ISSN:
0332-1649
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
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Mathematics
Notes:
Let \cal N be a consistent connected network including independent voltage and current sources, positive linear resistors, multiterminal weakly no-gain non-linear resistors and equal numbers of nullators and norators, U(\cal N) a voltage appearing between a distinguished pair of nodes and I(\cal N) a current flowing in a distinguished branch in an equilibrium state of \cal N. It is proved that, under conditions detailed in the paper, U(\˜cal N1)= U(\cal N) = U(\˜cal N2) and I(\overline \cal N\raise1pt1) = I(\cal N) = I(\overline \cal N\raise1pt2) where \˜cal N1,\˜cal N2,\overline \cal N\raise1pt1, and \overline \cal N\raise1pt2, are networks derived from \cal N by replacing non-linear resistors by open- and/or short-circuit structures. An earlier combinatorial method of estimating solutions of non-linear resistive networks is extended to cover networks including active elements. The method is tested on simple examples of active diode-transistor circuits.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03321640010334604
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