Fundamentals of Industrial Electronics

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Computational Methods in Node and Loop Analyses

Stephen M. Haddock

Auburn University

J. David Irwin

Auburn University

3.1      Node Analysis

3.2      Mesh Analysis

3.3      An AC Analysis Example

3.4      Computer Simulation of Networks

3.5      MATLAB^® m-File

Defining Terms

Bibliography

In this section, node and loop analysis are introduced as methods for computing voltages and currents in electrical circuits. Readers are assumed to have no previous knowledge of these methods. Therefore, the basic principles are first explained and applied to simple dc circuits. Following a few examples, ac circuits are introduced as well. As will become apparent, circuit analysis can quickly become too arduous when many nodes and loops are present. For this ...