Title :
Modified nodal formulation method applied to piecewise-linear DC analysis
Author :
Roos, Janne ; Valtonen, Martti
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Commun. Eng., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
The subject of this paper is piecewise-linear DC analysis based on modified nodal formulation. Two approaches to such an analysis are first developed. The elimination of the drawbacks of these analysis methods results in an efficient piecewise-linear DC analysis method that can be used to simulate general nonlinear circuits. The method proposed has been implemented in the APLAC circuit simulator
Keywords :
active networks; circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; nonlinear network analysis; piecewise-linear techniques; APLAC circuit simulator; general nonlinear circuits; nodal formulation method; piecewise-linear DC analysis; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Convergence; DC generators; Independent component analysis; Laboratories; Nonlinear circuits; Piecewise linear techniques; Vectors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1998. ISCAS '98. Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4455-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1998.704035
