Nodal Voltage Analysis

Nodal Voltage Analysis

Steps to Determine Node Voltages:

1. Select a node as the reference node. Assign voltages v1, v2, . . . , vn−1 to the
remaining n − 1 nodes. The voltages are referenced with respect to the
reference node.

2. Apply KCL to each of the n − 1 nonreference nodes. Use Ohm’s law to

express the branch currents in terms of node voltages.

3. Solve the resulting simultaneous equations to obtain the unknown node

voltages.

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 Calculate the node voltages in the circuit
shown in Fig.

At node 1, applying KCL and Ohm’s law

gives

Multiplying each term in the last equation

by 4, we obtain

At node 2, we do the same thing and get

(1)
Multiplying each term by 12 results in

(2)
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To use Cramer’s rule, we need to put Eqs. (1) and (2) in matrix form as

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 Using node voltage analysis in the circuit of Figure, find the voltage, v, across the 4-siemens
conductance.

Ans: V1 = - 1.3 V, V2 = 0.34 V, V3 = - 1.12 V

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write three node equations for nodes A, B, and C, with node D as the reference, and find
the node voltages.

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P29. Using node voltage analysis, find the power dissipated in 6Ω resistor.

i1 = -1.22 A, i2 = 2.38 A I3 = 3.77A

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Using node voltage analysis in the circuit of figure, find the node voltages.

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