A unified set-theoretic approach to the analysis of PWL resistive circuits and composite N-ports

作者：Pastore Stefano^*; Premoli Amedeo

来源：International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 2011, 39(8): 801-822.

DOI：10.1002/cta.660

• DC analysis
• PWL circuits
• linear programming
• set theory

We consider the search for all DC solutions of resistive piecewise-linear (PWL) circuits and the analysis of the characteristics of resistive PWL composite N-ports. These problems are unified from a theoretical and operating point of view by introducing the so-called N-augmented circuit, obtained from the N-port by closing its ports with N norators. Set-theoretic approach is used to describe the properties of the N-augmented circuits leading to the formulation of a general DC analysis algorithm, based on linear programming techniques. The examples at the end of the paper show some practical and efficient application of the general DC analysis algorithm.

• 出版日期2011-8