Thévénin Equivalent Circuit

The Thévénin Equivalent of a circuit consists of a Thévénin voltage source in series with a Thévénin resistor and is valid for any load. In AC circuits a Thévénin equivalent circuit is valid for a single frequency.

Original circuit before Thévénin Equivalent - RF Cafe

Original Circuit Prior to the Thévénin Equivalent

Thévénin Equivalent drawing schematic - RF Cafe

Thévénin Equivalent

The Thévénin voltage is the open circuit voltage at the output. calculation is straightforward node or loop circuit analysis. Using loop analysis:

V_oc: [8 * I1] + [(8+2+6) * I2] - [6 * I3] = 1 A

I2 = ½A ==> Voc = ½A * 6

Ω= 3 V = V_th

Calculate the Thévénin resistance from the open circuit voltage and the short circuit current
(set R_L = 0 and solve for I3) using Ohm's Law.

R_th = V_oc / I_sc = 3 V / [(4/9) A] = 27 / 4 Ω = R_th




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