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+/***************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2005 by David Saxton *
+ * david@bluehaze.org *
+ * *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify *
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by *
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or *
+ * (at your option) any later version. *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef NONLINEAR_H
+#define NONLINEAR_H
+
+#include "element.h"
+
+/**
+@short Represents a non-linear circuit element (such as a diode)
+@author David Saxton
+*/
+class NonLinear : public Element
+{
+ public:
+ NonLinear();
+
+ virtual bool isNonLinear() { return true; }
+ /**
+ * Newton-Raphson iteration: Update equation system.
+ */
+ virtual void update_dc() = 0;
+
+ protected:
+ double diodeCurrent( double v, double I_S, double Vte ) const;
+ /**
+ * Conductance of the diode - the derivative of Schockley's
+ * approximation.
+ */
+ double diodeConductance( double v, double I_S, double Vte ) const;
+ /**
+ * Limits the diode voltage to prevent divergence in the nonlinear
+ * iterations.
+ */
+ 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;
+};
+
+#endif