Electrical Engineering › Section E · Methods of analysis (dc) › Topic E.3
Mesh analysis
Mesh analysis replaces branch currents with loop currents that circulate around each window of a circuit drawing. Because those loop currents satisfy KCL automatically, only KVL equations are left, one per mesh, and they can often be written straight down by inspection.
In this topic
- Fewer unknowns
- Meshes and mesh currents
- The general approach
- Worked example: two meshes
- The format approach
- Worked example: three meshes by inspection
- Current sources and supermeshes
- Worked example: a supermesh
- Mesh or not?
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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