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Constant Current Source Circuit Analysis

1) Nodal analysis is used to determine voltages in constant current source circuits by writing and solving a system of linear equations involving node potentials. 2) The number of equations equals the total number of nodes minus one. 3) Branch conductances are determined using resistances. Nodal conductances are the sum of connecting branch conductances. Equations are written relating each node potential to connected potentials and branch currents based on the direction of the branches.

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Constant Current Source Circuit Analysis

1) Nodal analysis is used to determine voltages in constant current source circuits by writing and solving a system of linear equations involving node potentials. 2) The number of equations equals the total number of nodes minus one. 3) Branch conductances are determined using resistances. Nodal conductances are the sum of connecting branch conductances. Equations are written relating each node potential to connected potentials and branch currents based on the direction of the branches.

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Constant current source circuit analysis

Nodal analysis

Nodal analysis in constant current source circuits is practical way to determine


voltages of all branches in circuits. It comes particularly handy when we got a lot
of loops in a circuit with small number of nods. This method doesnt require
topological analysis of circuit.

Nodal analysis bases on writing and solving system of linear equations with nod
potentials as variables.

Number of those equations is given by formula:

ne =n t1

, where ne is number of equations we must write and solve, and nt is total number
of nods in given circuit. Here we consider circuits with ideal voltage generators.

To write equations we use following step-by-step algorithm:

Take one of the nods in circuit and make it ground. This way its potential
becomes 0 (best is the one that connects most branches).
Assign numbers or alpha-numeric characters to the rest of the nods which
would help you orientate better while writing equations.
Determine conductivity of branches in circuit that connect two non-

1
G=
grounded nods using formula R .
Determine all conductivity connected to one nod using formula

G= Gi
, where Gi represents branch conductance connected to that nod.
I=
E
Determine currents in all branches using Ohms law ( R ).

We shall show that procedure on following example:

Let us say this is our circuit. We assigned nods with numbers from 0 to 3, where 0
is grounded (cool) nod, and the rest of them are so called hot nods.

Conductivity of branches between non-grounded nods are:

1 1
G 1= G 2=
R 1+ R 7 R2

1
G 3=
R5

Conductivity connected to nods 1, 2 and 3 (respectively) are:

1 1 1
G11= + +
R1 + R7 R2 R 6

1 1 1
G22= + +
R 1+ R 7 R 2 R 5
1 1 1
G33= + +
R 5 R3 R8 + R 4
After these steps we write our equations:

V 1G 11 V 2( G1 +G 2 )V 30=I 1 + I 2
1.
V 1( G1+ G2 ) +V 2G22V 3G3=I 1I 2
2.
V 10V 2G3 +V 3G33=I 3 + I 4
3.

Lets clarify procedure of writing these equations. In each equation there is one nod
potential which we would call boss. In that equation it gets sign + and we
multiple it with conductance connected to that particular nod. Other members of
that equation are nod potentials (grounded nod excluded) that have direct
connection with boss nod. They have sign , and they are multiplied with
conductance of the branch that connects them with boss nod.

On the right side of equation is sum of currents in the branches connected directly
to the boss nod. When we determine sign of each current we must go for the sign
of the voltage generator in the branch through which that current flows. If, for
example, of voltage generator is first to the boss nod, than sign of

electromotive force E would be , and vice versa (we do not use currents of
branches without generators). If there are multiple voltage generators in one branch
we apply these procedure for each generator independently.

We have special case of these circuits when they contain ideal or real current
generator.

Solving system of these three linear equations we got in our example will give as
V 1 ,V 2 V3
nod potentials and .

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