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Thus the current flowing in the 2 Z resistance is 0.190 A in the opposite
direction to that shown in Figure 30.6.
Current in the 3 resistance D I
1
I
2
C I
3
D 1.042 0.203 C 0.190 D 0.649 A.
Hence power dissipated in the 3 Z resistance, I
2
3 D 0.649
2
3 D
1.26W
Problem 3. For the a.c. network shown in Figure 30.7, determine
the current flowing in each branch using Kirchhoff’s laws.
Figure 30.7
(i) Currents I
1
and I
2
with their directions are shown in Figure 30.8.
Figure 30.8
(ii) Two loops are chosen with their directions both clockwise.
From loop ABEF, 5 C j0 D I
1
3 C j4 C I
1
I
2
6 C j8
i.e., 5 D 9 C j12I
1
6 Cj8I
2
1
From loop BCDE, 2 C j4 D I
2
2 j5 I
1
I
2
6 C j8
i.e., 2 C j4 D6 C j8I
1
C 8 Cj3I
2
2
(iii) Multiplying equation (1) by 8 C j3 gives:
58 C j3 D 8 C j39 C j12I
1
8 Cj36 C j8I
2
3
Multiplying equation (2) by 6 C j8 gives:
6 C j82 C j4 D6 C j86 Cj8I
1
C 6 Cj88 C j3I
2
4
Adding equations (3) and (4) gives:
58 C j3 C 6 C j82 C j4 D [8 C j39 Cj12
6 C j86 C j8]I
1
i.e., 20 C j55 D 64 C j27I
1