ADAMSON UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EXPERIMENT NO. 8: EFFECT SUPERPOSITION

DATE PERFORMED: MARCH 04, 2016

DATE SUBMITTED: MARCH 11, 2016

SCHEDULE: FRIDAY (10:30-13:30)

GROUP NO. : 4

GUIBELONDO, HEINZ HAYLE M.

SET UP and PROCEDURE

1. Insert the Module E02 in the console and set the main switch to ON;
2. Adjust the voltage drops +V and –V to 10V by turning the potentiometers
+V and –V on the console and write down the values in Tab. 5.2a;
3. Set the circuit as in Fig. 5.2a in such a way that allows to connect the
generator +10V;
4. Connect a multimeter, set as dc voltmeter and another one as milliameter,
Fig 5.2a;
5. Read the value of the current measured by the milliammeter and the one of
the voltage shown by the voltmeter;
6. Write down in Tab. 5.2a the surveyed values;
7. Set the circuit as in Fig. 5.2b in such a way that allows to connect the
generator -10V;
8. Read the value of the current measured by the milliammeter and the one of
the voltage shown by the voltmeter;
9. Write down in Tab. 5.2a the surveyed values;
10.Set the circuit as in Fig. 5.2c, in such a way that allows to connect the
generators +10V and -10V;
11.Read the value of the current measured by the milliammeter and the one of
the voltage shown by the voltmeter;
 12.Write down in Tab. 5.2a the surveyed values;
13.Verify that the algebraic sum of the values read by the instrument with a
generator first and then the other generator connected correspond to the one
shown by the same ones with both the generators connected;
14.Calculate the current I3 and the voltage UAB by applying the theorem of the
effect superposition and write down the results in Tab. 5.2b;

DATA AND RESULTS

Table 5.2a

Ue1 (+V) Ue2 (-V) U’AB [V] I’3 [mA] U’’AB [V] I’’3 [mA] UAB [V] I3 [mA]
[V] [V]

Measured Value

+10 -10 4.86 14.424 3.424 19.69 1.447

Table 5.2b

UAB [V] I3 [mA]

Calculated Value (Effect Superposition)

COMPUTATIONS

For Table 5.2b:

R1 = 360Ω ; R2 = 510Ω ; R3 = 1kΩ ;

𝑅2 •𝑅3 𝑈𝑒1 •𝑅′𝐴𝐵 𝑅1 •𝑅3 𝑈𝑒2 •𝑅′′𝐴𝐵

𝑹′𝑨𝑩 = ; 𝑼′𝑨𝑩 = ; 𝑹′′𝑨𝑩 = ; 𝑼′′𝑨𝑩 =
𝑅2 +𝑅3 𝑅1 +𝑅′𝐴𝐵 𝑅1 +𝑅3 𝑅2 +𝑅′′𝐴𝐵

(510)(1000) (10)(337.748)
𝑹′𝑨𝑩 = = 337.748Ω ; 𝑼′𝑨𝑩 = = 𝟒. 𝟖𝟔𝑽
510 + 1000 360 + 337.748

(360)(1000) (−10)(264.706)
𝑹′′𝑨𝑩 = = 264.706Ω ; 𝑼′′𝑨𝑩 = = −𝟑. 𝟒𝟐𝟒𝑽
360 + 1000 510 + 274.706

𝑈𝑅3 = 𝑈𝐴𝐵 = 𝑈 ′𝐴𝐵 + 𝑈 ′′𝐴𝐵 = 4.86 − 3.424 = 1.447𝑉

𝑈𝑅3
𝐼3 = = = 𝑚𝐴
𝑅3 1000Ω

ANALYSIS

Upon performing the experiment, the circuit is composed of two variable

sources, a positive and a negative, some resistors with respective values. Following
the procedures in the manual, by using Superposition Method, we are able to
understand its principle and applied it to get the value of the current branch I3 and
also we’ve compared the measured the values with the computed ones.

CONCLUSION

I therefore conclude that the superposition method is very helpful when

determining the voltages and currents present in a circuit with two or more sources
of supply. Based on the experiment, we’ve used a formula to get the current
flowing at resistor R3 algebraically with the given formula. Also, this
superposition circuit is done with one power supply at a time.
RECOMMENDATION

Upon performing the experiment, make sure that all the equipments are
working and tested before operating it to avoid getting errors when gathering the
data.