DocumentCode :
2825451
Title :
Applying globally convergent techniques to conventional DC operating point analyses
Author :
Yilmaz, Ecevit ; Green, Michael M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
fYear :
1999
fDate :
1999
Firstpage :
153
Lastpage :
158
Abstract :
The application of continuation methods to circuit simulation is discussed. Although many commercial circuit simulators use continuation methods, they are not globally convergent-that is, it is not guaranteed that a dc solution to the circuit will be found. Two continuation methods, “Gmin-stepping” and “source-stepping”, that are used in most circuit simulation programs are discussed, and it is shown why they sometimes fail. Simple changes to these algorithms are proposed and it is demonstrated that these changes significantly improve convergence of the continuation algorithms
Keywords :
DC power transmission; circuit simulation; digital simulation; Gmin-stepping; circuit simulation; circuit simulation programs; circuit simulators; continuation algorithms; continuation methods; conventional DC operating point analyses; dc solution; globally convergent techniques; source-stepping; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Application software; Bifurcation; Circuit simulation; Convergence; Iterative algorithms; Nonlinear circuits; SPICE; Sufficient conditions;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Symposium, 1999. Proceedings. 32nd Annual
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
ISSN :
1080-241X
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0128-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SIMSYM.1999.766467
Filename :
766467
Link To Document :
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