• DocumentCode
    2485529
  • Title

    Application of the harmonic-balance method to the stability analysis of oscillators

  • Author

    Gerber, J. ; Chao-Ren Chang

  • Author_Institution
    Compact Software Inc., Paterson, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    8-13 June 1997
  • Firstpage
    1587
  • Abstract
    This paper outlines the application of harmonic-balance stability analysis to the design of oscillator circuits. Small-signal stability criteria and large-signal operation are considered. An improved picture of the stable regions of circuit operation and determination of physically stable operating points is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    circuit stability; harmonic analysis; microwave circuits; microwave oscillators; circuit operation; harmonic-balance method; large-signal operation; microwave circuits; microwave oscillators; oscillator circuits; physically stable operating points; small-signal stability criteria; stability analysis; Application software; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Circuit stability; Frequency; Information analysis; Microwave oscillators; Microwave theory and techniques; Performance analysis; Stability analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3814-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1997.596659
  • Filename
    596659