Title :
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
fDate :
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, IEEE Transactions on
