Mathematics – Dynamical Systems
Scientific paper
2006-09-05
Journal of Geometry and Physics, 56(12), 2006
Mathematics
Dynamical Systems
30 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.geomphys.2006.01.007
The aim of this paper is to give a formulation of the dynamics of nonlinear RLC circuits as a geometric Birkhoffian system and to discuss in this context the concepts of regularity, conservativeness, dissipativeness. An RLC circuit, with no assumptions placed on its topology, will be described by a family of Birkhoffian systems, parameterized by a finite number of real constants which correspond to initial values of certain state variables of the circuit. The configuration space and a special Pfaffian form, called Birkhoffian, are obtained from the constitutive relations of the resistors, inductors and capacitors involved and from Kirchhoff's laws. Under certain assumptions on the voltage-current characteristic for resistors, it is shown that a Birkhoffian system associated to an RLC circuit is dissipative. For RLC networks which contain a number of pure capacitor loops or pure resistor loops the Birkhoffian associated is never regular. A procedure to reduce the original configuration space to a lower dimensional one, thereby regularizing the Birkhoffian, it is also presented. In order to illustrate the results, specific examples are discussed in detail.
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