Re: Analysis of circuits containing diodes

longjohnstuartmill@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi,
>
> For the past couple of weeks I've been working through a book called
> "Network Analysis" by M.E. Van Valkenburg. Specifically, I've learned
> how to use Mesh/Nodal Analysis and Laplace Transforms to analyze simple
> circuits. I'm pretty amazed at the power of these techniques (thank
> you, Mr. Heaviside), even though I still have to learn more about
> differential equations and other things.
>
> Anyway, the book doesn't cover semiconductor components, and I would
> like to know how you would perform Nodal/Mesh Analysis on circuits that
> contain diodes. Is it difficult to do this type of analysis? I'm
> hoping to apply these techniques to a voltage doubler circuit to help
> me understand how it works, but I can't really do that without knowing
> how to address diodes.
>
> Thank you very much for your help!

Hi guys (David, Noway2, Joe),

Rather than clutter up the newsgroup, I thought I would just write one
thank-you to all of you.

So if I understand what I've read, if the voltage source was, say, a
square wave, the analysis could be even more complicated because the
diode's bias could also be a function of time. That sounds pretty
messy. Way over my head at this point. Simulation sounds like the
best route for me.

Thanks for your help!

.

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