Electrical – Find the voltage, Vx, and current, Ix
circuit analysis
Question:
I was asked to use mesh analysis to find the Vx and Ix.
I tried that out but got stuck see my working here.
please, can someone help show me where I'm getting wrong?
Best Answer
From your comments I assume you are unsure about how to solve the last two equations.
You have two equations and two variables. We have several tricks for solving in this situation.
First trick (recommended):
Solve for one variable in terms of the other, and plug that into the other equation.
Here is a nice video that explains how to do it (clicky).
Second trick:
Use a matrix to solve for both variables at once (in a manner of speaking).
Doing either of these will give you the current Ix. Once you have that you can use it and the appropriate resistor value (v = IR) to get the value of Vx.
I don't want to work the problem for you, but if you get the wrong answer I would suggest revisiting your two initial mesh equations.
First off, mesh analysis would be simpler because you would only have one unknown (the current in the right mesh).
As you know, in nodal analysis you are summing currents at the nodes. Current into the nodes positive and current out of the nodes negative. The way you have defined the problem you should have 3 equations and three unknowns. Your first equations seems to do this correctly for node B. It kind of falls apart after that. For example, node A equation should just be .005 = (Va-Vb)/3000. You already know that Vc = 16 volts.
So simplifying the node A equation gives you what Andy aka said, then just substitute it back into your node B equation.
Best Answer
From your comments I assume you are unsure about how to solve the last two equations. You have two equations and two variables. We have several tricks for solving in this situation.
First trick (recommended): Solve for one variable in terms of the other, and plug that into the other equation. Here is a nice video that explains how to do it (clicky).
Second trick: Use a matrix to solve for both variables at once (in a manner of speaking).
Doing either of these will give you the current Ix. Once you have that you can use it and the appropriate resistor value (v = IR) to get the value of Vx.
I don't want to work the problem for you, but if you get the wrong answer I would suggest revisiting your two initial mesh equations.