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    DEL-ELE1202 Circuit Theory I - Unit 3 - Part B

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    This document discusses mesh analysis, a method for analyzing circuits using mesh currents as variables. It begins by defining a mesh as a loop within a circuit that does not contain any other loops. Mesh analysis applies Kirchhoff's voltage law to circuits to find unknown currents, while nodal analysis uses Kirchhoff's current law to find voltages. The document provides examples of using mesh analysis to solve for branch currents in circuits, including those with current sources. It also discusses the concept of a supermesh that can result when meshes share a common current source.

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    DEL-ELE1202 Circuit Theory I - Unit 3 - Part B

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    This document discusses mesh analysis, a method for analyzing circuits using mesh currents as variables. It begins by defining a mesh as a loop within a circuit that does not contain any other loops. Mesh analysis applies Kirchhoff's voltage law to circuits to find unknown currents, while nodal analysis uses Kirchhoff's current law to find voltages. The document provides examples of using mesh analysis to solve for branch currents in circuits, including those with current sources. It also discusses the concept of a supermesh that can result when meshes share a common current source.

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    This document discusses mesh analysis, a method for analyzing circuits using mesh currents as variables. It begins by defining a mesh as a loop within a circuit that does not contain any other loops. Mesh analysis applies Kirchhoff's voltage law to circuits to find unknown currents, while nodal analysis uses Kirchhoff's current law to find voltages. The document provides examples of using mesh analysis to solve for branch currents in circuits, including those with current sources. It also discusses the concept of a supermesh that can result when meshes share a common current source.

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    DEL-ELE1202 Circuit Theory I - Unit 3 - Part B

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    This document discusses mesh analysis, a method for analyzing circuits using mesh currents as variables. It begins by defining a mesh as a loop within a circuit that does not contain any other loops. Mesh analysis applies Kirchhoff's voltage law to circuits to find unknown currents, while nodal analysis uses Kirchhoff's current law to find voltages. The document provides examples of using mesh analysis to solve for branch currents in circuits, including those with current sources. It also discusses the concept of a supermesh that can result when meshes share a common current source.

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    UNIT 3: METHODS OF ANALYSIS

    Mesh Analysis
    Mesh analysis provides another general procedure for analyzing circuits, using mesh currents as
    the circuit variables.

    A mesh is a loop that does not contain any other loop within it.

    Nodal analysis applies KCL to find unknown voltages in a given circuit, while mesh analysis
    applies KVL to find unknown currents.
    Mesh analysis is not quite as general as nodal analysis because it is only applicable to a circuit
    that is planar.

    A planar circuit is one that can be drawn in a plane with no branches crossing one another;
    otherwise it is nonplanar.
    Firstly, we will apply mesh analysis to planar circuits that do not contain current sources.
    Lastly, we will consider circuits with current sources.
    In the mesh analysis of a circuit with n meshes, we take the following three steps.

    To illustrate the steps, consider the circuit in Fig. below.

    The first step requires that mesh currents 𝑖1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖2 are assigned to meshes 1 and 2. Although a
    mesh current may be assigned to each mesh in an arbitrary direction, it is conventional to assume
    that each mesh current flows clockwise.
    As the second step, we apply KVL to each mesh. Applying KVL to mesh 1, we obtain

    The third step is to solve for the mesh currents by solving the resulting equations simultaneously.
    Example 3.1

    For the circuit in Fig. below, find the branch currents 𝐼1 , 𝐼2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼3 using mesh analysis.
    Practice Problem 3.1

    Example 3.2
    Practice Problem 3.2

    Mesh Analysis with Current Sources


    Applying mesh analysis to circuits containing current sources (dependent or independent) may
    appear complicated. But it is actually much easier than what we encountered nodal analysis,
    because the presence of the current sources reduces the number of equations. Consider the
    following two possible cases.
    A supermesh results when two meshes have a (dependent or independent) current source in
    common.
    Practice Problem 3.3

    Applications:
    DC Transistor Circuits
    Most of us deal with electronic products on a routine basis and have some experience with
    personal computers. A basic component for the integrated circuits found in these electronics and
    computers is the active, three-terminal device known as the transistor. Understanding the
    transistor is essential before an engineer can start an electronic circuit design.
    References:
    Alexander, C. K., & Alexander, C. K. (n.d.). Fundamentals of Electric Circuits Electric Circuits.

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