Simulator link: https://vlab.amrita.edu/repo/PHY/BEC/DCCircuitSimulation/DC%20Circuit%20Simulation.swf
Components:
- Resistor: A resistor is a two-terminal electronic component that produces a voltage across its terminals that is proportional to the electric current through it in accordance with Ohm's law.
- Lamp: A lamp is a replaceable component such as an incandescent light bulb, which is designed to produce light from electricity. These components usually have a base of ceramic, metal, glass or plastic, which makes an electrical connection in the socket of a light fixture.
- Wire: A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, elongated string of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the metal through a hole in a die or draw plate.
- Switch: In electronics, a switch is an electrical component that can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another.
- Battery: In electronics, a battery or voltaic cell is a combination of many electrochemical Galvanic cells of identical type to store chemical energy and to deliver higher voltage or higher current than with single cells.
- Voltmeter: A voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring the electrical potential difference between two points in an electric circuit. Analog voltmeters move a pointer across a scale in proportion to the voltage of the circuit; digital voltmeters give a numerical display of voltage by use of an analog to digital converter.
- Ammeter: An ammeter is a measuring instrument used to measure the electric current in a circuit. Electric currents are measured in amperes (A), hence the name.
- Non-contact ammeter: A type of ammeter that need not be a part of the circuit.
Procedure:
- The components are given on the right side of the simulator. You can click on the desired component and drag it to the simulator screen.
- Connection wires are provided. The connection can be confirmed by noticing the colour change in the node.
- First, design the original circuit , and then notice the current and voltage through the load resistance.
- Then calculate the Thevenin's equivalent resistance and voltage. Design Thevenin's equivalent circuit. Measure the current through the load resistance.
- Compare the two results to verify the theorem.