Comparison of Quasi-Newton Methods for the DC Analysis of Electronic Circuits

Abstract

In the dc analysis of a circuit the capacitors and inductors in the circuit are replaced by open and short circuits, respectively, and the circuit is solved for constant source values (all time-varying signal sources are set to zero). In the analysis and design of electronic circuits the dc solution is called the quiescent, bias or operating point of the circuit and has many uses. For example, the operation of most electronic circuits is critically dependent on the quiescent point and it is important to know its value and its sensitivity with respect to parameter changes such as temperature, etc. In small signal analysis the quiescent point should be determined in order to calculate accurate small signal models. Finally, in transient analysis the initial states of the capacitors and inductors must be known, and this is accomplished by dc analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0746391

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  • William H. Kao

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  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

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  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Circuits
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Equations
  • Multivibrators
  • Networks
  • Npn Transistors
  • Operational Amplifiers
  • Reliability
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Short Circuits
  • Transistors

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  • Microelectronics