ANALOG COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF NETWORKS CONTAINING DIODES,

Abstract

Larrowe's direct simulation method of analog computer analysis of electrical networks is extended to include diodes. The technique is somewhat artificial: each diode is replaced by a small inductance, which passes current in one direction. The limit as the inductance approaches zero is simply a high-gain limited amplifier that introduces feedback to properly preserve all current and voltage equations at all times. The stability of the method is briefly discussed and an example is given to show its effectiveness. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615272

Entities

People

  • Arthur Hausner

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Analog Computers
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Electrical Networks
  • Equations
  • Feedback
  • Gain
  • High Gain
  • Inductance
  • Networks
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)