UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY TAXILA

FACULTY OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING

Telecommunication Engineering Department

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APPLIED PHYSICS
 

LAB MANUAL 3
 

Demonstration of Thevenin Theorem using PSPice

Prepared By: Engr. M J Khan

DC Circuit – Superposition Theorem

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FACULTY OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING

Telecommunication Engineering Department

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LAB OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this lab is to

1) Use PSpice to verify Thevenin Theorem.

Analysis:
The simplest type of analysis in PSPICE is a bias point analysis. This type of analysis determines
node voltages. Currents through voltage sources and total circuit power dissipation are also
automatically determined.

Notes:
1) All circuits must include a ground symbol. Use the GND symbol from the toolbar (pick
that ground symbol labeled 0).
2) The voltages sources are part VSRC from the SOURCE library.
3) Parts may be rotated using Ctrl + R. Alternately, right-click on the part and pick ROTATE
or MIRROR.
4) Note that the current source has the units mAdc. PSPICE ignores all letters after the first
letter m, which is a valid SI prefix. So the current could have just as easily have been
labeled 10milliamperes. Be sure not to include any spaces.
5) PSPICE uses its own node numbering technique and it is often not apparent what node
numbers will be used.

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Telecommunication Engineering Department

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TASK 1
Draw the Following circuit in schematic and Find its Thevenin equivalents against point A and
point B.

R2 R1

6 21

V1 R4
15Vdc R3 10
15

TASK 2
Draw the Following circuit in schematic and Find its Thevenin equivalents against point A and
point B.
R8 R5

211 980

V3 R10 R11
12Vdc R9 220 2.2k
142

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