Modelling of an Esaki Tunnel Diode in a Circuit Simulator

Nikhil M. Kriplani, Stephen Bowyer, Jennifer Huckaby, and Michael B. Steer
Active and Passive Electronic Components Volume 2011

Abstract

A method for circuit-level modelling a physically realistic Esaki tunnel diode model is presented. A paramaterisation technique that transforms the strongly nonlinear characteristic of a tunnel diode into two relatively modest nonlinear characteristics is demonstrated. The introduction of an intermediate state variable results in a physically realistic mathematical model that is not only moderately nonlinear and therefore robust, but also single-valued.

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