Title :
An automatic way for linear and nonlinear circuit partitioning applicable to FET devices
Author :
El-Rabaie, S. ; Seeger, John A.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng. & Technol., Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Abstract :
The process of implementing the harmonic balance method for linear and nonlinear microwave circuits is addressed. A very simple procedure that only requires writing Kirchoff´s equations for any class of circuits is proposed. These equations represent the core of the harmonic balance problem without any algebraic manipulations. It is shown that the procedure not only provides an indirect way of circuit partitioning for any complicated circuit, but also takes less CPU time than the classical method. As a tutorial example, the partitioning of an NE71000 MESFET is presented
Keywords :
Schottky gate field effect transistors; harmonic analysis; linear network analysis; nonlinear network analysis; solid-state microwave circuits; FET devices; Kirchoff´s equations; NE71000 MESFET; harmonic balance method; harmonic balance problem; linear circuit partitioning; microwave circuits; nonlinear circuit partitioning; Circuit topology; Impedance; Microwave FETs; Microwave devices; Microwave technology; Microwave theory and techniques; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear equations; Voltage; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1992., Proceedings of the 35th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0510-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1992.271347
