Title :
Calculation of multiconductor microstrip line capacitances using the semidiscrete finite element method
Author :
Davidovitz, Marat
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
In this analysis partial finite-element discretization of the Poisson equation is implemented. The governing partial differential equation is thus reduced to a coupled set of ordinary differential equations, which is solved analytically. Formulation of the solution with this technique is more general and versatile than with the method of lines. The method of lines is derived as a special case of the semidiscrete finite-element method.<>
Keywords :
capacitance; finite element analysis; partial differential equations; strip lines; waveguide theory; FEM; Poisson equation; capacitances; method of lines; multiconductor microstrip line; ordinary differential equations; partial differential equation; partial finite-element discretization; semidiscrete finite element method; Boundary conditions; Capacitance; Dielectrics; Differential equations; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Helium; Microstrip components; Partial differential equations; Poisson equations;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
