A Kirchhoff Voltage and Current Law problem.

Find the voltage across the 40 ohm resistor.

Following values are to be used: R 1 = 10 Ω , R 2 = 20 Ω , R 3 = 40 Ω , V 1 = 10 V , V 2 = 20 V R_1=10 \Omega, R_2=20 \Omega, R_3 = 40 \Omega, V_1 = 10 V,V_2 = 20V .

Answer is to be given in volts.


The answer is 11.44.

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4 solutions

We can use voltage superimposition to solve this problem.

  1. The voltage across R 3 R_3 due to V 1 V_1 , V 31 = R 2 R 3 R 1 + R 2 R 3 V 1 = 20 × 40 20 + 40 10 + 20 × 40 20 + 40 × 10 = 40 7 V_{31} = \dfrac {R_2||R_3}{R_1+R_2 || R_3} V_1 = \dfrac{\frac{20\times 40}{20+40}}{10+\frac{20\times 40}{20+40}} \times 10 = \dfrac{40}{7}
  2. The voltage across R 3 R_3 due to V 2 V_2 , V 32 = R 1 R 3 R 2 + R 1 R 3 V 1 = 10 × 40 10 + 40 20 + 10 × 40 10 + 40 × 20 = 40 7 V_{32} = \dfrac {R_1||R_3}{R_2+R_1 || R_3} V_1 = \dfrac{\frac{10\times 40}{10+40}}{20+\frac{10\times 40}{10+40}} \times 20 = \dfrac{40}{7}

Therefore, the voltage across R 3 R_3 , V 3 = V 31 + V 32 = 80 7 = 11.44 V_3 = V_{31}+V_{32} = \dfrac {80}{7} = \boxed{11.44} V.

Using Mesh Analysis, let V V be the voltage across the 40 ohm resistor.

10 V 10 = I 1 \frac{10-V}{10} = I_{1}

20 V 20 = I 2 \frac{20-V}{20} = I_{2}

Adding the two equations,

I 1 + I 2 = 1 20 ( 40 3 V ) I_{1} + I_{2} = \frac{1}{20} (40 - 3V)

Since,

V = 40 ( I 1 + I 2 ) V = 40 (I_{1} + I_{2} )

Thus,

V = 80 6 V V = 80 - 6V

V = 80 7 11.44 V = \frac{80}{7} \approx \boxed{11.44}

Lu Chee Ket
Oct 30, 2015

(10 - v)/ 10 + (20 - v)/ 20 = v/ 40

(40 - 4 v)/ 40 + (40 - 2 v)/ 40 = v/ 40

80 - 6 v = v

7 v = 80

v = 80/ 7 = 11.428571428571428571428571428571+

Checked that 0.428571 = 0.142857 + 0.285714 that the direction of current becomes opposite for R1.

The whole circuit presents an only set of voltages and currents.

Answer: 11.428571428571428571428571428571+

Vineeth Rengaraj
Jun 2, 2015

using kirchoff's law in the first loop containing v1 equation is 5i1+4i2=1 applying kirchoff's law in the second loop containing v2 equation is 2i1+3i2=1 solving both equation we have i1=(-1/7) i2=(3/7) current passing through 40 ohm resistor is 2/7 using ohm's law v=ir v=2/7x40=80/7

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