EEE-167 (IPE)

Basic Electrical and Electronic

Circuits

Methods of Circuit Analysis

Course Instructor: Shahed Ahmed

Lecturer, Department of EEE, BUET
Exercise problem from previous class lecture

Find 𝑉𝑥 and using nodal analysis

Ans: 𝑉𝑥 = 5.714 𝑉
 Nodal Analysis with voltage sources
Two Cases to consider

1. Voltage source is between the reference node and a non-reference node

2. Voltage source is between two non-reference nodes

Case-1 is easy!

Case-2 requires supernodes!!

A supernode is formed by enclosing a (dependent or independent) voltage source connected between two non-
reference nodes and any elements connected in parallel with it.
Nodal Analysis with voltage sources

According to the rules,

𝑣1 = 10𝑉
𝑣2 and 𝑣3 will form a “Supernode” (treated
like a single node)

KCL at the Supernode:

Nodal Analysis with voltage sources

From the polarity of the 5V source:

A worked out example
Supernode

Ans: 𝑣1 = −7.33 𝑉; 𝑣2 = −5.33 𝑉

Example Problem #1

Find the 𝑣 and 𝑖 from the following circuit:

Ans: 𝑣 = −400 𝑚𝑉 and 𝑖 = 2.8 𝐴

Mesh Analysis (no current sources)

A mesh is a loop which does not contain any other loops within it

How many meshes does how about this one?

the circuit contain?
Mesh Analysis (no current sources)

Steps in mesh analysis:

1. Assign mesh currents 𝑖1 , 𝑖2 … 𝑖𝑛 to the n meshes.
2. Apply KVL to each of the n meshes. Use Ohm’s law to
express the voltages in terms of the mesh currents.
3. Solve the resulting n simultaneous equations to get the
mesh currents.

“Mesh analysis only applies to planar circuits” - SELF STUDY

Mesh Analysis (no current sources)

For mesh-1:

For mesh-2:
 Example Problem #2
For mesh-1:

For mesh-2:

Ans: 𝑖1 = 𝑖2 = 1 𝐴
 Exercise Problems

Find the mesh currents from the following circuits:

Ans: 𝑖1 = 2.5 𝐴 and 𝑖2 = 0 𝐴 Ans: 𝐼1 = 2.25𝐴 , 𝑖2 = 0.75𝐴, 𝑖3 = 1.5𝐴