EEE 1101

Electrical Circuit I

Prof. Dr. Md. Mortuza Ali

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Mesh Current Method
Part-I

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Basis of Mesh method is KVL

 V 0

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What is mesh?

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What is mesh?

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Example 1:
Use mesh analysis to solve the above circuit.

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Step-1: Redraw the circuit in phasor domain.

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Step-1: Redraw the circuit in phasor domain.

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Step-2: Transform the current sources into voltage
sources, if possible.

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Step-3: Label each mesh with the corresponding
mesh current, and assign each mesh current an
arbitrarily chosen direction, say, clockwise.

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Step-3: Label each mesh with the corresponding
mesh current, and assign each mesh current an
arbitrarily chosen direction, say, clockwise.

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Step-4: Mark the voltages polarities across the passive
elements as determined by the assumed direction of the
mesh current. Polarity of the voltage source will be
unaffected.
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Step-4: Mark the voltages polarities across the passive
elements as determined by the assumed direction of the
mesh current. Polarity of the voltage source will be
unaffected.
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Step-5: Express the dependent sources in terms of
mesh currents.

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Step-6: Apply KVL to each mesh.

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 From 1st mesh: From 2nd mesh:
 20  10 I1  18( I1  I 2 )  0 I2=-2A (ii)
28 I1-18 I 2  20 (i)

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 28 I1-18 I 2  20 (i) I2=-2A (ii)

Step-7: Solve the resulting equations for unknown

mesh currents.

From (i) and (ii) I1=-4/7 A

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Example 2: Find mesh currents in the following circuit.

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  100 0  ( j1)( I1  I 3 )  1( I1  I 2 )  0
(1  j1) I1  I 2  ( j1) I 3  100 0 (1)

1( I 2  I1 )  ( j1)( I 2  I 3 )  50 0  0
 1I1  (1  j1) I 2  ( j1) I 3  50 0 (2)

 50 0  5 I 3  ( j1)( I 3  I 2 )  ( j1)( I 3  I1 )  0

 ( j1) I1  ( j1) I 2  5 I 3  50 0 (3)

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 Using Cramer’s rule with eqn’s (1), (2), and (3), we obtain:

 1000  ( j1)( I1  I 3 )  1( I1  I 2 )  0 (1  j1) 1 j1 

    1 (1  j1)  j1  5
(1  j1) I1  I 2  ( j1) I 3  1000 (1)
 j1  j1 5 

1( I 2  I1 )  ( j1)( I 2  I 3 )  500  0  100 0 1 j1 

 
1   50 0 (1  j1)  j1  61.03550
 1I1  (1  j1) I 2  ( j1) I 3  50 0 (2)
 50 0  j1 5 

 500  5 I 3  ( j1)( I 3  I 2 )  ( j1)( I 3  I1 )  0 (1  j1) 100 0 j1 
 
 ( j1) I1  ( j1) I 2  5 I 3  500 (3) 2   1  50 0  j1  43.0135.54 0
 j1 5 0 0
5 

(1  j1) 1 100 0 
 
3   1 (1  j1)  50 0   10
 j1  j1 50 0 


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  5, 1  61.03550 ,  2  43.0135.540 , and  3  10

1 2
V1   12.2155 V, V2 
0
 8.635.540 V
 
3
and V3  2V


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Mesh Current Method
Part-II

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Method I:

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  7  1( I1  I 2 )  3( I 3  I 2 )  I 3  0
I1  4 I 2  4 I 3  7
( I 3  7)  4 I 2  4 I 3  7
 4 I 2  5I 3  0 (1)

1( I 2  I1 )  2 I 2  3( I 2  I 3 )  0
Relation between I1, I2 and 7A  ( I 3  7)  6 I 2  3I 3  0
source is: I1-I3=7 6I 2  4I3  7 (2)

From equations (1) and (2), we obtain: I3=2 A, I2=2.5 A, and I1=9 A.

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 Method II:

Relation between I1, I2 and 7A

source is: I1-I3=7

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Relation between I1, I2 and 7A
source is: I1-I3=7

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  7  1( I1  I 2 )  V  0 I1-I3=7
V  7  I1  I 2 (1)
 V  3( I 3  I 2 )  I 3  0
V  3I 2  4 I 3 (2)
From (1) and (2) with I1-I3=7:

 4 I 2  5I 3  0 (3)

1( I 2  I1 )  2 I 2  3( I 2  I 3 )  0
 ( I 3  7)  6 I 2  3I 3  0
6I 2  4I3  7 (4) Same equations are obtained as
those obtained in Method I
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 Method III:

Relation between I1, I2 and 7A

source is: I1-I3=7

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I1=Ix+I1, I2=Ix+I2, and I3=I1-7.

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  7  2( I x  I 2 )  I x  0
3I x  2 I 2  7 (1)

I1  7 (2)

1( I 2  I1)  2( I x  I 2 )  3I 2  0
 I1  6 I 2  2 I x  0
6 I 2  2 I x  7 (3)
From equations (1) and (3), we obtain: Ix=2 A and I2=0.5 A.
Therefore, Ix=2 A and I2=0.5 A.

Therefore, I1=Ix+I1=9 A, I2=Ix+I2=2.5 A and I3=I1-7=2 A.

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Homework: Using mesh current method, determine V0 in the
following circuit.

Answer: 7.68250.190 V

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Homework: Using mesh current method, determine I0 in the
following circuit.

Answer: -4/3 A

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Homework: Determine mesh currents using method III for
supermesh.

Answer: I1=5/4 A, 1/4 A, and -3/4 A.

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