On the analysis of nonlinear resistive networks considering the effect of temperature

In this correspondence a new method is presented for the analysis of nonlinear resistive networks considering the effect of the dissipated-power-dependent inner temperature of electronic devices on the electrical behaviour of circuits. It is shown that this consideration is only possible if the equations of the electrical network are extended by equations of the corresponding thermal network of the circuit and if all equations together are solved simultaneously. The temperature is introduced as variable and not as a parameter.