DocumentCode :
1179658
Title :
Almost discontinuous oscillations: The generalized multivibrator
Author :
Ponzo, Peter J. ; Wax, Nelson
Volume :
25
Issue :
11
fYear :
1978
fDate :
11/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
922
Lastpage :
934
Abstract :
The behavior of a general free-running multivibrator circuit is investigated. The circuit contains two three-terminal active devices drawing control current and subject to saturation, and various passive circuit elements, some of which are parasitic. The operation of the multivibrator is described by a system of nonlinear equations which is a higher dimensional generalization of the van der Pol relaxation oscillator equations. The methods of singular perturbation theory are applied to show under what circumstances the multivibrator will, and under what circumstances it will not, oscillate. The period and waveform of the oscillations are also obtained.
Keywords :
Multivibrators; Nonlinear networks and systems; Nonlinear oscillators; Councils; Gold; Mathematics; Nonlinear equations; Parasitic capacitance; Passive circuits; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0098-4094
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TCS.1978.1084409
Filename :
1084409
Link To Document :
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