On the Periodic Steady-State Problem by the Newton Method

The methods by which linear sensitivity circuits have been used to evaluate the sensitivity matrix, , can be improved. The sensitivity matrix is used in the computation of the Jacobian of , ( being the period) in a periodic steady-state problem. It is shown here that the sensitivity matrix can be obtained from the solution of a linear homogeneous matrix equation which is simply derived by differentiating the state equations or a mixture of algebraicdifferential equations arising from any formulation. This simplification makes the method easier and more practical to implement in a general purpose CAD program. Examples are given.