How can I determine Rth in Thevenin with a transconductance source?

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First,I use thevenin theorem,when I close the voltage source, i apply nodal analysis to find rth,is my answer correct?
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Just a question but aren't those all resistors if the units are kila-ohms?
 
Futurestar33 said:
Just a question but aren't those all resistors if the units are kila-ohms?
I don't understand what you mean
 
Dependent source 0.003vo should, with your nomenclature, be written 0.003V1
 
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Halfway down the page of your calculations you have:

(V1-V2)/22k + 0.003 V2 +1 + V2/30k = 0

This should be:

(V1-V2)/22k + 0.003 V1 +1 - V2/30k = 0

Which should then become:

30 V1 - 30 V2 + 1980 V1 + 660000 - 22 V2 = 0

Which becomes:

2010 V1 - 52 V2 = -660000
 
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NascentOxygen said:
Dependent source 0.003vo should, with your nomenclature, be written 0.003V1
Thank you for you helping,now i know my mistake
 
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Thank you
 
The Electrician said:
Halfway down the page of your calculations you have:

(V1-V2)/22k + 0.003 V2 +1 + V2/30k = 0

This should be:

(V1-V2)/22k + 0.003 V1 +1 - V2/30k = 0

Which should then become:

30 V1 - 30 V2 + 1980 V1 + 660000 - 22 V2 = 0

Which becomes:

2010 V1 - 52 V2 = -660000
Thank you for your help.
I don't understand why - V2/30k ?
 
qwertyuiop said:
Thank you for your help.
I don't understand why - V2/30k ?

Because you have chosen to define currents into a node as positive. The other choice people make is to define current out of a node as positive. But whichever you choose, you must be consistent.

The expression V2/30k gives the current out of the node, so its sign must be negative.
 
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The Electrician said:
Because you have chosen to define currents into a node as positive. The other choice people make is to define current out of a node as positive. But whichever you choose, you must be consistent.

The expression V2/30k gives the current out of the node, so its sign must be negative.
ok, thank you for your help. In this circuit, I find the rth = -1363ohm. Is possible rth is negative? why?
 
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ok, thank you for your help. In this circuit, I find the rth = -1363ohm. Is possible rth is negative? why?

The dependent source in this circuit is a transconductance source. The value 0.003 is the transconductance. Substitute a variable x for the value 0.003 and solve the circuit for Rth. You will get this expression: Rth = 3.75/(.00025-x). You can see that if x is greater than .00025, Rth will be negative; since .003 is greater than .00025, we get a negative value for Rth.

The circuit of this thread is an example of a circuit with an active element connected in such a way as to generate a negative resistance. There are other well known circuits that can do this, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_impedance_converter
 
The Electrician said:
The dependent source in this circuit is a transconductance source. The value 0.003 is the transconductance. Substitute a variable x for the value 0.003 and solve the circuit for Rth. You will get this expression: Rth = 3.75/(.00025-x). You can see that if x is greater than .00025, Rth will be negative; since .003 is greater than .00025, we get a negative value for Rth.

The circuit of this thread is an example of a circuit with an active element connected in such a way as to generate a negative resistance. There are other well known circuits that can do this, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_impedance_converter

Thank you