• DocumentCode
    2540338
  • Title

    A method for finding the DC solution regions in piecewise-linear networks

  • Author

    Jimenez-Fernandez, V. ; Hernandez-Martinez, Luis ; Sarmiento-Reyes, Arturo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron., National Inst. for Astrophys., Opt. & Electron., Puebla
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-24 May 2006
  • Lastpage
    2364
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a method for finding all the regions where a DC solution exists in piecewise-linear (PWL) networks. The PWL network contains elements such as: conductance (or resistances), independent sources, controlled sources and nonlinear elements described by PWL characteristics. The method is general because it does not depend of any specific PWL model description. In fact, it considers the PWL characteristics defined as a set of graphic coordinates. The correct operation of the method is demonstrated by an illustrative example
  • Keywords
    graph theory; nonlinear network analysis; piecewise linear techniques; DC solution regions; graphic coordinates; nonlinear elements; piecewise-linear networks; Astrophysics; Computer networks; Graphics; Intelligent networks; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Piecewise linear techniques; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2006. ISCAS 2006. Proceedings. 2006 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Island of Kos
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9389-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1693096
  • Filename
    1693096