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Download Solution PDFAn equivalent single current source between 'A' and 'B' in the following figure will be:
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFConcept:
- Norton’s Theorem states that “Any linear circuit containing several energy sources and resistances can be replaced by a single constant current source in parallel with a single resistor".
- It is an analytical method used to change a complex circuit into a simple equivalent circuit consisting of a single resistance in parallel with a current source.
Steps to follow for Norton’s Theorem:
- Calculate Norton’s current source by removing the load resistor from the original circuit and replacing it with a short circuit.
- Calculating the current through a shorted wire.
- Calculating the Norton resistance by removing all power sources in the original circuit (voltage sources shorted and current sources open).
- Calculating total resistance between the open connection points.
- Draw the Norton equivalent circuit, with the Norton current source in parallel with the Norton resistance.
- The load resistor re-attaches between the two open points of the equivalent circuit.
Calculation of Norton Resistance
Step 1: Open the load terminal AB.
Step 2: Short circuit the voltage source and open circuit the current source.
RN = 10Ω
Calculation of Norton's Current
Short circuit the load terminal. This short circuit current is known as the Norton current.
\(-5-10+10I+5=0\)
I = 1A
Applying KCL at Node B:
IB = 1+1 = 2A = IN
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