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S Thai Van Tien

Lab 2
Mesh & Nodal Analysis
THEORY
The mesh analysis determines the mesh or loop currents of the circuit, while the nodal
analysis will provide the potential levels of the nodes with respect to some reference.
The application of each technique follows a sequence of steps, each of which will result
in a set of equations with the desired unknowns. It is then only a matter of solving these
equations for the various variables, whether they are current or voltage.
1. Mesh Analysis
Construct the circuit

R3 R6
100
R1 R2 1k R4
V2 V3
2.7k 5k 10k 5Vdc
V1 20Vdc

10Vdc
0

- Use PSpice to simulate the loop currents. (Hint: use 0-V sources to indicate the
current direction.)

2. Nodal Analyses
Construct the circuit

R1 V1 R5 V2 R6 V3

2.7k 100 3.3k

V1
R2 R3 R4 R7

10Vdc 5k 3k 10k 1meg

- Use PSpice to simulate the node voltages.

3. Bridge Network
Construct the circuit

R1 R4
1k 5k
V1 R3

1k
10Vdc
R2 R5
2.2k 3.3k
V2

15Vdc
0

- Use PSpice to simulate the voltage drop (v3) and the current through (i3) resistor-R3