How to Identify Unstable dc Operating Points

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 820-832

  Green, Michael M ^a   Willson, Alan N ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); OBSERVABILITY; SOLID STATE DEVICES; SYSTEM STABILITY;

CIRCUIT INSTABILITY; DC OPERATING POINTS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR CIRCUITS;

NONLINEAR NETWORKS;

EID: 0026929490     PISSN: 10577122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/81.199863     Document Type: Article

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