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Abstract: The experiment is about to demonstrate 2 320Ω 1.6mA 0.5V

mesh and nodal analysis using constructed 3 970Ω 1.5mA 1.5V
Wheatstone bridge with the appropriate resistors 4 330Ω 1.5mA 0.5V
that I had choosed and get the experimental 5 320Ω 0.01mA 3.2mV
measurewqd be analog type multimeters or digital 6 980Ω 1.5mA 1.5V
multimeter. The multimeter we use was analog Table 1: Measured Readings
multimeter that have great detecting slow voltage
changes, as you will the see the needle moving over
the scale.
Mesh Analysis :

5= 2270I1-970I2-320I3 I1=3.068mA

0= -970I1+2270I2-320I3 I2=1.515mA

0= -320I1-320I2+970I3 I3=1.524mA

Resistor Resistance Current Voltage

1 980Ω 3.068mA 3.00V
2 320Ω 1.554mA 0.49V
3 970Ω 1.554mA 1.51V
4 330Ω 1.514mA 0.50V
5 320Ω 0.010mA 3.2mV
6 980Ω 1.524mA 1.49V
Then , the circuit will be constructs as Table 2: Mesh Results
simple as shown in figure 1. After that , we
inserted DC power supply which is 5V into that
circuit . when the cicuit is completed , we start to Nodal Anaysis:
measure the reading of voltage drop across each
resistor .The voltage reading was take in a parallel 742600Va-323400Vb-313600Vc= 528000
across resistor R1.We will repeat this step until the
last resistor R6. For current measurement , the 970Va-2260Vb+970Vc = 0
reading was take in a series in this circuit. By using
the multimeter , we get all the voltage and current 313600Va+323400Vb-742600Vc = 0
reading in this circuit . we calculate the result
using mesh and nodal analysis and recorded each of Va = 1.994V
them to see whether it match with our reading .
Vb = 1.497V

Vc = 1.494V

Resistor Resistance Current Voltage

1 980Ω 3.068mA 3.00V
2 320Ω 1.553mA 0.50V
I. RESULT 3 970Ω 1.525 mA 1.48V
4 330Ω 1.514mA 0.50V
These were several results based on reading 5 320Ω 0.010mA 3.2mV
measurement , mesh analysis and nodal analysis. 6 980Ω 1.524mA 1.49V
Table 3: Nodal Results
Resistor Resistance Current Voltage
1 980Ω 3.1mA 3.0V
 II. CONCLUSION

Based on the this experiment , it can be

concluded that both methods are used to find
current or voltage in a particular branch of an
electrical circuit , but using nodal analysis we can
find easily node voltages thereby by current using
node voltage and by using mesh analysis we can
find current in a particular branch. Nodal analysis
is best suited when there are current sources
whereas mesh analysis is best suited when energy
sources are voltage sources rather than current
sources. In both the methods needs minimum
number of equations need to be written to know the
unknown quantities.

Acknowledgment

The authors would like to thank you to all staff and

the others students who had contributed in this
study. This project is supported by Prof. Abdul
Halim Ali , lecturer in Unikl British Malaysian
Institute.

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