Electrical – Are there any cases that Source Transformation method can not be applied

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When I tried to use Source Transformation method on the 12 V voltage source the problem gave me a wrong answer. If I transformed the 2 A current source it works just fine. My question here, Is there any Cases in Deducing Norton and Thevenin equivalents where I cannot use source transformation method?

The right answer for I Norton is -0.4 A

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My question here, Is there any Cases in Deducing Norton and Thevenin equivalents where I cannot use source transformation method?

  • There is no Thevenin equivalent for an ideal current source.

  • There is no Norton equivalent for an ideal voltage source.

Any other linear one-port network (meaning a network of linear resistors, ideal voltage and current sources, and linear dependent sources) will have an I-V curve from which either a Thevenin or Norton equivalent circuit can be found.

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