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Internal Resistance of Voltage Source Using the FDTD Technique

Published

Author(s)

Ae-kyoung Lee

Abstract

The introduction of the internal resistance of a voltage source is a very effective method for analyzing the electromagnetic characteristics of antennas and microstrip devices using the FDTD technique. However, some trial and error could be accompanied for a proper resistance values to obtain a stable result. This letter proposes the method to reflect a proper internal resistance of source voltage in an FDTD code. The key of this method is to choose a resistance value so that the voltage drop due to an internal resistance is less than the amplitude of a voltage source. The reductions of total computation time steps are shown for various antenna types.
Citation
IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
Volume
8

Keywords

Source resistance, FDTD technique, voltage drop, reduction of time steps

Citation

Lee, A. (2009), Internal Resistance of Voltage Source Using the FDTD Technique, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=33204 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created November 2, 2009, Updated February 19, 2017