Title :
A new global time domain electromagnetic simulator of microwave circuits including lumped elements based on finite element method
Author :
Guillouard, K. ; Wong, M.F. ; Hanna, V.F. ; Citerne, J.
Author_Institution :
CNET, Paris, France
Abstract :
This paper proposes an extension of the Finite Element Time Domain (FETD) method for the global electromagnetic (EM) analysis of complex inhomogeneous microwave distributed circuits, containing linear or non linear lumped elements. This technique combines Maxwell´s equations and circuit equations, using directly SPICE software. Results are given for a capacitor, a resistor as well as a Schottky diode.
Keywords :
SPICE; circuit analysis computing; finite element analysis; lumped parameter networks; microwave circuits; time-domain analysis; Maxwell equations; SPICE; Schottky diode; capacitor; finite element time domain method; global electromagnetic simulator; inhomogeneous microwave distributed circuit; lumped elements; resistor; Capacitors; Circuit simulation; Electromagnetic analysis; Finite element methods; Maxwell equations; Microwave circuits; Microwave theory and techniques; Resistors; SPICE; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3814-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.596551
