Summary
In circuit theory, a supernode is a theoretical construct that can be used to solve a circuit. This is done by viewing a voltage source on a wire as a point source voltage in relation to other point voltages located at various nodes in the circuit, relative to a ground node assigned a zero or negative charge. A supernode exists when an ideal voltage source appears between any two nodes of an electric circuit.[1]
Each supernode contains two nodes, one non-reference node and another node that may be a second non-reference node or the reference node. Supernodes containing the reference node have one node voltage variable. For nodal analysis, the supernode construct is only required between two non-reference nodes.[2]
Nodal analysis edit
It is related to Kirchhoff's current law which states that the total or algebraic sum of currents meeting at a junction or node is zero. Every junction where two or more branches meet is a node. One of the nodes in the network is taken as reference node. If there are n nodes in any network, the number of simultaneous equation to be solved will be (n-1).
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References edit
- ^ engineer (2015-08-27). "Define Super node? | Electrical Circuits VIVA Questions 2023". FAQs Interview Questions. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
- ^ Roxborough, Tom; Sen, Arunabha (2005). Graph Clustering Using Multiway Ratio Cut (Software Demonstration). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Graph Drawing. pp. 291–296.