Chapter 3: Methods of analysis

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 Methods of analysis
 3.1 Tableau analysis
3.2 Nodal analysis
3.3 Mesh analysis
3.4 Superposition theorem
3.5 Thevenin and Norton equivalents
3.6 Mutual inductance
3.7 Transformer
3.8 Three-phase Circuits

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3.1 Tableau analysis
■ If the circuit has n branches, there will be n current variables.
■ To construct the system of equations, we have to:
– Use KCL for (number of nodes - 1) nodes
– Use KVL for meshes
– Use Ohm's Law

Example 3.1.1:
Find i1, i2 and i3 using tableau analysis

Fig 3.1.1: For example 3.1.1

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 Methods of analysis
3.1 Tableau analysis
 3.2 Nodal analysis
3.3 Mesh analysis
3.4 Superposition theorem
3.5 Thevenin and Norton equivalents
3.6 Mutual inductance
3.7 Transformer
3.8 Three-phase Circuits

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3.2 Nodal analysis
■ If the circuit has n nodes, there will be (n - 1) variables.
■ Steps to determine Node voltages:
– Select a node as the reference node, assign voltages 1, 2, ..., n-1 to the
remaining nodes.
– Apply KCL to each of the (n - 1) nonreference nodes, use Ohm's law to
express the branch currents in terms of node voltages.
– Solve the simultaneous equations to obtain the unknown node voltages.

Example 3.2.1:
Calculate the node voltages in the circuit.

Fig 3.2.1: For example 3.2.1

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3.2 Nodal analysis
Example 3.2.2: Redo example 3.1.1 using nodal
analysis.
Answers :
Example 3.2.3: Determine ix(t) in the circuit of 3.2.3 i x (t)  7.6 cos( 4t  108o ) A
figure 3.2.3. 
3.2.4  1  96.870o V
Example 3.2.4: Determine the node voltages

(in phasor forms) in the circuit of figure 3.2.4.  2  16.9166o V

Fig 3.2.2: For example 3.2.3 Fig 3.2.3: For example 3.2.4
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 Methods of analysis
3.1 Tableau analysis
3.2 Nodal analysis
 3.3 Mesh analysis
3.4 Superposition theorem
3.5 Thevenin and Norton equivalents
3.6 Mutual inductance
3.7 Transformer
3.8 Three-phase Circuits

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3.3 Mesh analysis
■ Use the mesh currents instead of element currents.
■ Steps to determine Mesh currents:
– Assign mesh current im1, im2, ..., imn to the n meshes.
– Apply KVL to each of the n meshes, use Ohm's law to express the
voltages in terms of the mesh currents.
– Solve the simultaneous equations to obtain the mesh currents.

Example 3.3.1:
Find i1, i2 and i3 using mesh analysis.

Fig 3.3.1: For example 3.3.1

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3.3 Mesh analysis
Example 3.3.2: Calculate the mesh current in the circuit of figure 3.3.2.
Example 3.3.3: Calculate the mesh current in the circuit of figure 3.3.3.
(ans: 4.632A; 631.6mA; 1.474A).

Fig 3.3.2: For example 3.3.2 Fig 3.3.3: For example 3.3.3

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3.3 Mesh analysis

Example 3.3.4: Solve for U 0 using mesh analysis.


U0

Fig 3.3.4: For example 3.3.4

ans: 9.76222.3o

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