Many important electronic systems are modelled by discrete-time equations with nonlinearities that are discontinuous and piecewise-linear, often arising as a result of quantization. Approximations based on linearization – the standard engineering response to nonlinearity – are often quite unhelpful in these systems, because of the form of the nonlinearity. Certain methods and results have been developed over a number of years for the analysis of discontinuous piecewise-linear discrete-time dynamics. The aim of this tutorial paper is to review that body of knowledge, and to show how it can be applied to representative electronic systems.
Sponsorship
Science Foundation Ireland
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing
Journal
COMPEL: International Journal of Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering