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Role of the Laboratory: Power Transfer
written by Jim Nelson and Jane Nelson
In this activity from the AAPT/PTRA manual "Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics", students are asked to find the condition for maximum power transfer from a power supply to a load resistor.  By adding an "internal resistor" to a power supply it can be made a variable in a typical power transfer laboratory activity.  Students who have studied calculus can do a maximization calculation to check the results of this activity.
Book Title: The Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- DC Circuits
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Laboratory
Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Lesson Plan
- Laboratory
- New teachers
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© 1995 American Association of Physics Teachers
Keywords:
internal resistance, maximum power, voltage divider
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created June 18, 2006 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:
May 21, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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January 1, 1995
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J. Nelson and J. Nelson, , in The Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics (1995), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3815&DocID=123).
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J. Nelson and J. Nelson, Role of the Laboratory: Power Transfer, in The Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics (1995), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3815&DocID=123>.
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Nelson, J., & Nelson, J. (1995). Role of the Laboratory: Power Transfer. In The Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics. Retrieved November 3, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3815&DocID=123
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Nelson, Jim, and Jane Nelson. "Role of the Laboratory: Power Transfer." In The Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics. 1995. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3815&DocID=123 (accessed 3 November 2024).
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Nelson, Jim, and Jane Nelson. "Role of the Laboratory: Power Transfer." The Role of the Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics. 1995. 1 Jan. 1995. 3 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3815&DocID=123>.
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Power Transfer is part of the AAPT/PTRA manual "Role of Laboratory in Teaching Introductory Physics".

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