• DocumentCode
    1098036
  • Title

    The use of SPICE lumped circuits as sub-grid models for FDTD analysis

  • Author

    Thomas, Vincent A. ; Jones, Michael E. ; Piket-May, Melinda ; Taflove, Allen ; Harrigan, Evans

  • Author_Institution
    Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    141
  • Lastpage
    143
  • Abstract
    A general approach for including lumped circuit elements in a finite difference time domain (FDTD) solution of Maxwell´s equations is presented. The methodology allows the direct access to SPICE to model the lumped circuits, while the full 3-dimensional solution to Maxwell´s equations provides the crosstalk and dispersive properties of the microstrips and striplines in the circuit.<>
  • Keywords
    SPICE; circuit analysis computing; crosstalk; equivalent circuits; finite difference time-domain analysis; lumped parameter networks; microwave circuits; 3D solution; FDTD analysis; Maxwell equations; SPICE lumped circuits; crosstalk; dispersive properties; finite difference time domain; microstrips; striplines; sub-grid models; Capacitors; Circuit simulation; Coupling circuits; Difference equations; Diodes; Finite difference methods; Maxwell equations; Resistors; SPICE; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8207
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/75.289516
  • Filename
    289516