Modeling of Linear and Nonlinear Circuits
Abstract
An efficient technique of microcomputer modeling is presented for designing linear and nonlinear circuits. The computer model is valid for pulse forming networks (PFN's) which feed both linear and nonlinear loads. These PFN's may resemble classical voltage or current fed one terminal-pair Guillemin networks, but are in fact, the general case of loaded two terminal-pair networks including most nonuniform lumped transmission lines. Before building systems using PFN's it is desirable to calculate their response, however, closed form analytic solutions are impractical and other computer approaches such as SCEPTRE and SPICE require a computer with a large capacity. An algorithm is presented that can be applied to pulsed discharge circuits Employing PFN's and solved on a microcomputer such as an Apple or HP-85. Results are presented for a circuit consisting of an initially charged capacitor with stray inductance in series with a PFN discharging into either a Iinear or a non-linear load.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA638312
Entities
People
- R. Dollinger
- S. J. Stanton
- S. Levy
- W. J. Sarjeant
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command