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FOR A GIVEN CIRCUIT LET

B NUMBER OF BRANCHES

N NUMBER OF NODES

THE MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF

LOOP CURRENTS IS

MESH CURRENTS ARE ALWAYS INDEPENDENT

AN EXAMPLE

TWO LOOP CURRENTS ARE

REQUIRED.

THE CURRENTS SHOWN ARE

MESH CURRENTS. HENCE

THEY ARE INDEPENDENT AND

FORM A MINIMAL SET

KVL ON LEFT MESH

KVL ON RIGHT MESH

USING OHM’S LAW

REPLACING AND REARRANGING

IN MATRIX FORM

THESE ARE LOOP EQUATIONS FOR THE

CIRCUIT

DETERMINATION OF LOOP CURRENTS