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EE Lecture 3 - Mesh and Nodal Analysis

This document discusses mesh analysis, which is a technique for analyzing electric circuits based on loops of current called meshes. It defines a mesh as a closed path through a circuit with no internal branches, while a loop can contain internal branches. The procedure involves writing Kirchhoff's voltage law equations around each mesh in terms of assumed mesh currents and solving the resulting system of equations. Examples are provided to demonstrate writing mesh equations and solving for currents. Homework is assigned to write mesh equations for networks and solve for loop currents using determinants.

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EE Lecture 3 - Mesh and Nodal Analysis

This document discusses mesh analysis, which is a technique for analyzing electric circuits based on loops of current called meshes. It defines a mesh as a closed path through a circuit with no internal branches, while a loop can contain internal branches. The procedure involves writing Kirchhoff's voltage law equations around each mesh in terms of assumed mesh currents and solving the resulting system of equations. Examples are provided to demonstrate writing mesh equations and solving for currents. Homework is assigned to write mesh equations for networks and solve for loop currents using determinants.

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MESH ANALYSIS

Objectives

▪ Distinguish between the terms mesh and loop.

▪ Solution of Electric Circuit Based on Mesh (Loop) Current Method.


Distinguish between the terms mesh and loop

Basic difference between ‘mesh’ and ‘loop’ is :

•A ‘mesh’ is any closed path in a given circuit that does not have any element (or branch)
inside it.

•A mesh has the properties that (i) every node in the closed path is exactly formed with
two branches (ii) no other branches are enclosed by the closed path.

•Meshes can be thought of a resembling window partitions.

•On the other hand, ‘loop’ is also a closed path but inside the closed path there may be
one or more than one branches or elements.
a b

g h
c

f d
e

Path (abchga) is mesh and loop


Path (abcdefga) is loop
Path (ghefg) is mesh and loop
Path (ghcdefg) is loop
Path (hcdeh) is mesh and loop
Mesh Analysis Procedure

1. Indicate the polarities within each loop for each


resistor as determined by the assumed direction of
loop current for that loop.

2. Apply Kirchhoff’s voltage law around each closed


loop in the clockwise direction.

3. If a resistor has two or more assumed currents through it, the total current through the
resistor is the assumed current of the loop in which Kirchhoff’s voltage law is being
applied, plus the assumed currents of the other loops passing through in the same
direction, minus the assumed currents through in the opposite direction.

4. The polarity of a voltage source is unaffected by the direction of the assigned loop
currents.

5. Solve the resulting simultaneous linear equations for the assumed loop currents.
Example 1
Find the current through each branch of the
network in Fig. 1.

Solution

For Loop 1 : Applying of (KVL)

2  2 I1  4( I1  I 2 )  0 (1)
Fig. 1. Example 1
For Loop 2 : Applying of (KVL)

4( I 2  I1 )  1I 2  6  0 (2)

6 I1  4 I 2  2 (3)

4 I1  5 I 2  6 (4)
Solving (3) and (4) using determinate method

-6 4 I1 2

4 5 I 2 6

-2 4
6 5 14
I1    1 A
-6 4 14
4 5

-6 2
4 6 28
I2    2 A
-6 4 14
4 5
Find the current through each branch of the network in the following Figure
Mesh Analysis
EXAMPLE 3

Write the mesh equations for the network in Fig. 3

Figure 3 : example 3
Solution
EXAMPLE 4

Find the current through the 10 Ω resistor of the network in Fig. 4.

Figure 4 : example 4
Home Work

Write the mesh equations for each of the networks in Fig 5. Using determinants, solve
for the loop currents in each network. Use clockwise mesh currents.

Figure 5 : example 5

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