Electric Circuits & Electron
Devices - EC 2151
Ms. B. RAMANI, L/ECE
S. S. N. College of Engineering
Circuit Analysis Techniques
1.
Node-Voltage method
2.
Mesh- Current method
3.
Superposition method
4.
Thevenins and Nortons circuits
5.
Maximum Power Transfer theorem
Objectives
To formulate the node-voltage equations.
To solve electric circuits using the node voltage method.
To introduce the mesh current method.
To formulate the mesh-current equations.
To solve electric circuits using the mesh-current method.
Nodal Analysis with Independent Sources
node voltage set
R1
+
-
V1
Va
R3
R2
Vb
R4
IS
reference node
Choose a reference node.
Define the node voltages (except reference node and the one set by the
voltage source).
Apply KCL at the nodes with unknown voltage.
Va V1 Va Va Vb
+
+
=0
R1
R2
R3
Vb Va Vb
+
= IS
R3
R4
Solve for Va and Vb in terms of circuit parameters.
Example: 1
Use node-voltage method to calculate the power
supplied or absorbed by each source
P40V= - 400W
P20V= - 100W
P5A= + 50W
NODAL ANALYSIS WITH DEPENDENT SOURCES
R1
ISS
Vb
I2
R3
R2
Va
R4
Vb Rm I 2
I ss + I 2 +
=0
R3
Va = Rm I 2
Vb
I2 =
R2
+
-
RmI2
Example 2
Use Nodal analysis to find Io
Io = 1.75 A
Super Nodes
A super-node is formed by enclosing a voltage source
connected between two Non-reference nodes.
Super Nodes
Is
Add the two equations to get
These are the two node equations for the super nodes
Mesh Current Method
Mesh-Current Method (Loop
Analysis)
Nodal analysis was developed by applying KCL at each nonreference node.
Mesh-Current method is developed by applying KVL around
meshes in the circuit.
Loop (mesh) analysis results in a system of linear equations which
must be solved for unknown currents.
Reduces the number of required equations to the number of
meshes
Can be done systematically with little thinking
As usual, be careful writing mesh equations follow sign
convention.
Definitions
Mesh: Loop that does not enclose other loops
Essential Branch: Path between 2 essential nodes (without crossing other
essential nodes).
How many mesh-currents?
A
# of essential nodes
Ne = 4
# of essential branches
Be = 6
No. of Mesh-currents
M = Be (Ne-1)
+
-
Enough equations to get unknowns
Steps of Mesh Analysis
1. Identify the number of basic meshes.
2. Assign a current to each mesh.
3. Apply KVL around each loop to get an equation in terms of
the loop currents.
4. Solve the resulting system of linear equations.
Identifying the Meshes
1k
1k
1k
V1
Mesh 1
Mesh 2
V2
V2
Assigning Mesh Currents
1k
V1
I1
1k
1k
I2
Voltages from Mesh Currents
+ VR
R
+ VR
I2
R
I1
I1
VR = I1 R
VR = (I1 - I2 ) R
1k
V1
I1
1k
1k
I2
V2
Mesh-Current Equations
R1
V1
R2
R3
I1
-V1 + I1 R1 + (I1 - I2) R3 = 0
I2 R2 + V2 + (I2-I1) R3 = 0
I2
V2
Mesh Current Method
1. Assign mesh currents
6
2. Write mesh equations
i1(20+6+4) + (i1-i2)(4+6) = 0
i2(2+4+4) + (i2-i1)(4+6) 70 = 0
i1
20
4
4
6
3. Solve mesh equations
40i1 - 10i2 = 0
-10i1+ 20i2 = 70
=========================
40i1 - 10i2 = 0
70i2 = 280
Solution: i1 = 1A; i2 = 4A
70V
+
-
i2
2
Mesh current method Cases
Case I: When a current source exists only in one mesh
Loop 1
-10 + 4i1 + 6(i1-i2) = 0
Loop 2
i2 = - 5A
No need to write a loop
equation.
Case II: Super Mesh
When a current source exists between two meshes
Case III: Mesh with Dependent Sources
-75 + 5i1 + 20(i1-i2) = 0
10ix + 20(i2-i1) + 4i2 = 0
ix = i1 - i2
+
75V
-75 + 5i1 + 20(i1-i2) = 0
10(i1-i2) + 20(i2-i1) + 4i2 = 0
i2 = 5A
i1 = 7A
i1
20
i3
i2
10ix
Example 3
Use the mesh-current method to find io
Ans. Io = A
Solution
Solution Contd..