EE287: Circuit Theory

Lecture: Methods of Analysis

 Problem
• Using nodal analysis find the node voltages
in the circuit below
 Solution
• We apply KCL to the two supernodes
 Solution
• At super node 1-2

v3  v2 v1  v4 v1
i3  10  i1  i 2   10  
6 3 2
• or

5v1  v2  v3  2v4  60
 Solution
• At super node 3-4

i1  i3  i 4  i5
v1  v4 v3  v2 v4 v3
  
3 6 1 4
• or
4v1  2v2  5v3  16v4  0
 Solution
• We apply KVL to the branches involving the
voltage sources
 Solution
• For mesh 1

 v1  20  v2  0  v1  v2  20

• For mesh 2
 v3  3v x  v4  0

• But vx = v1 –v4 so that

3v1  v3  2v4  0
 Solution
• For mesh 3

v x  3v x  6i3  20  0

• But 6i3 = v3 –v2 and vx = v1 –v4 . Hence

 2v1  v2  v3  v4  20
 Solution
• v1 = 26.67 V
• v2 = 6.667 V
• v3 = 173.33 V
• v4 = -46.67 V
 Problem
• Use nodal analysis to determine the node
voltages in the circuit below
 Solution

• At node 2, in Fig. (a), 5 = v 2  v1 v 2  v3 10 = -v1 + 2v2-v3 (1)


2 2
• At the supernode, v 2  v1 v 2  v 3 v 1 v 3 40 = 2v1 + v3 (2)
  
2 2 4 8
 Solution

• At node 2, in Fig. (a), 5 = v 2  v1 v 2  v3 10 = -v1 + 2v2-v3 (1)


2 2
• At the supernode, v 2  v1 v 2  v 3 v 1 v 3 40 = 2v1 + v3 (2)
  
2 2 4 8
• From Fig. (b), - v1 - 10 + v3 = 0 v3 = v1 + 10 (3)

• Solving (1) to (3), we obtain v1 = 10 V, v2 = 20 V = v3

 Problem
• Obtain the node voltages v1, v2, and v3 in the circuit below
 solution
• We have a supernode as shown in figure (a).
• It is evident that v2 = 12 V

• Applying KVL to loops 1and 2 in figure (b), we obtain,

-v1 – 10 + 12 = 0 or v1 = 2 and -12 + 20 + v3 = 0 or v3 = -8 V
• Thus
v1 = 2 V, v2 = 12 V, v3 = -8V.