// Exa 6.1 clc; clear; // Given data // Refering bridge shown in fig. 6.8 R1 = 1000; // Ohms R2 = 4000; // Ohms R3 = 100; // Ohms R4 = 400; // Ohms Rg = 100; // Ohms Si = 100; // Sensitivity in mm/microAmp V = 3; // Voltage applied R4_imbalance = 1; // resistance added in R4 to create imbalance // Solution printf('The bridge is originally in balance. Therefore, R1/R3 = R2/R4 \n'); printf('Let there be imbalance in the bridge circuit because of increase in value of R4 value by 1 Ohm \n'); printf('Therefore, R4 = 400+X Ohms \n'); printf('Thevenins Resistance Rth = (100*1000)/(100+1000) + (4000*(400+X))/(4400+X) \n'); // Rth = R1*R3/(R1+R3) + R2*R4/(R2+R4) printf('Neglecting X \n'); // Therefore Rth = R1*R3/(R1+R3) + R2*R4/(R2+R4); printf('Rth becomes %d ohms \n',round(Rth)); printf('Eth = [R3/(R1+R3) + R4/(R2+R4)]*E; \n'); // Applying binomial expansion and neglecting X2 term, X is small // Therefore X = R4_imbalance; Eth = V*10*X/48400; printf('Applying binomial expansion, Eth = %.2f µV \n',round(Eth*10^6)); Ig = Eth/(Rth+Rg); // Galvanometer current D = Ig*Si; // Deflection in mm printf('Galvanometer Current Ig = %.3f µA \n', Ig*10^6); printf('Galvanometer deflection D = %.2f mm \n',D*10^6); // The answer provided in the textbook is wrong