FDTD Implementations of Integrated Dependent Sources in Full-Wave Electromagnetic Simulations
Keywords:
Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), Current Controlled Current Source (CCCS), Current Controlled Voltage Source (CCVS), dependent sources, Finite-Difference TimeDomain (FDTD), Voltage Controlled Current Source (VCCS), Voltage Controlled Voltage Source (VCVS)Abstract
The implementation of dependent sources such as: Current Controlled Current Source in full-wave electromagnetic simulation using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain method is introduced. This simple new approach is verified with several numerical examples. In one example, the CCCS is used to implement a circuit with Bipolar Junction Transistor. Good agreement is obtained when the results of the developed FDTD code are compared with those based on analytical solution.
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