Application of Spice simulator in the evaluation of crosstalk computational models

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to present an evaluation of the crosstalk models developed for a shareware version of Spice.

Design/methodology/approach

The transmission line model is compared with π lumped circuit models by varying the number of cells. The influence of losses is also introduced, and some constraints regarding the models are examined, showing the suitability of the new Spice libraries developed by the authors. In order to validate the theoretical results some experiments were carried out.

Findings

The paper finds that Spice is a powerful engineering tool for students and technicians involved in EMC analyses.

Originality/value

The main aspects concerning the accuracy and integrity of the experimental data are emphasized and discussed in this paper.

Citation

Tosin, A., Gerlach Dietz, W., França Sartori, C.A. and Roberto Cardoso, J. (2006), "Application of Spice simulator in the evaluation of crosstalk computational models", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 25 No. 3, pp. 668-676. https://doi.org/10.1108/03321640610666835