• DocumentCode
    2070307
  • Title

    PILA: a computer program for fast and accurate analysis of piecewise linear circuits

  • Author

    Biey, Mario ; Hasler, Martin ; Lojacono, Roberto ; Premoli, Amedeo

  • Author_Institution
    Catania Univ., Italy
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    7-9 June 1988
  • Firstpage
    1123
  • Abstract
    The computer program PILA, which is designed for the fast and accurate analysis of moderately-sized piecewise-linear circuits, is described. Since PILA does not use numerical integration, it is particularly useful for exploring the qualitative behavior of circuits with complicated time evolutions, e.g. in the presence of chaotic solutions. The computational accuracy and the capability to deal with linearly dependent capacitor charges and inductor fluxes are highlighted with two examples.<>
  • Keywords
    circuit analysis computing; piecewise-linear techniques; PILA; accurate analysis; chaotic solutions; complicated time evolutions; computational accuracy; computer program; examples; inductor fluxes; linearly dependent capacitor charges; moderately-sized piecewise-linear circuits; qualitative behavior of circuits; Capacitors; Chaos; Circuit analysis; Circuit analysis computing; Diodes; Inductors; Piecewise linear techniques; Resistors; Time domain analysis; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 1988., IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Espoo, Finland
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.1988.15123
  • Filename
    15123