sources and open circuit terminals A and B, the two resistors are now effectively connected together in parallel. The value of the internal resistor Rs is found by calculating the total resistance at the terminals A and B giving us the following circuit.
nortons shorted resistor network
Find the Equivalent Resistance (Rs)
nortons parallel resistance
Having found both the short circuit current, Is and equivalent internal resistance, Rs this then gives us the following Nortons equivalent circuit.
Nortons equivalent circuit
nortons equivalent circuit
Ok, so far so good, but we now have to solve with the original 40Ω load resistor connected across terminals A and B as shown below.
load resistance
Again, the two resistors are connected in parallel across the terminals A and B which gives us a total resistance of:
parallel resistance