Analysis of nonlinear networks with inconsistent initial conditions

Author

Vlach, Jiri ; Wojciechowski, Jacek M. ; Opal, Ajoy

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

42

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

195

Lastpage

200

Abstract

Inconsistent initial conditions and/or Dirac impulses can appear in networks with ideal switches, and in such cases simulators may give wrong results. To avoid errors, many simulators do not allow ideal switching. This paper presents simple CAD methods which can handle correctly, and automatically, inconsistent initial conditions of linear as well as nonlinear networks. For easy understanding, all explanations are done on simple examples, with the minimum of mathematics

Keywords

analogue circuits; circuit analysis computing; integration; linear network analysis; nonlinear network analysis; switching circuits; time-domain analysis; Dirac impulses; circuit simulation; ideal switches; inconsistent initial conditions; linear networks; nonlinear networks; time-domain simulation; Capacitors; Communication switching; Electronic circuits; Inductors; Mathematics; Power semiconductor switches; Semiconductor diodes; Signal processing; Switching circuits; Zero voltage switching;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1057-7122

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/81.382472

Filename

382472