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    The node voltage analysis (or nodal analysis) is a circuit analysis technique that uses Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) to write equations for each node in a circuit except for a reference node. It can be used to solve for any linear circuit. The key steps are: 1) Identify all nodes and select a reference node (usually ground). 2) Write KCL equations for each non-reference node in terms of branch currents. 3) Solve the resulting simultaneous equations for the node voltages.

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    The node voltage analysis (or nodal analysis) is a circuit analysis technique that uses Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) to write equations for each node in a circuit except for a reference node. It can be used to solve for any linear circuit. The key steps are: 1) Identify all nodes and select a reference node (usually ground). 2) Write KCL equations for each non-reference node in terms of branch currents. 3) Solve the resulting simultaneous equations for the node voltages.

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    The node voltage analysis (or nodal analysis) is a circuit analysis technique that uses Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) to write equations for each node in a circuit except for a reference node. It can be used to solve for any linear circuit. The key steps are: 1) Identify all nodes and select a reference node (usually ground). 2) Write KCL equations for each non-reference node in terms of branch currents. 3) Solve the resulting simultaneous equations for the node voltages.

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    The node voltage analysis (or nodal analysis) is a circuit analysis technique that uses Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL) to write equations for each node in a circuit except for a reference node. It can be used to solve for any linear circuit. The key steps are: 1) Identify all nodes and select a reference node (usually ground). 2) Write KCL equations for each non-reference node in terms of branch currents. 3) Solve the resulting simultaneous equations for the node voltages.

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    ARIES POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

    ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING


    Node voltage analysis
    The node voltage analysis (Nodal analysis) is a form of circuit or network analysis
    technique, which will solve almost any linear circuit. In a way, this method
    completely analogous to mesh analysis method, writes KCL equations instead of
    KVL equations, and solves them simultaneously.
    Solution of Electric Circuit Based on Node Voltage Method
    In the node voltage method, we identify all the nodes on the circuit. Choosing one
    of them as the reference voltage (i.e., zero potential) and subsequently assign
    other node voltages (unknown) with respect to a reference voltage (usually ground
    voltage taken as zero (0) potential and denoted by ( ). If the circuit has n nodes
    there are n-1 node voltages are unknown (since we are always free to assign one
    node to zero or ground potential). At each of these n-1 nodes, we can apply KCL
    equation. The unknown node voltages become the independent variables of the
    problem and the solution of node voltages can be obtained by solving a set of
    simultaneous equations.
    steps to analyze a circuit by node voltage method are as follows:
    Step-1: Identify all nodes in the circuit. Select one node as the reference node
    (assign as ground potential or zero potential) and label the remaining nodes as
    unknown node voltages with respect to the reference node.
    Step-2: Assign branch currents in each branch. (The choice of direction is
    arbitrary).
    Step-3: Express the branch currents in terms of node assigned voltages.
    Step-4: Write the standard form of node equations by inspecting the circuit. (No of
    node equations = No of nodes (N) 1).
    Step-5: Solve a set of simultaneous algebraic equation for node voltages and
    ultimately the branch currents.
    Remarks:
    Sometimes it is convenient to select the reference node at the bottom of a
    circuit or the node that has the largest number of branches connected to it.
    One usually makes a choice between a mesh and a node equations based on
    the least number of required equations.

    ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS NOTES BY K LOKESH

    ARIES POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE


    ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
    Example-1: Find the value of the current I flowing through the battery using Node
    voltage method.

    Solution: All nodes are indicated in fig.5.2 and Node-g is selected as reference
    voltage. If a voltage source is connected directly between the two nodes, the
    current flowing through the voltage source cannot be determined directly since the
    source voltage Vs is independent of current. Further to note that the source voltage
    Vsfixes the voltage between the nodes only. For the present example, the voltage of
    the central node is known since it is equal to(Va-10)volts

    We can now refer to original circuit (fig.5.2) to find directly the voltage across every
    element and the current through every element. The value of current flowing
    through the voltage source can be computed using the equation (5.6) and it is
    given by1.307IA=. Note that the current I(+ve) is entering through the positive
    terminal of the voltage source and this indicates that the voltage source is
    absorbing the power, in other words this situation is observed when charging a
    battery or source.

    ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS NOTES BY K LOKESH

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