FAKULTI TEKNOLOGI DAN KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK DAN KOMPUTER

BERG 1713- CIRCUIT THEORY 1

TUTORIAL 2 (METHODS OF ANALYSIS)

1. Obtain the node voltage in the circuit Figure 1 (a), 1(b) and 1(c) below.
2Ω

6Ω
6A
V1 V2

↑
1A 4A
3A
7Ω
↑
↑ 2Ω 4Ω
10 Ω 5Ω ↑

(a) (b)
2Ω

3Ω 4ix
↑

ix
↑
10 A
↑
4Ω 6Ω

(c)
Figure 1
Answer: (a)V1=-2V, V2=-14V (b) V1=0V, V2=12V (c) V1=80V, V2=-64V, V3=156V

2. Find v and i in the circuit using nodal analysis. Then, check the answer by using the mesh analysis
technique.
3V
4Ω
↑
i
+
2Ω 6Ω
7V V3Ω
−

Figure 2
Answer: v=-200mV, i=1.4A
3. Calculate the mesh current for both circuits below
 2Ω 9Ω

12 Ω
12V 8v

4Ω 3Ω

Figure 3 (a)

10 Ω

i1
2Ω 6V

1Ω
4Ω 5Ω

i2 8V i3

Figure 13 (b)
Answer: (a) i1=666.7mA, i2=0A

4. Calculate i1, i2, i3 and i4 using nodal analysis

Figure 4
Answer: i1=0.75A, i2=-0.25A, i3=-0.5A, i4=0.125A
5. Calculate v1 and v2 using nodal analysis.
 Figure 5
Answer : v1=6.77V, v2=4.19V

6. Calculate ia using nodal analysis

Figure 6
Answer : ia=1.33A

7. Calculate ix using nodal analysis

Figure 7
Answer : ix=0.5A

8. Calculate v1 and v2 using nodal analysis

 4Ω 10 V v1
v2
_
• + •

6Ω 10 Ω 5A

Figure 8
V = -30 V, V = -12 V,
1 2

9. Calculate v1, V2 and v3 using nodal analysis

2Ω
v2 v3
v1 _
+
5Ω 10 V

6A 4Ω 10 Ω

Figure 920
Answer : V1 = 30 V, V2 = 14.29 V, V3 = 24.29 V

10. Calculate I1, I2 and I3 using mesh analysis

Figure 10
Answer: I = 1A, I = −2A, I = 1A
1 2 3
11. Use Mesh analysis to find V3 and Current i1 in the following fig.

Figure 11
Answer: V3= 104.2V, i1= 0.583A

12. Use mesh analysis to find the current io in the circuit in Fig 12.

Figure 12
Answer: Io= 1.731A