Title :
Using evolutionary and hybrid algorithms for DC operating point analysis of nonlinear circuits
Author :
Crutchley, D.A. ; Zwolinski, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Traditionally, the DC operating points of a nonlinear electronic circuit are found using the Newton-Raphson method, which has known problems. It is not globally convergent; it can frequently diverge; and cannot find multiple solutions in a single pass. We discuss the use of evolutionary algorithms to overcome these problems
Keywords :
circuit simulation; evolutionary computation; DC operating point analysis; evolutionary algorithms; hybrid algorithms; nonlinear circuits; Admittance; Algorithm design and analysis; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Evolutionary computation; Newton method; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear equations; Vectors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Evolutionary Computation, 2002. CEC '02. Proceedings of the 2002 Congress on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7282-4
DOI :
10.1109/CEC.2002.1007020
