Title :
PILA: a computer program for fast and accurate analysis of piecewise linear circuits
Author :
Biey, Mario ; Hasler, Martin ; Lojacono, Roberto ; Premoli, Amedeo
Author_Institution :
Catania Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The computer program PILA, which is designed for the fast and accurate analysis of moderately-sized piecewise-linear circuits, is described. Since PILA does not use numerical integration, it is particularly useful for exploring the qualitative behavior of circuits with complicated time evolutions, e.g. in the presence of chaotic solutions. The computational accuracy and the capability to deal with linearly dependent capacitor charges and inductor fluxes are highlighted with two examples.<>
Keywords :
circuit analysis computing; piecewise-linear techniques; PILA; accurate analysis; chaotic solutions; complicated time evolutions; computational accuracy; computer program; examples; inductor fluxes; linearly dependent capacitor charges; moderately-sized piecewise-linear circuits; qualitative behavior of circuits; Capacitors; Chaos; Circuit analysis; Circuit analysis computing; Diodes; Inductors; Piecewise linear techniques; Resistors; Time domain analysis; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1988., IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Espoo, Finland
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.1988.15123
