Toward improved time domain stability and passivity for full-wave PEEC models

Abstract

It is well known that time domain integral equation techniques may suffer from stability problems and frequency domain models may provide non-passive results. A main source of these issues is the delay of the coupled elements. In the classical Partial Element Equivalent Circuit (PEEC) method, a single delay was used for each couple of partial element which results in a delay differential equation with reduced stability and accuracy. In this paper, we consider multiple delay coefficients which can be used for both the time and frequency domain. Also, filters are introduced which remove unwanted eigenvalues or resonances in the partial element couplings. This can substantially improve the response of the frequency domain and the time domain models. Stability improvements also means passivity improvements. © 2006 IEEE.