Analysis of a DC Circuit

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ANALYSIS OF A DC CIRCUIT PROBLEM 5 Objective: To Analyse the following DC Circuit using Mesh Analysis & Thevenin’s Theorem. Determine the unknown voltage, Current and Direction of flow across the Circuit. Evaluate Pro’s and Con’s of the Mesh and Thevenin’s Theorem. Assumptions : In the Above Circuit current (I1 , I2 , I3 ) is assumed to be flowing in the conventional direction i.e Clockwise . The Source voltage denoted by XX has been assumed to be 86V. Mesh Analysis Mesh analysis is a method that is used to solve planar circuits for the voltage and currents at any place in the circuit. Mesh analysis uses Kirchhoff’s voltage (and current) laws to understand and solve these planar circuits. Mesh analysis is a systematic approach for solving planar circuits and reduces the number of equations needed to solve the circuit for all of the voltages and currents. Similar methods exist such as the Branch Current method which is similar in its style using Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s laws. In this case, the circuit will be analysed using a standardized Mesh Analysis using Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law. Indicated in the Figure 1 below are the loop directions (estimated) and the points for analysis of current and voltage have a sun shape about them. Figure 1 Circuit labeled with estimated loop directions Using Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL) Loop 1 0=-86+I_1 R_25+R_10 (I_1-I_2) 0=-86+25I_1+10(I_1-I_2) 86=35I_1-10I_2 Loop 2 0=R_10 (I_2-I_1 )+R_40 (I_2-I_3 )+R_20 (I_2-I_4) 0=10(I_2-I_1 )+40(I_2-I_3 )+20(I_2-2.5) 50=-10I_1+70I_2-40I_3 Loop 3 0=R_30 I_3-40+R_40 (I_3-I_2) 0=30I_3-40+40(I_3-I_2) 40=-40I_2+70I_3 Converting the above equations into Matrix Format, we get [■(35&-10&0@-10&70&-40@0&-40&70)][■(I_1@I_2@I_3 )... ... middle of paper ... ...need to be sought. Comparatively mesh analysis will allow more detail to come out of the analysis if not faced by similar restrictions (Planar Circuits); Table 3 (above) illustrates that Thevenin analysis does not allow the measurement of current though certain parts of the network. When analyzing a circuit whose potential current (though the whole or part of network) is overly high, Thevenin analysis should not be used for the aforementioned reasons. If the circuit doesn’t have large current changes the ease of calculation with Thevenin‘s method would make this style preferable. In conclusion, it is the engineers’ preference to choose one technique for calculation over the other, although there are some minor differences in the final output of the functions. The examples throughout this document highlight the benefits of Mesh Analysis against Thevenin Analysis.

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