Norton and Thevenin equivalents disagreement?

lillybeans · Oct 13, 2012

When I solve for Isc through a and b using Norton and Thevenin equivalents between c and d I get different results. Why is that?

Norton =0.5mA
Thevenin =2mA

gneill · Oct 13, 2012

In the third diagram, the source you've labelled as Vx is not the same as V_CD. It's V_CD which is the reference voltage for the controlled voltage source.

lillybeans · Oct 13, 2012

gneill said:

In the third diagram, the source you've labelled as Vx is not the same as V_CD. It's V_CD which is the reference voltage for the controlled voltage source.

Thank you so much! So that's where I went wrong...

Norton and Thevenin equivalents disagreement?

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