Question 2 a) [7 MARKS] Find the Thevenin equivalent circuit between the nodes a and b:
ba
12
19
X Vy Z2S
4V
750mA
ob
b) [3 MARKS] What value would a resistor R, connected across a and b need to be to give the maximum power transferred into RL, and what is the maximum possible power in the resistor R? [10 MARKS]
Answer here:
a) Voc = Vth = 3 V (Isc = 0.75 A) Rth = 4 Ohms
b) Max Pwr when RI = Rth = 4 0.5625 W