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Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering North-Eastern Hill University Superposition Principle
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering North-Eastern Hill University Superposition Principle
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1. Practice Problem#: 5.1/pp105/ECA6e::/pp127/ECA8e.
For the circuit of Fig. 2, use superposition to find the
current ix . 15
7
2A 5 + 3.5 V
Solution: We now set the current source equal to zero and redraw the circuit as shown in Fig.1(a).
Using voltage division method, i0x
0 15
v15 = 3.5 = 2.1V. 7
15
7 + 3 + 15
0
v15 5 + 3.5 V
i0x = = 0.14A.
15 3
15
7+3 7
i0015 = i00x = 2 = 0.8 A.
7 + 3 + 15 2A 5
3
Therefore, the total current ix is obtained by adding
the two individual components:
ix = i0x + i00x = 0.14 + 0.8 = 0.66A = 660mA. Fig. 1(b): After setting the voltage source
to zero in the given circuit of Fig. 1
3vx0 + 2vx0 7 = 0
Reference node
vx0 = 1.4 V
Fig. 1(c)
v 0 3.5 1.4 3.5
i0x
Thus, = x = = 0.14 A.
15 15 i00x
We now suppress the voltage source and make vx00
the current source active as shown in Fig. 1(d).
Applying KCL at node x, we have 15
7
vx00 v 00 0 2A 5
2+ + x =0
10 15 3
3vx00 + 2vx00 = 60
Reference node
vx00 = 12 V
Fig. 1(d)
v 00 0 12
Thus, i00x = x = = 0.8 A. Hence, ix = i0x + i00x = 0.14 + 0.8 = 0.66 = 660 mA.
15 15
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EC - 304 ENT Superposition Principle Dr. L. Joyprakash Singh
Fig. 1(e)
Since we get the value of i0x from mesh 1, we dont need to apply KVL at mesh 2 in the circuit
of Fig. 1(e). We next suppress the voltage source
i00x
and make the current source active as shown in
Fig. 1(f). Applying KVL in mesh 2, we have
15
7
10(i002 i001 ) + 15i002 = 0 v5 = 0 V
2A 5
i001 i002
10(i002 2) + 15i002 = 0 i001 = 2 A
3
i002 = i00x = 0.8 A
Fig. 1(f)
Hence, ix = i0x + i00x = 0.14 + 0.8 = 0.66 = 660 mA.
2A 5 4i
We will mix nodal and mesh analyses and also select
+ 3V
mesh directions as per our convenience!
i0 i00
7 7
5 4i0 2A 5 4i00
+ 3V ix
v200 1.148
Thus, i00 = = = 0.2296 A . Therefore,
5 5
i = i0 + i00 = i3V + i2A = 0.0492 0.2296 = 0.2788 A
v1 = v10 + v100 = v1|3V + v1|2A = 11.147 V and
v2 = v20 + v200 = v2|3V + v2|2A = 1.394 V
v2 v1 v2
Node 2: + 4i = 0
15 5
v1 v2 v2 v2 v2
+ + 4 =0 i=
15 15 5 5 5
v1 + 8v2 = 0 (2.6)
15
1 2 1 + vy 2
+
i i0
7
2A 3 5 4i 3 + vz
+ 3V vx
0 0
(vy + vz ) vx vy
Node 1: 2+ + =0
7 15
15vy + 15vz 15vx + 7vy = 2 7 15
22vy + 15vz = 210 + 15 3 vx = 3 V
22vy + 15vz = 255 (2.7)
and
vy vz
Node 2: + 4i = 0
15 5
vy vz vz vz
+ 4 =0 i=
15 5 5 5
vy + 9vz = 0 (2.8)
Hence,