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Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated.
See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! Not very general. Given how imprecise MOVs are, seems like a couple of zeners and resistors, and maybe a capacitor, would be plenty good enough. MOVs "wear out", too. Did you include that? -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com |
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin
wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Did you read... 8 lines versus 34 ?? Not very general. Parameterizable to any MOV... read! Given how imprecise MOVs are, seems like a couple of zeners and resistors, and maybe a capacitor, would be plenty good enough. Good enough for you, perhaps :-} MOVs "wear out", too. Did you include that? Typical Larkin sand-in-air... you can't help but be an asshole. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 13:23:52 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Did you read... 8 lines versus 34 ?? Not very general. Parameterizable to any MOV... read! Given how imprecise MOVs are, seems like a couple of zeners and resistors, and maybe a capacitor, would be plenty good enough. Good enough for you, perhaps :-} Good enough for anybody. MOVs are not precise parts. MOVs "wear out", too. Did you include that? Typical Larkin sand-in-air... you can't help but be an asshole. Did I hurt your feelings by not admiring your encrypted MOV model? I really can't imagine why anyone needs to Spice a MOV. The things that matter (power dissipation, joule capacity, wearout) aren't in the model. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com |
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"Jim Thompson" wrote
in message ... To conceal my techniques. Did you read... 8 lines versus 34 ?? 8 lines? Looks more like 20 to me. Tim -- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Contract Design Website: http://seventransistorlabs.com |
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 17:12:03 -0500, "Tim Williams"
wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message ... To conceal my techniques. Did you read... 8 lines versus 34 ?? 8 lines? Looks more like 20 to me. Tim That's LTspice's encryption scheme that adds all those extra characters. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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"Jim Thompson" wrote
in message ... 8 lines? Looks more like 20 to me. Tim That's LTspice's encryption scheme that adds all those extra characters. Well either way, your claim is absurd, because the file size (not that 2k files are any concern these days) certainly isn't 8 lines, and without cracked encryption (anyone know if LTSpice / PSpice / HSpice encryption has been cracked? anyone working on it?), impossible to verify. There's also the possibility that fewer lines contain more math, resulting in worse execution time or convergence anyway. But really, I'm guessing it's your tanh fit stuff, which you've posted about publicly before. You also claim it's based on publically published curves. So hiding it is all the more absurd... Tim -- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Contract Design Website: http://seventransistorlabs.com |
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 19:01:40 -0500, "Tim Williams"
wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message ... 8 lines? Looks more like 20 to me. Tim That's LTspice's encryption scheme that adds all those extra characters. Well either way, your claim is absurd, because the file size (not that 2k files are any concern these days) certainly isn't 8 lines, and without cracked encryption (anyone know if LTSpice / PSpice / HSpice encryption has been cracked? anyone working on it?), impossible to verify. There's also the possibility that fewer lines contain more math, resulting in worse execution time or convergence anyway. But really, I'm guessing it's your tanh fit stuff, which you've posted about publicly before. You also claim it's based on publically published curves. So hiding it is all the more absurd... Tim New technique. It definitely works. Try it or not, I don't care. It was originally posted to the LTspice List where the question was broached initially. Those with interest in circuit work should subscribe to the LTspice List... you'll learn some new techniques... and not be annoyed by cockroach invasions into technical threads. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On 5/11/2015 4:23 PM, Jim Thompson wrote:
On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? Soon would be good, if you're ever going to. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics 160 North State Road #203 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net |
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 20:58:40 -0400, Phil Hobbs
wrote: On 5/11/2015 4:23 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? Soon would be good, if you're ever going to. Cheers Phil Hobbs Right now I'm making money at it. Why should I give away the store? Does Larkin post a _complete_ schematic of his instruments and manufacturing techniques here? ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On 5/11/2015 9:04 PM, Jim Thompson wrote:
On Mon, 11 May 2015 20:58:40 -0400, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 5/11/2015 4:23 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? Soon would be good, if you're ever going to. Right now I'm making money at it. Why should I give away the store? Does Larkin post a _complete_ schematic of his instruments and manufacturing techniques here? Because you're in your mid 70s. I know your dad lived into his early 90s, and was pretty sharp till the end, but there's no guarantee that you'll do the same. What do you want your legacy to be? It's pretty late not to be thinking about that, especially given the amount of time and energy it will take to pass on the best of what you know in a form accessible to young people. John L.'s company will probably be manufacturing stuff long after he's retired, and he isn't the sole designer, so that isn't the same case at all. Also you vastly overestimate the opportunity cost of publishing stuff--it's usually a net win. My book gives away the majority of what I know about what I do, and besides helping a lot of young folks (which was the point of the exercise), it has been the foundation of my consulting practice. The first edition was published when I was 40. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics 160 North State Road #203 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net |
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 18:04:05 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 20:58:40 -0400, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 5/11/2015 4:23 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? Soon would be good, if you're ever going to. Cheers Phil Hobbs Right now I'm making money at it. Why should I give away the store? An MOV model is "the store"? That's sort of sad. Does Larkin post a _complete_ schematic of his instruments and manufacturing techniques here? ...Jim Thompson Sometimes I post actual product schematics, usually sheets relevant to the topic, and photos of real boxes and boards. Sometimes I post (non-encrypted!) Spice files. Sometimes I post ideas and scribbles that I just imagined. I don't post manufacturing techniques, because my production people do that, and it's fairly standard stuff. I have posted a lot of breadboarding techniques, stuff that I do myself. I don't post encrypted Spice circuits and then tell people that I'm smart, just because I say so. I still don't know why your thing would be any better than a couple of zeners and resistors, and you won't say why. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing laser drivers and controllers jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com |
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 21:17:42 -0400, Phil Hobbs
wrote: On 5/11/2015 9:04 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 20:58:40 -0400, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 5/11/2015 4:23 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? Soon would be good, if you're ever going to. Right now I'm making money at it. Why should I give away the store? Does Larkin post a _complete_ schematic of his instruments and manufacturing techniques here? Because you're in your mid 70s. I know your dad lived into his early 90s, and was pretty sharp till the end, but there's no guarantee that you'll do the same. What do you want your legacy to be? It's pretty late not to be thinking about that, especially given the amount of time and energy it will take to pass on the best of what you know in a form accessible to young people. John L.'s company will probably be manufacturing stuff long after he's retired, and he isn't the sole designer, so that isn't the same case at all. Also you vastly overestimate the opportunity cost of publishing stuff--it's usually a net win. My book gives away the majority of what I know about what I do, and besides helping a lot of young folks (which was the point of the exercise), it has been the foundation of my consulting practice. The first edition was published when I was 40. Cheers Phil Hobbs OK. I'll divulge all my "secrets": (1) All derivatives must exist and be continuous (2) All functions must be BOUNDED smoothly, per (1) above. That's all there is to it other than knowing circuit design at the device level which you can pick up easily with 50 or so years or experience :-} Seriously. More seriously, leukemia testing begins tomorrow. I'll consider your advice... maybe it is time to do a load dump. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On 5/11/2015 9:51 PM, Jim Thompson wrote:
On Mon, 11 May 2015 21:17:42 -0400, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 5/11/2015 9:04 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 20:58:40 -0400, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 5/11/2015 4:23 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? Soon would be good, if you're ever going to. Right now I'm making money at it. Why should I give away the store? Does Larkin post a _complete_ schematic of his instruments and manufacturing techniques here? Because you're in your mid 70s. I know your dad lived into his early 90s, and was pretty sharp till the end, but there's no guarantee that you'll do the same. What do you want your legacy to be? It's pretty late not to be thinking about that, especially given the amount of time and energy it will take to pass on the best of what you know in a form accessible to young people. John L.'s company will probably be manufacturing stuff long after he's retired, and he isn't the sole designer, so that isn't the same case at all. Also you vastly overestimate the opportunity cost of publishing stuff--it's usually a net win. My book gives away the majority of what I know about what I do, and besides helping a lot of young folks (which was the point of the exercise), it has been the foundation of my consulting practice. The first edition was published when I was 40. Cheers Phil Hobbs OK. I'll divulge all my "secrets": (1) All derivatives must exist and be continuous (2) All functions must be BOUNDED smoothly, per (1) above. That's all there is to it other than knowing circuit design at the device level which you can pick up easily with 50 or so years or experience :-} Seriously. More seriously, leukemia testing begins tomorrow. I'll consider your advice... maybe it is time to do a load dump. ...Jim Thompson I'm praying for good test results for you. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics 160 North State Road #203 Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net |
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 18:42:16 -0700, John Larkin
wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 18:04:05 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 20:58:40 -0400, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 5/11/2015 4:23 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? Soon would be good, if you're ever going to. Cheers Phil Hobbs Right now I'm making money at it. Why should I give away the store? An MOV model is "the store"? That's sort of sad. Does Larkin post a _complete_ schematic of his instruments and manufacturing techniques here? ...Jim Thompson Sometimes I post actual product schematics, usually sheets relevant to the topic, and photos of real boxes and boards. Sometimes I post (non-encrypted!) Spice files. Sometimes I post ideas and scribbles that I just imagined. I don't post manufacturing techniques, because my production people do that, and it's fairly standard stuff. I have posted a lot of breadboarding techniques, stuff that I do myself. I don't post encrypted Spice circuits and then tell people that I'm smart, just because I say so. I still don't know why your thing would be any better than a couple of zeners and resistors, and you won't say why. GFYU ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Mon, 11 May 2015 20:48:20 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 18:42:16 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 18:04:05 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 20:58:40 -0400, Phil Hobbs wrote: On 5/11/2015 4:23 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2015 10:34:26 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Sun, 10 May 2015 08:46:07 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: Varistor/MOV Spice Modeling has been updated. See VaristorMOV.zip on the Device Models & Subcircuits Page of my website. ...Jim Thompson Encrypted! To conceal my techniques. Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? Soon would be good, if you're ever going to. Cheers Phil Hobbs Right now I'm making money at it. Why should I give away the store? An MOV model is "the store"? That's sort of sad. Does Larkin post a _complete_ schematic of his instruments and manufacturing techniques here? ...Jim Thompson Sometimes I post actual product schematics, usually sheets relevant to the topic, and photos of real boxes and boards. Sometimes I post (non-encrypted!) Spice files. Sometimes I post ideas and scribbles that I just imagined. I don't post manufacturing techniques, because my production people do that, and it's fairly standard stuff. I have posted a lot of breadboarding techniques, stuff that I do myself. I don't post encrypted Spice circuits and then tell people that I'm smart, just because I say so. I still don't know why your thing would be any better than a couple of zeners and resistors, and you won't say why. GFYU ...Jim Thompson After you get well, you're welcome to try. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing laser drivers and controllers jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com |
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"Phil Hobbs" wrote in message
... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim -- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Contract Design Website: http://seventransistorlabs.com |
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"Tim Williams" wrote:
"Phil Hobbs" wrote in message ... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 04:59:44 -0500, "Tim Williams"
wrote: "Phil Hobbs" wrote in message ... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, Bwahahahahahaha! I needed a laugh right now. and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim How about an NCP1072? That was requested on the LTspice List :-} ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:16 GMT, Ralph Barone
wrote: "Tim Williams" wrote: "Phil Hobbs" wrote in message ... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). How about a resistor, diode, voltage source? A couple in parallel if you want some curvature. Bridge rectifier if you need bipolar. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing laser drivers and controllers jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:16 GMT, Ralph Barone
wrote: "Tim Williams" wrote: "Phil Hobbs" wrote in message ... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). The LT Spice "g" componant is a voltage dependant current source. The relationship could be your equation, or a polynomial, or anything. That would be *one* line of text. Add capacitance or ESL as needed. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 12:55:37 -0700, John Larkin
wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:16 GMT, Ralph Barone wrote: "Tim Williams" wrote: "Phil Hobbs" wrote in message ... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). The LT Spice "g" componant is a voltage dependant current source. The relationship could be your equation, or a polynomial, or anything. That would be *one* line of text. Add capacitance or ESL as needed. Yep. The MOV equation is one line of GVALUE... with coefficients set by VTEST, ITEST, VCLAMP, ICLAMP, Rseries, Lseries and Cpar, right from the data sheet. But apparently too difficult for Larkin the psychopathic asshole to master plugging in the numbers. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:03 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 12:55:37 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:16 GMT, Ralph Barone wrote: "Tim Williams" wrote: "Phil Hobbs" wrote in message ... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). The LT Spice "g" componant is a voltage dependant current source. The relationship could be your equation, or a polynomial, or anything. That would be *one* line of text. Add capacitance or ESL as needed. Yep. The MOV equation is one line of GVALUE... with coefficients set by VTEST, ITEST, VCLAMP, ICLAMP, Rseries, Lseries and Cpar, right from the data sheet. One line? What line? This one maybe? 1e0b22458c9e013c316e1a17d2fb21f94017955ce88f51ef5c 03aab498e88eb5e71f71e1875841719b8947fe3d6f920cb7af 1fedfab169c9c17d1a3c4a3fa116 -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:40:48 -0700, John Larkin
wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:03 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 12:55:37 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:16 GMT, Ralph Barone wrote: "Tim Williams" wrote: "Phil Hobbs" wrote in message ... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). The LT Spice "g" componant is a voltage dependant current source. The relationship could be your equation, or a polynomial, or anything. That would be *one* line of text. Add capacitance or ESL as needed. Yep. The MOV equation is one line of GVALUE... with coefficients set by VTEST, ITEST, VCLAMP, ICLAMP, Rseries, Lseries and Cpar, right from the data sheet. One line? What line? This one maybe? 1e0b22458c9e013c316e1a17d2fb21f94017955ce88f51ef5 c03aab498e88eb5e71f71e1875841719b8947fe3d6f920cb7a f1fedfab169c9c17d1a3c4a3fa116 You will NEVER see the equation, as simple as it is, NEVER :-} ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:44:46 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:40:48 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:03 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 12:55:37 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:16 GMT, Ralph Barone wrote: "Tim Williams" wrote: "Phil Hobbs" wrote in message ... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). The LT Spice "g" componant is a voltage dependant current source. The relationship could be your equation, or a polynomial, or anything. That would be *one* line of text. Add capacitance or ESL as needed. Yep. The MOV equation is one line of GVALUE... with coefficients set by VTEST, ITEST, VCLAMP, ICLAMP, Rseries, Lseries and Cpar, right from the data sheet. One line? What line? This one maybe? 1e0b22458c9e013c316e1a17d2fb21f94017955ce88f51ef 5c03aab498e88eb5e71f71e1875841719b8947fe3d6f920cb7 af1fedfab169c9c17d1a3c4a3fa116 You will NEVER see the equation, as simple as it is, NEVER :-} ...Jim Thompson Oh no, no, I'm heartbroken. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing precision measurement jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 14:09:16 -0700, John Larkin
wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:44:46 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:40:48 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:03 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 12:55:37 -0700, John Larkin wrote: On Tue, 12 May 2015 13:03:16 GMT, Ralph Barone wrote: "Tim Williams" wrote: "Phil Hobbs" wrote in message ... Seems pretty pointless at your age, Jim. Are you ever going to pass on all those pearls of wisdom, or are you going to take them to the grave like King Tut? On a related note then, if anyone has something they'd like to model, I could take a crack at it. I suspect Jim isn't doing anything I don't know, and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). The LT Spice "g" componant is a voltage dependant current source. The relationship could be your equation, or a polynomial, or anything. That would be *one* line of text. Add capacitance or ESL as needed. Yep. The MOV equation is one line of GVALUE... with coefficients set by VTEST, ITEST, VCLAMP, ICLAMP, Rseries, Lseries and Cpar, right from the data sheet. One line? What line? This one maybe? 1e0b22458c9e013c316e1a17d2fb21f94017955ce88f51e f5c03aab498e88eb5e71f71e1875841719b8947fe3d6f920cb 7af1fedfab169c9c17d1a3c4a3fa116 You will NEVER see the equation, as simple as it is, NEVER :-} ...Jim Thompson Oh no, no, I'm heartbroken. Good :-} ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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"Jim Thompson" wrote
in message news ![]() and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim How about an NCP1072? That was requested on the LTspice List :-} http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions...ls&rpn=NCP1072 "Document ID" says it's an "ISpice Model", but extension says it's a ..DWG.... WTF? Of course, an IC is something quite a bit more involved than a passive two-terminal. It would take time, especially if no good resources are available. I wouldn't do that for free (nor would I guess you, either!). Tim -- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Contract Design Website: http://seventransistorlabs.com |
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On Tue, 12 May 2015 18:54:48 -0500, "Tim Williams"
wrote: "Jim Thompson" wrote in message news ![]() and if he sees some examples, maybe he'd even admit what it is, too ;-) Tim How about an NCP1072? That was requested on the LTspice List :-} http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions...ls&rpn=NCP1072 "Document ID" says it's an "ISpice Model", but extension says it's a .DWG.... WTF? That link is certainly an AutoCAD Drawing (.DWG) Of course, an IC is something quite a bit more involved than a passive two-terminal. It would take time, especially if no good resources are available. I wouldn't do that for free (nor would I guess you, either!). A typical I/C (or hybrid, as I've been doing lately) usually takes me 3-6 weeks. Tim There _is_ an ISpice model of the NCP1072 rummaging around, but it apparently won't run on anything but ISpice. I haven't tried to decipher its syntax into Berkeley-compliant... yet. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson | mens | | Analog Innovations | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | San Tan Valley, AZ 85142 Skype: skypeanalog | | | Voice ![]() | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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"Ralph Barone" wrote in message
news:[email protected]... Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). I've seen that advertised before in appnotes, but it doesn't make sense. There's no physical reason to have a power law in a semiconducting device, and it suggests way more leakage current than there should be (the breakdown region might be softer than an exponential, but there still has to be an exponential leakage tail in there). Perhaps it's just a crude fit to the random breakdown-ESR pattern. In much the same way as 1/f noise (another odd order power law) can be modeled as a stacked chain of noise sources of random bandwidth. SPICE won't appreciate it, because a negative number to a random power is likely to result in some random complex number. You'd at least need abs(V) to start, then put the sign back on the current later. Most of the derivatives all disappear at V=0, which doesn't help. A symmetrical exponential function, like tanh, would probably do a good job, though being a bit too sharp. As John says, connecting some resistors in series with that, then cleaning it up with a few more of different threshold voltages and ESRs, would do; but some may balk at this solution using "too many lines". ![]() A single-line rendering of that isn't actually possible, because a "resistor in series with an exponential" is a transcendental equation, and has to be solved iteratively by the SPICE engine. Your alternative would be to build a "dulled" tanh function (say, toning down the exponential asymptotes by taking the sqrt or something), but that is also impossible, because the only thing that's "dull" enough to tame an exponential is a log (any polynomial or power law just becomes a constant factor to the exponent). But that simply undoes the exponent entirely, giving flat asymptotes; and doesn't work for negative values (see http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...tanh%28x%29%29 ). Probably, best would be to sit down with a spreadsheet and plug in curves until it works. There's always boring old polynomials, which are probably quite a good idea in this case -- with the right combination of (complex) poles and zeroes, the function can be odd (= gives opposite current for negative argument) and the asymptotes can be linear or quadratic (linear would make sense in that it's the minimum ESR when all semiconducting grains are conducting). With some tweaking, perhaps a non-geometric polynomial could be built that exhibits realistic leakage current, and approximates the V^alpha asymptote. One can also make polynomials from other polynomials (Chebyshev and other named orthogonal polynomial series are typically better for building curve-fits than just throwing coefficients at a geometric series), or from other functions (e.g., the periodic polynomials in cos^n(phi) and such, useful for harmonic analysis). Tim -- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Contract Design Website: http://seventransistorlabs.com |
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"Tim Williams" wrote:
"Ralph Barone" wrote in message news:[email protected]... Perhaps not the right place in the thread to say this, but what problems would come up if you modelled a varistor as a behavioural current source with I = k* V^alpha in series with a bulk resistance? I've had pretty good luck with that model (just not in SPICE). I've seen that advertised before in appnotes, but it doesn't make sense. There's no physical reason to have a power law in a semiconducting device, and it suggests way more leakage current than there should be (the breakdown region might be softer than an exponential, but there still has to be an exponential leakage tail in there). Perhaps it's just a crude fit to the random breakdown-ESR pattern. In much the same way as 1/f noise (another odd order power law) can be modeled as a stacked chain of noise sources of random bandwidth. I can't say whether it makes physical sense, but in the limited research I've done into the characteristics of metal oxide varistors, the I = k* V^alpha equation keeps popping up. In the curve matching that I have done (in Excel, mind you), a bit of series resistance kept the curve from flattening out too much at high applied voltages, and also made sense in terms of the bulk resistance of the material (disregarding the grain boundaries where all the non-linear magic occurs). SPICE won't appreciate it, because a negative number to a random power is likely to result in some random complex number. You'd at least need abs(V) to start, then put the sign back on the current later. Most of the derivatives all disappear at V=0, which doesn't help. Definitely, it would need a bit of a wrapper around it (sign() and abs() functions) to make it symmetrical. I tend to post from my phone, so tenseness is rewarded (at least while I'm typing). A symmetrical exponential function, like tanh, would probably do a good job, though being a bit too sharp. As John says, connecting some resistors in series with that, then cleaning it up with a few more of different threshold voltages and ESRs, would do; but some may balk at this solution using "too many lines". ![]() A single-line rendering of that isn't actually possible, because a "resistor in series with an exponential" is a transcendental equation, and has to be solved iteratively by the SPICE engine. Your alternative would be to build a "dulled" tanh function (say, toning down the exponential asymptotes by taking the sqrt or something), but that is also impossible, because the only thing that's "dull" enough to tame an exponential is a log (any polynomial or power law just becomes a constant factor to the exponent). But that simply undoes the exponent entirely, giving flat asymptotes; and doesn't work for negative values (see http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...tanh%28x%29%29 ). Probably, best would be to sit down with a spreadsheet and plug in curves until it works. There's always boring old polynomials, which are probably quite a good idea in this case -- with the right combination of (complex) poles and zeroes, the function can be odd (= gives opposite current for negative argument) and the asymptotes can be linear or quadratic (linear would make sense in that it's the minimum ESR when all semiconducting grains are conducting). With some tweaking, perhaps a non-geometric polynomial could be built that exhibits realistic leakage current, and approximates the V^alpha asymptote. One can also make polynomials from other polynomials (Chebyshev and other named orthogonal polynomial series are typically better for building curve-fits than just throwing coefficients at a geometric series), or from other functions (e.g., the periodic polynomials in cos^n(phi) and such, useful for harmonic analysis). Tim |
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