NonLinear Class Reference

Represents a non-linear circuit element (such as a diode). More...

#include <nonlinear.h>

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Public Member Functions
	NonLinear ()
virtual bool	isNonLinear ()
virtual void	update_dc ()=0
Protected Member Functions
double	diodeCurrent (double v, double I_S, double Vte) const
double	diodeConductance (double v, double I_S, double Vte) const
double	diodeVoltage (double v, double V_prev, double Vt, double V_crit) const
void	diodeJunction (double v, double I_S, double Vte, double *I, double *g) const
double	diodeCriticalVoltage (double I_S, double Vte) const

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Detailed Description

Represents a non-linear circuit element (such as a diode).

Author:

David Saxton

Definition at line 20 of file nonlinear.h.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual bool NonLinear::isNonLinear

(

)

[inline, virtual]

Returns true for NonLinear elements that need iteration to converge to a solution as the matrix A is a function of x.

Reimplemented from Element.

Definition at line 25 of file nonlinear.h.

virtual void NonLinear::update_dc

(

)

[pure virtual]

Newton-Raphson iteration: Update equation system.

Implemented in BJT, and Diode.

double NonLinear::diodeConductance	(	double	v,
		double	I_S,
		double	Vte
	)			const [protected]

Conductance of the diode - the derivative of Schockley's approximation.

Definition at line 35 of file nonlinear.cpp.

Referenced by Diode::calcIg().

double NonLinear::diodeVoltage	(	double	v,
		double	V_prev,
		double	Vt,
		double	V_crit
	)			const [protected]

Limits the diode voltage to prevent divergence in the nonlinear iterations.

Definition at line 40 of file nonlinear.cpp.

Referenced by Diode::calc_eq(), and BJT::calc_eq().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• nonlinear.h
• nonlinear.cpp

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