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Norton equivalent

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asked Aug 9, 2015 in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING by anonymous

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Step 1:

Find the Norton's short circuit current.

1. Short the load resistor.

2. Calculate the Short Circuit Current. This is the Norton Current (IN).

Redraw the circuit :

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Resistor R1 and R2 are in series.

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Step 2:

Now replace R1 and R2 with R.

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Find the total circuit current : image.

Voltage V = 50 +20

V = 70 V

Nortons equivalent resistance is image.

( From http://www.mathskey.com/question2answer/31754/norton-equivalent ).

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Step 3:

Find the Current through the resistor R.

Use the CDR (current division rule ) to find the Current through the resistor R.

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Norton short circuit current is image.

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Nortons current is image.

Solution :

Nortons current is image.

answered Aug 10, 2015 by justmaths Rookie
edited Aug 10, 2015 by justmaths

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