Mesh Analysis - Lab Template 58
Mesh Analysis - Lab Template 58
Aim/Objective:
1. Mesh analysis of given electrical circuit.
2. Finding branch currents in a given electrical circuit.
3. Measuring the nodal voltages.
Equipment/Components Required:
Precautions:
Avoid loose connections. Meters should be adjusted to null deflection.
Connections must be verified before switching ON power supply.
Power supply should be switched OFF before making/breaking circuit connections.
Readings should be taken without parallax error.
1. Kirchhoff’s Laws
KCL: The algebraic sum of currents at node is equal to zero in an electrical circuit. OR The
sum of currents entering a node is equal to the sum of currents leaving a node in a
electrical circuit.
KVL : IT is the second of his fundamental laws we can use for circuit analysis. His voltage
law states that for a closed loop series path the algebraic sum of all the voltages around
any closed loop in a circuit is equal to zero. This is because a circuit loop is a closed
conducting path so no energy is lost.
ΣV = 0
2. Mesh analysis (or the mesh current method) is a method that is used to solve planar
circuits for the currents (and indirectly the voltages) at any place in the electrical
circuit. Planar circuits are circuits that can be drawn on a plane surface with no wires
crossing each other.
Calculations:
CURRENT IN mA I1 I2 I3
MEASURED VALUE
CALCULATED VALUE
Table No 2
VOLTAGE IN mV V1 V2
MEASURED VALUE
CALCULATED VALUE