Maximum Power Equivalent: A Unification of Thévenin and Norton Equivalents

Abstract

The Maximum Power equivalent is presented. This equivalent combines the Thévenin and Norton equivalents to form a network that exhibits facilitates in finding the maximum power transfer condition for linear and nonlinear loads. A reflection coefficient ρ, analogous to that found in other areas, is introduced, which allows the maximum transfer condition to be defined when it equals zero. The detailed method for obtaining the maximum power equivalent is presented, and examples for finding the maximum transfer condition for linear and nonlinear loads are included.

KEYWORDS:

• Generalized maximum power transfer theorem
• maximum power transfer theorem
• network equivalent

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P. I. Masoliver

Pavel I Masoliver was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1992. He received the BSc and MSc degree in experimental physics from Universidad Católica deChile, Santiago, Chile, in 2015 and 2018, respectively. He is currently PhD candidate in electrical engineering at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. He has worked in the Materials Science and Plasma Physics laboratories, as well as in the Integrated Circuits Group (ICUC) at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. His current research interests focus circuit theory, multi-domain physical network modeling, and instrumentation development. Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]