Title :
Accelerated tolerance analysis of power-supply protection circuits using simulation
Author :
Thottuvelil, Joseph V.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Mesquite, TX, USA
Abstract :
Tolerance analysis of alarm and protection circuits is a key problem in achieving robust design of power supplies. This paper presents improved simulation methods for analyzing the effects of component tolerances in such circuits. Important component modeling considerations are also discussed
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; digital simulation; power engineering computing; power supplies to apparatus; power supply circuits; protection; tolerance analysis; accelerated tolerance analysis; alarm circuits; component modeling; component tolerances; computer simulation; power supplies; protection circuits; robust design; Acceleration; Analytical models; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Equations; Protection; Robustness; Statistical analysis; Tolerance analysis; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1995. APEC '95. Conference Proceedings 1995., Tenth Annual
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2482-X
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1995.469016
