Title :
On the number of solutions of piecewise-linear resistive circuits
Author :
Hasler, M.J. ; Schnetzler, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., ETH, Lausanne
fDate :
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Topological conditions are proved which allow an upper bound to be found for the number of DC operating points of a piecewise-linear circuit. The circuits may be nonreciprocal. The conditions amount to checking whether certain voltage and current orientations exist on the graph of the circuit. This can be implemented on a computer and it can be used for designing piecewise-linear circuits with prescribed DC operating points
Keywords :
nonlinear network analysis; piecewise-linear techniques; DC operating points; current orientations; nonreciprocal; piecewise-linear resistive circuits; topology; upper bound; voltage orientations; Application software; Capacitors; Diodes; Equivalent circuits; Operational amplifiers; Piecewise linear techniques; Resistors; Signal processing; Upper bound; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
