The Time and Frequency Domain Analysis and Synthesis of Distributed and Lumped/Distributed Networks

Using state-space techniques, a method has been developed for the computer-aided analysis and synthesis of networks containing both lumped and distributed elements. The method is very powerful as it can deal with any network topology and the same basic equations can be used in either the frequency or time domains. The method does not require the application of the Fast Fourier Transform which is not suitable for lumped/distributed networks since the frequency response is neither periodic nor monotonically decreasing. Computer-aided procedures based on this method have been developed and several examples of time and frequency domain analysis and design are given.