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18<br />

Network Theorems (ac)<br />

18.1 INTRODUCTION<br />

This chapter will parallel Chapter 9, which dealt with network theorems<br />

as applied to dc networks. It would be time well spent to review each<br />

theorem in Chapter 9 before beginning this chapter because many of the<br />

comments offered there will not be repeated.<br />

Due to the need for developing confidence in the application of the<br />

various theorems to networks with controlled (dependent) sources,<br />

some sections have been divided into two parts: independent sources<br />

and dependent sources.<br />

Theorems to be considered in detail include the superposition theorem,<br />

Thévenin’s and Norton’s theorems, and the maximum power theorem.<br />

The substitution and reciprocity theorems and Millman’s theorem<br />

are not discussed in detail here because a review of Chapter 9 will<br />

enable you to apply them to sinusoidal ac networks with little difficulty.<br />

18.2 SUPERPOSITION THEOREM<br />

You will recall from Chapter 9 that the superposition theorem eliminated<br />

the need for solving simultaneous linear equations by considering<br />

the effects of each source independently. To consider the effects of each<br />

source, we had to remove the remaining sources. This was accomplished<br />

by setting voltage sources to zero (short-circuit representation)<br />

and current sources to zero (open-circuit representation). The current<br />

through, or voltage across, a portion of the network produced by each<br />

source was then added algebraically to find the total solution for the<br />

current or voltage.<br />

The only variation in applying this method to ac networks with independent<br />

sources is that we will now be working with impedances and<br />

phasors instead of just resistors and real numbers.<br />

The superposition theorem is not applicable to power effects in ac<br />

networks since we are still dealing with a nonlinear relationship. It can<br />

be applied to networks with sources of different frequencies only if<br />

Th

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