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Circuit
Nortons
Equivalent
Circuit
Thevenins
Equivanlent
Circuit
They are
Interchangeable
You should do
1) Connect an open circuit between a and b.
2) Find the voltage across the open circuit which is Voc.
Voc = Vth.
Resistors
and
independent sources
Resistors
and
dependent sources
or
independent shorces
Note: When there are only dependent sources, the equivalent network is merely RTh, that is, no
current or voltage sources.
You should do
Resistors
and
independent sources
Resistors
and
dependent sources
or
Independent sources
Note: When there are only dependent sources, the equivalent network is merely RTh, that is, no
current or voltage sources.
References
1. Introduction to Electric Circuits 5th Edition. Richard C. D and James A. S. 2001. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.