Taif University Basics of Electric Circuits

Faculty of Engineering 803224-3

Department of Electrical Engineering

EXPERIMENT 9
NODE VOLTAGE METHOD (NVM)
Objective:
The objective of this Experiment is to verify experimentally the node voltage
method (NVM) for solving electrical circuits.

Mathematically, MAM takes the following form:

[𝐺] [𝑉] = [𝑖]
Where
[𝐺] Stands for conductance matrix
[𝑖] Stands for meshes currents matrix
[𝑉] Stands for voltage sources matrix

Equipments:
a) Eight resistors 𝑅1 to 𝑅8. (1 KΩ , 1.5 KΩ , 1.5 K Ω, 2.2 KΩ , 1 K Ω,
470 Ω )
b) DC variable voltage source (0-10 V each)
c) Three voltmeters.

Procedure:

a) Assemble the circuit as shown in Fig. 1.

b) Adjust the DC source at 5V.
c) Measure node voltages (𝑣1, 𝑣2, v𝑖3, and 𝑖4).
𝑣1 = ………… V , 𝑣𝑣2 = ………… V , 𝑣3 = ..................V
d) Re-adjust the DC source at 10V.
e) Measure Mesh currents (𝑣1, 𝑣2, and 𝑣3).
f) 𝑣1 = ………… V , 𝑣𝑣2 = ………… V , 𝑣3 = ..................V
g) Use node voltage method to calculate voltages 𝑣1, 𝑣2, and 𝑣3 .
h) Fill in table 1.
i) Comment on results.

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Supply Voltage = 5 V V = 10 V
Quantity calculated Measured % Error calculated Measured % Error
values values values values
3.02 3.05 1.015 6.043 6.12 1.258
𝑣1(v)
2.27 2.305 1.518 4.541 4.62 1.710
𝑣2(v)
2.185 2.2 0.637 4.371 4.41 0.884
𝑣3(v)
𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 − 𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
% 𝐸𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑟 = × 100
𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒

R1 R2

   

  R
7

  V-3

R5

R5   R4  

V-1
V-2
R3  

Supply

 
R8

Fig. 1 circuit under test

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 Taif University Basics of Electric Circuits
Faculty of Engineering 803224-3
Department of Electrical Engineering