• DocumentCode
    873868
  • Title

    Learning about chaotic circuits with SPICE

  • Author

    Hamill, David C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    28
  • Lastpage
    35
  • Abstract
    A study of chaotic circuits is of educational value, both to students and to practicing engineers. Ten circuits that behave chaotically are simulated with SPICE, starting with simple abstract systems and preceding, via familiar circuits such as the monostable and the tuned amplifier, to a controlled DC-DC power converter. The examples show a variety of ways in which chaos can arise in analog electronic circuits. It is shown how SPICE may be used to produce Poincare sections of strange attractors, and bifurcation diagrams
  • Keywords
    chaos; circuit analysis computing; computer aided instruction; education; software packages; teaching; CAI; DC-DC power converter; Poincare sections; SPICE; bifurcation diagrams; chaotic circuits; circuit analysis computing; education; monostable; software packages; strange attractors; students; tuned amplifier; Bifurcation; Chaos; Circuit simulation; DC-DC power converters; Electronic circuits; Laboratories; Linear systems; Physics; SPICE; Tuned circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Education, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9359
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/13.204812
  • Filename
    204812