Title :
A solution-tracing circuit for the fixed-point homotopy method
Author :
Inoue, Yasuaki ; Kaji, Eigo ; Kasanobu, S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of East Asia, Shomonoseki, Japan
Abstract :
This paper presents a practical implementation approach for the fixed-point homotopy method which determines DC operating-points of nonlinear circuits. We propose a special circuit called the “solution-tracing circuit”. By using this circuit, SPICE transient analysis is performed to trace the solution curves of the homotopy equations and to reach the DC operating points of the circuits to be solved. The proposed technique is effective and can be easily implemented
Keywords :
SPICE; circuit analysis computing; nonlinear network analysis; transient analysis; DC operating-points; SPICE transient analysis; fixed-point homotopy method; nonlinear circuits; solution-tracing circuit; Asia; Bifurcation; Circuit simulation; Content addressable storage; Equations; Rail to rail inputs; SPICE; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2001. ISCAS 2001. The 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6685-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2001.921236