Circuits & Networks
Module - 1
Session-9 – Maximum Power Transfer
Theorem
Course Code : PCEET302 Credit : 4
Circuits & Networks
Module 1 - Topics
1. Mesh & Nodal Analysis
2. Superposition Theorem
3. Source Transformation
4. Thevenin’s & Nortons’s Theorem
5. Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
6. Reciprocity Theorem
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem [MPT]
• A load will receive maximum power from a linear bilateral dc network
when its total resistive value is exactly equal to the Thevenin’s
resistance of the network as seen by the load
• Conditions to apply MPT
• The circuit should be available in the form of Thevenin’s equivalent
circuit
• The load should be a variable one
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem MPT
• The maximum power transferred will be
Vth 2
Pmax =
4R th
Example 1. Find the value of RL to be connected so that maximum power is transferred
from source
Special Cases of Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
Case 1
Special Cases of Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
Case 2
Special Cases of Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
Case 3
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