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Mesh Method for DC Circuit Analysis

The document discusses the mesh method for solving DC circuit analysis using loop currents instead of branch currents. It provides a systematic approach to writing loop voltage equations based on Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) and includes examples demonstrating the application of this method to find mesh currents and branch currents. The document concludes with specific calculations for mesh currents in given circuit examples.

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Mesh Method for DC Circuit Analysis

The document discusses the mesh method for solving DC circuit analysis using loop currents instead of branch currents. It provides a systematic approach to writing loop voltage equations based on Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) and includes examples demonstrating the application of this method to find mesh currents and branch currents. The document concludes with specific calculations for mesh currents in given circuit examples.

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8 MESH METHOD FOR SOLVING DC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS

Loop current method employs a system of mesh current instead of branch current.
Here, the current in different meshes are assigned continuous paths, so that they do
not split at a junction into branch currents. Basically this method consists of writing
loop voltage equations by KVL in terms of unknown loop currents. The number of
independent equations to be solved also reduces.

Explanation: Suppose given circuit is as follows:

R1 R2 R3

E1 I1 R4 I2 R5 I3 E2

Apply KVL to mesh 1:

-R1I1-R4(I1-I2)+E1=0

-R1I1-R4I1+R4I2+E1=0

(R1+R4)I1-R4I2=E1............................(1)

Apply KVL to mesh 2:

-R2I2-R5(I2-I3)-R4(I2-I1)=0

-R4I1+(R2+R5+R4)I2-R5I3=0...............(2)

Apply KVL to mesh 3:

-R3I3-E2-R5(I3-I2)=0

-R3I3-E2-R5I3+R5I2=0

-R5I2+(R3+R5)I3==E2...........................(3)

The above three equations can be solved not only to find mesh currents I 1, I2, I3 but
branch currents as well.

Example 1.3 Find the value of voltage, V in the following circuit .


1Ω 1Ω 1Ω

V 1Ω 1Ω 1Ω 1 Amp

Solution: The mesh currents are shown in the below figure.

1Ω 1Ω 1Ω

V I1 1Ω 1Ω 1Ω 1 Amp i.e. I3 = 1 A
I2 I3

Applying KVL to the three loops,


-I1 – I1 + I2 + V = 0
i.e. -2I1 + I2 + V = 0…………….(1)
-I2 – I2 + I3 – I2 + I1 = 0
i.e. I1 – 3I2 = -1…………………(2)
-I3 – I3 – I3 + I2 = 0
i.e. I2 = 3I3 = 3…………………..(3)
Using in equation (2), I1 = -1 + (3×3) = 8 A
Using in equation (1), (-2×8) + 3 + V = 0 i.e. V= 13 Volt

Example 1.4 Using mesh analysis. Find the current supplied by the 31v source and
current in resistance of circuit in fig. 4.
Applying KVL to mesh 1:

Applying KVL to mesh 2:

Now in the given circuit,


Example 1.5 Calculate the current in each branch of the following network.
KVL equations in Matrix form:
Example 1.6 Find the mesh current I1, I2 , I3 , in the circuit given below.

Solution:-
10

I3

10 10

10

10 I2
I1
100 V 50 V

Loop1:-

100 −10I110(I1I3)10(I1I2) = 0

100 −10I1  10I1 + 10I3 10I1+10I2 = 0

−30I1 + 10I2 + 10I3 = -100

30I1  10I2  10I3 = 100

3I1  I2  I3 = 10 I

Loop2:-

−50  10(I2I3 )10(I2I1) = 0

−50  10I2 + 10I3 10I2 + 10I1 = 0

−50  20I2 + 10I1 + 10I3 = 0

10I1  20I2 + 10I3 = 50

I1  2I2 + I3 = 5 2

Loop3:-

−10I3  10(I3I2 )10(I3I1) = 0


−10I3  10I3 + 10I2 10I3+10I1 = 0

10 I1 + 10 I2 -30I3= 0

I1 + I2 -3I3= 0

I1 + I2 =3I3 3

After solving equation (1), (2) & (3), we get mesh currents,

I1 = 3.75 Amp.

I2 = 0 Amp

I3 = 1.25 Amp.

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