Title :
PECS. An efficacious solution for simulating switched networks with nonlinear elements
Author :
Li, Duwang ; Tymerski, Richard ; Ninomiya, Tamotsu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Portland State Univ., OR, USA
Abstract :
PECS (Power Electronics Circuit Simulator) enables the time-domain simulation of switched networks that may contain nonlinear elements. Focus has been placed not only in obtaining high speed but also in achieving a very high degree of accuracy. A set of optimized computer algorithms that have been incorporated into PECS to achieve these objectives are explained. Examples run, which include a PFC (power factor converter) containing a multiplier/divider element, have shown over an order of magnitude speed advantage over other leading approaches
Keywords :
circuit simulation; nonlinear network analysis; power electronics; power engineering computing; software packages; switched networks; time-domain analysis; PECS; Power Electronics Circuit Simulator; nonlinear switched networks simulation; optimized computer algorithms; power factor converter; simulation speed; time-domain simulation; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Nonlinear equations; Piecewise linear techniques; Power electronics; Power semiconductor switches; Signal processing algorithms; Switching circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2000. PESC 00. 2000 IEEE 31st Annual
Conference_Location :
Galway
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5692-6
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.2000.878856
