EE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits Lecture 8: Mesh Vs Node Chapter 4 Techniques of Circuit Analysis: Section 4.8

Mesh or Node? Q: When should we use the Node-voltage method over the mesh-current method and vice-versa? A: Not a clear answer. When the circuit contains supernodes or voltage sources between two nodes, use node-voltage method. When the circuit contains current sources between two meshes, use mesh-current method. When the circuit contains both, use your best judgement.

Example 4.6: Find P300Ω Use Either Node Voltage or Mesh Current Method

Example 4.7: Find Vo Use Mesh Current Method (Super Mesh)

P 4.54: Find P1k (in the center) Use Mesh Current Method Students

AP 4.14: Find P4A Use Mesh Current Method Students