DC analysis of circuits with idealized diodes considering reverse bias breakdown phenomenon

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

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 312-326

  Tadeusiewicz, Michal ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dc solutions; Idealized diodes; Nonlinear circuits

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIODES; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; TRANSISTORS;

NEWTON-RAPHSON ALGORITHM; RESISTIVE CIRCUITS; REVERSE BIAS BREAKDOWN;

NONLINEAR NETWORK ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031117338     PISSN: 10577122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/81.563621     Document Type: Article

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