Geometric characterization of series-parallel variable resistor networks

Author

Bryant, Randal E. ; Tygar, J.D. ; Huang, Lawrence P.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput. Sci., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

3-6 May 1993

Firstpage

2678

Abstract

The authors describe an efficient method for computing exact bounds on the operating conditions of series-parallel networks. The range of operating conditions for a series-parallel network of variable linear resistors, voltage sources, and current sources can be represented as a convex polygon in a Thevenin or Norton half plane. For a network with k variable elements, these polygons have at most 2k vertices. By introducing a class of infinite points, circuits with potentially infinite Thevenin resistance or Norton conductance can also be represented

Keywords

MOS integrated circuits; active networks; network topology; Norton half plane; Thevenin half plane; convex polygon; current sources; exact bounds; infinite points; operating conditions; series-parallel variable resistor networks; variable elements; variable linear resistors; voltage sources; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Computer networks; Computer science; Logic; Resistors; Steady-state; Switching circuits; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1993., ISCAS '93, 1993 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1281-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.1993.394318

Filename

394318