Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Pablo Borbon Main II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

NAME: _________________________________________
SR CODE: _______________________
SECTION: _______________________

NETWORK LAWS AND THEOREMS

1. KIRCHHOFF’S LAW
2. MAXWELL MESH ANALYSIS
3. NODAL ANALYSIS
4. MILLMAN’S THEOREM
5. SOURCE TRANSFORMATION
6. SUPERPOSITION THEOREM
7. THEVENIN’S THEOREM
8. NORTON’S THEOREM
9. MAXIMUM POWER TRANSFER THEOREM\

NODES, BRANCHES AND LOOPS

1. A branch represents a single element such as a voltage source or a resistor.
2. A node is the point of connection between two or more branches.
3. A loop is any closed path in a circuit.
4. A network with b branches, n nodes and l independent loops will satisfy the fundamental
theorem of network topology
b=l+n–1
EXAMPLE:
How many branches, nodes, and independent loops does the circuit of Figure 1 have?

Figure 1
ANSWERS:
____ Branches
____ Nodes
____ Independent Loops

ENGR. RODEL A. TEJADA, REE, RME EE 301

INSTRUCTOR “ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I”
(ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT) 1ST SEMESTER, AY 2020-2021
“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME”
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BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Pablo Borbon Main II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

1. KIRCHHOFF’S LAW
a. KVL – Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
- The algebraic sum of all voltages around a closed path (or loop) is zero.
b. KCL – Kirchhoff’s Current Law
- The algebraic sum of currents at any node (or a closed boundary) is zero.
NOTE:

SAMPLE PROBLEMS:
1. Find the currents and voltages in the circuit using Kirchhoff’s Law.

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INSTRUCTOR “ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I”
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College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Pablo Borbon Main II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

2. For the circuit shown. Find V1 and V2 using Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s Law.

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INSTRUCTOR “ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I”
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College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Pablo Borbon Main II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

3. Find Vx using Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s Law.

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INSTRUCTOR “ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I”
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“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME”
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College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Pablo Borbon Main II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

4. Find V and I using Kirchhoff’s Laws.

3I

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INSTRUCTOR “ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I”
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“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME”
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BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Pablo Borbon Main II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

2. MAXWELL MESH ANALYSIS

This method involves a set of independent loop or mesh currents assigned to as many meshes as
exists in the circuit. The magnitude of the current passing through in each resistor is the algebraic
sum of the mesh currents passing through it. This method is only applicable to a circuit that is
planar.

A mesh is a loop which does not contain any other loops within it.

A super mesh results when two meshes have a (dependent or independent) current source in
common.

SAMPLE PROBLEMS:
1. Find the currents and voltages in the circuit using Maxwell Mesh Analysis.

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College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Pablo Borbon Main II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

2. For the circuit shown. Find V1 and V2 using Maxwell Mesh Analysis.

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INSTRUCTOR “ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I”
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College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Pablo Borbon Main II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

3. Find Vx using Mesh Analysis.

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INSTRUCTOR “ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I”
(ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT) 1ST SEMESTER, AY 2020-2021
“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME”
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BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Pablo Borbon Main II, Alangilan, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

4. Find V and I using Mesh Analysis.

3I

ENGR. RODEL A. TEJADA, REE, RME EE 301

INSTRUCTOR “ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I”
(ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT) 1ST SEMESTER, AY 2020-2021
“I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME”
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