What are the steps required in sequence to solve a circuit using superposition theorem? (a) Select any one source and short circuit all other voltage sources. (b) Find out the current or voltage across the required element, due to the source under consideration. (c) Open all current sources, if the internal impedance is not known. If known replace them by their impedances. (d) Add all the individual effects produced by individual sources to obtain the total current in or across the voltage element. Code :
What are the steps required in sequence to solve a circuit using superposition theorem? (a) Select any one source and short circuit all other voltage sources. (b) Find out the current or voltage across the required element, due to the source under consideration. (c) Open all current sources, if the internal impedance is not known. If known replace them by their impedances. (d) Add all the individual effects produced by individual sources to obtain the total current in or across the voltage element. Code : Correct Answer (a), (c), (b), (d)
Concept:
Superposition Theorem states that the response in any element of a linear, bilateral RLC network containing more than one independent voltage or current source is the algebraic sum of responses produced by the independent source when each of them is acting alone with:
(i) All other independent voltage sources short-circuited
(ii) All independent current sources open-circuited.
(iii) All the dependent voltage and current sources remaining as it is, i.e. they are neither SC nor OC.
Note: If the internal resistance of the independent voltage or current sources is known then it is replaced by the internal resistance while short-circuiting or open circuiting.
Conclusion:
3 steps to solve circuits using superposition can be generalized:
1) Select any one source and short circuit all the other voltage sources.
2) Open all other current sources. If internal impedances are known then replace them by internal impedances.
3) Find out the current or voltage across the required element due to the source under consideration.
4) Finally, add all the individual effects produced by individual sources to obtain the total effect net effect.
Important Point: Superposition Theorem is not applicable in evaluating the power as it has a non-linear relationship.