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Mesh Current Analysis in Circuits

This document contains a lecture on analysis methods of electric circuits. It discusses two main methods: [1] Nodal analysis which applies Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) to find unknown voltages, and [2] Mesh (loop) current analysis which applies Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) to find unknown currents. The document provides steps for using mesh analysis, including assigning mesh currents, applying KVL to each mesh, and solving the equations. It includes an example of using mesh analysis to solve for branch currents in a circuit with independent voltage sources. The document also discusses a circuit with a dependent voltage source.

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Mesh Current Analysis in Circuits

This document contains a lecture on analysis methods of electric circuits. It discusses two main methods: [1] Nodal analysis which applies Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) to find unknown voltages, and [2] Mesh (loop) current analysis which applies Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) to find unknown currents. The document provides steps for using mesh analysis, including assigning mesh currents, applying KVL to each mesh, and solving the equations. It includes an example of using mesh analysis to solve for branch currents in a circuit with independent voltage sources. The document also discusses a circuit with a dependent voltage source.

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‫بسم اهلل الرحمن الرحيم‬

‫رب اشرح لى صدرى ويسر لى أمرى واحلل عقدة من‬


‫لسانى يفقهوا قولى‬
‫صدق اهلل العظيم‬

Dr. Mohammed Saeed


E-mail : emsaeed1@[Link]

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Electrical & ELECTRONIC
Engineering
Course Code: EE 5214
Lecture : 5

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Chapter 3

Analysis Methods of
Electric Circuits

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2- Loop (Mesh) Current Method

1. Mesh analysis provides another general procedure for


analyzing circuits using mesh currents as the circuit
variables.

2. Nodal analysis applies KCL to find unknown voltages in a


given circuit, while mesh analysis applies KVL to find
unknown currents.

3. A mesh is a loop which does not contain any other loops


within it.

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Steps to determine the mesh currents:

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.

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Example – circuit with independent voltage sources

Note:
i1 and i2 are mesh current (imaginative, not measurable directly)
I1, I2 and I3 are branch current (real, measurable directly)
I1 = i1; I2 = i2; I3 = i1 - i2

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General Rule

• (Sum of resistors in loop) times ( loop


current) minus (each resistor common to
both loops) times (associated adjaccent
loop current) equals (source voltage in
the loop).

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Example: Use the loop current method, find the branch currents in Figure

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Solution

(470 + 220)IA – 220 IB = 10

690 IA – 220 IB = 10 for loop A

-220 IA + (220 + 820) IB = -5

-220 IA + 1040 IB = -5 for loop B

By solving the two equations we get:

IA = 13.9 mA

IB = -1.87 mA

The negative sign of current IB means that its assigned direction is


opposite to the actual current.

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Now find the actual branch current. Since IA is the only current
through R1, it is also the branch current I1

I1 = IA = 13.9 mA

Since IB is the only current through R3, it is also the branch current
I3 .

I3 = IB = -1.87mA

The branch current I2 is the difference between IA and IB.

I2 = IA – IB = 13.9 mA – (-1.87mA) = 15.8 mA

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Example – circuit with dependent voltage source

*Io = 1.5A
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Thank You
And
Any Question?

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