Professor Yasser. G.

Hegazy

Mesh Current Method

Winter 2012 Lecture 6

Mesh-Current Method (Loop Analysis)

Mesh-Current method is developed by applying KVL around meshes in the circuit.

Reduces the number of required equations to the number of meshes Can be done systematically with little thinking As usual, be careful writing mesh equations follow sign convention.

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Loop (mesh) analysis results in a system of linear equations which must be solved for unknown currents.

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Nodal analysis was developed by applying KCL at each nonreference node.

Mesh: Loop that does not enclose other loops Essential Branch: Path between 2 essential nodes (without crossing other essential nodes).
How many mesh-currents?
A

# of essential nodes Ne = 4 # of essential branches

Be = 6

+ -

No. of Mesh-currents

M = Be (Ne-1)

Enough equations to get unknowns

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Winter 2012 Lecture 6

Definitions

1. Identify the number of basic meshes.

2. Assign a current to each mesh. 3. Apply KVL around each loop to get an equation in terms of the loop currents. 4. Solve the resulting system of linear equations.

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Winter 2012 Lecture 6

Steps of Mesh Analysis

Identifying the Meshes

1kW +

1kW 1kW + Mesh 2

V1

Mesh 1

V2
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Assigning Mesh Currents

1kW

1kW

V1

I1

1kW I2

V2

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+ VR R

+ VR I2

I1
VR = I1 R 1kW +

I1 VR = (I1 - I2 ) R 1kW
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V1

I1

1kW I2

V2

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Voltages from Mesh Currents

Mesh-Current Equations

R1 W V1 +

R2 W R3 W

I1

I2

V2
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-V1 + I1 R1 + (I1 - I2) R3 = 0

I2 R2 + V2 + (I2-I1) R3 = 0

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Mesh Current Method

1. Assign mesh currents

2. Write mesh equations

i1(20+6+4) + (i1-i2)(4+6) = 0 i2(2+4+4) + (i2-i1)(4+6) 70 = 0
20 W 4W

6W

i1

4W 6W
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3. Solve mesh equations

40i1 - 10i2 = 0 -10i1+ 20i2 = 70 ========================= 40i1 - 10i2 = 0 70i2 = 280 Solution: i1 = 1A; i2 = 4A
70V + -

i2
2W

4W

4W

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Case I: When a current source exists only in one mesh

Loop 1 -10 + 4i1 + 6(i1-i2) = 0 Loop 2 i2 = - 5A

No need to write a loop equation

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Winter 2012 Lecture 6

Mesh current method Cases

When a current source exists between two meshes

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Case II: Super Mesh

-75 + 5i1 + 20(i1-i2) = 0 10ix + 20(i2-i1) + 4i2 = 0 ix = i1 - i2

75V
+ -

5W

4W

-75 + 5i1 + 20(i1-i2) = 0 10(i1-i2) + 20(i2-i1) + 4i2 = 0 i2 = 5A i1 = 7A

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i1

20W

i3

i2

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Case III: Mesh with Dependent Sources

Use the mesh-current method to find io

Ans. Io = A

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Example

Solution

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Solution

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