Lab 3: Nodal Analysis 1

Overview:

In this lab, we will analyze, build, and test a circuit containing multiple sources. Except in special cases, multiple sources preclude the use of analysis techniques based entirely on circuit reduction approaches. In this assignment, we will use nodal analysis to predict the circuit behavior prior to building and testing the circuit. We will then compare the measured circuit response with our expectations based on our analysis.

It should be noted that analysis techniques other than nodal analysis can be used to predict the circuit’s response. The approach used to analyze the circuit does not, however, affect the actual circuit’s behavior. Other lab assignments will use this same circuit, in conjunction with other analysis techniques. Please keep in mind that the circuit’s physical behavior is not affected by the analysis technique used; the same measurement on the same circuit should provide the same result, regardless of the approach used to predict the response.