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Mesh Analysis
Mesh Analysis
Vin
Step 1
Identify all of the meshes in the circuit
Vin
Step 2
Label the currents flowing in each mesh
i2
i1
Vin
Step 3
Label the voltage across each component in the circuit
+ + V2 - +
+ V4 - +
V1 V3 i2 V5
_ _ _
i1
Vin +
V6
_
Step 4
Use Kirchoff’s Voltage Law
+ + V2 - +
+ V4 - +
V1 V3 i2 V5
_ _ _
i1
Vin + Vin V1 V2 V3 V6 0
V6
_
V3 V4 V5 0
Step 5
Use Ohm’s Law to relate the voltage drops across each
component to the sum of the currents flowing through
them.
Follow the sign convention on the resistor’s voltage.
VR I a I b R
Step 5
V1 i1 R1
V2 i1 R2
+ + V2 - +
+ V4 - + V3 i1 i2 R3
V1 V3 i2 V5
_ _ _ V4 i2 R4
i1
Vin +
V6
V5 i2 R5
_
V6 i1 R6
Step 6
Solve for the mesh currents, i1 and i2
These currents are related to the currents found during
the nodal analysis.
i1 I 7 I1 I 2 I 6
i2 I 4 I 5
I 3 i1 i2
Step 7
Once the mesh currents are known, calculate the
voltage across all of the components.
12V
From Previous Slides
V1 i1 R1
Vin V1 V2 V3 V6 0
V2 i1 R2
V3 i1 i2 R3
V3 V4 V5 0
V4 i2 R4
V5 i2 R5
V6 i1 R6
Substituting in Numbers
V1 i1 4k
12V V1 V2 V3 V6 0
V2 i1 8k
V3 i1 i2 5k
V3 V4 V5 0
V4 i2 6k
V5 i2 3k
V6 i1 1k
Substituting the results from Ohm’s
Law into the KVL equations
12V i1 4k i1 8k i1 i2 5k i1 1k 0
Req 16.2k