This textbook provides a compact but comprehensive treatment that guides students through the analysis of circuits, using NI Multisim™ and MATLAB®. Ideal as a hands-on source for courses in Circuits, Electronics, Digital Logic and Power Electronics this text focuses on solving problems using market-standard software, corresponding to all key concepts covered in the classroom. The author uses his extensive classroom experience to guide students toward deeper understanding of key concepts, while they gain facility with software they will need to master for later studies and practical use in their engineering careers.
Author(s): Farzin Asadi
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 778
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1: Essential of MATLAB
1.1 Introduction
1.2 MATLAB Environment
1.3 Basic Operation with MATLAB
1.4 Clearing the Screen and Variables
1.5 Basic Matrix Operations
1.6 Trigonometric Functions
1.7 Hyperbolic Functions
1.8 Logarithmic and Exponential Function
1.9 Rounding Functions
1.10 Colon Operator
1.11 Linspace and Logspace Commands
1.12 Ones, Zeros and Eye Commands
1.13 Format Command
1.14 Polynomial Functions
1.15 Solving the Ordinary Differential Equations
1.16 Partial Fraction Expansion and Laplace Transform
1.17 Calculation of Limit, Derivative and Integral
1.18 MATLAB Editor
1.19 Plotting the Graph of Data
1.20 Impulse Response, Step Response and Frequency Response of Dynamical Systems
1.21 Getting Help in MATLAB
1.22 Exercises
Further Readings
Chapter 2: Simulation of Electric Circuits with Multisim
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Multisim Environment
2.3 Opening a New File
2.4 Version of Multisim
2.5 Multisim Components
2.6 Search for a Component
2.7 Sample Simulations
2.8 Example 1: A Simple Resistive Voltage Divider
2.9 Example 2: DC/AC Mode of Voltmeter/Ammeter
2.10 Example 3: Measurement with Probes
2.11 Example 4: Average Power Measurement with Power Probe
2.12 Example 5: Differential Probe
2.13 Example 6: RMS Measurement in Presence of Harmonics
2.14 Example 7: Measurement with Multimeter
2.15 Example 8: Giving name to the nodes
2.16 Example 9: Ground Element
2.17 Example 10: Junction Tool
2.18 Example 11: Comment Block
2.19 Example 12: Circuit Description Box
2.20 Example 13: Title Block
2.21 Example 14: Exporting the Schematic as a Graphical File
2.22 Example 15: Voltage Division in AC Circuits
2.23 Example 16: Power Waveforms
2.24 Example 17: Calculation of Apparent Power and Power Factor
2.25 Example 18: Wattmeter Block
2.26 Example 19: Current/Voltage Measurement with Voltage Controlled Voltage Source Block
2.27 Example 20: Current Clamp Element
2.28 Example 21: Measurement of Phase Difference with Oscilloscope
2.29 Example 22: Measurement of Phase Difference with Lissajous Curves
2.30 Example 23: Agilent and Tektronix Measurement Tools
2.31 Example 24: Transients of an RLC Circuit
2.32 Example 25: Decreasing the Time Step of Simulation
2.33 Example 26: Exporting from Grapher View to MS Excel
2.34 Example 27: Exporting from Grapher View to MATLAB
2.35 Example 28: DC Operating Point
2.36 Example 29: Potentiometer Block
2.37 Example 30: Simulation of Circuits Containing a Switch
2.38 Example 31: Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits I
2.39 Example 32: Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits II
2.40 Example 33: On Page Connector Element
2.41 Example 34: Three Phase Circuits and Capacitive Compensation
2.42 Example 35: Measurement of Phase Current for Delta Connected Three Phase Sources
2.43 Example 36: Maximum Power Transfer
2.44 Example 37: Transformer
2.45 Example 38: Coupled Inductors
2.46 Example 39: Frequency Response of Electric Circuits
2.47 Example 40: Measurement of Input/Output Impedance as a Function of Frequency
2.48 Example 41: Bode Plotter
2.49 Example 42: Step Response of Electric Circuits I
2.50 Example 43: Step Response of Electric Circuits II
2.51 Example 44: Transfer Function Block
2.52 Exercises
Further Readings
Chapter 3: Simulation of Electronic Circuits with Multisim
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Example 1: Diode I-V Characteristics
3.3 Example 2: IV Analyzer
3.4 Example 3: Effect of Temperature on the Voltage Drop of Diode
3.5 Example 4: Diode Small Signal Resistance
3.6 Example 5: Zener Diode Characteristics
3.7 Example 6: Model of Components
3.8 Example 7: Half Wave Rectifier
3.9 Example 8: Half Wave Rectifier with Filer Capacitor
3.10 Example 9: Full Wave Rectifier
3.11 Example 10: Voltage Regulators
3.12 Example 11: Measurement of Voltage Regulation for a Voltage Regulator IC
3.13 Example 12: Addition of Fault to Components
3.14 Example 13: Common Emitter Amplifier
3.15 Example 14: Measurement of Input/Output Impedance of Common Emitter Amplifier
3.16 Example 15: Measurement of Input/Output Impedance for Noninverting Op-Amp Amplifier
3.17 Example 16: Distortion Analyzer Block
3.18 Example 17: Distortion Analysis of Amplifiers
3.19 Example 18: Frequency Response of CE Amplifier
3.20 Example 19: Input/Output Impedance of CE Amplifier
3.21 Example 20: Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) of Difference Amplifier
3.22 Example 21: CMRR of Differential Pair
3.23 Example 22: Measurement of Differential Mode Input Impedance for Differential Pair
3.24 Example 23: Sub Circuit Block
3.25 Example 24: Efficiency of the Power Amplifier
3.26 Example 25: Wien Bridge Oscillator and Colpitts Oscillator
3.27 Example 26: Relaxation Oscillator
3.28 Example 27: Circuits Wizards
3.29 Exercises
Further Readings
Chapter 4: Simulation of Digital Circuits with Multisim
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Example 1: Simulation of a Full Adder
4.3 Example 2: Logic Converter Block
4.4 Example 3: Obtaining the Truth Table for a Digital Circuit
4.5 Example 4: Word Generator Block
4.6 Example 5: Seven Segment Display
4.7 Example 6: Bus Connector
4.8 Example 7: Frequency Divider
4.9 Example 8: ABM Voltage Source Block
4.10 More Examples of Digital Circuits
4.11 Exercises
Further Readings
Chapter 5: Simulation of Power Electronic Circuits with Multisim
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Example 1: Switching Behavior of Thyristor
5.3 Example 2: Single Phase Controlled Rectifiers
5.4 Example 3: Triggering the Thyristors with Pulse Voltage Block
5.5 Example 4: Harmonic Analysis for the Controlled Rectifier Circuit
5.6 Example 5: Three Phase Controlled Rectifiers
5.7 Example 6: Dimmer Circuit
5.8 Example 7: Switching of MOSFET
5.9 Example 8: Buck Converter
5.10 Example 9: Three Phase Inverter
5.11 Example 10: Calculation of THD for Inverters
5.12 More Examples Related to Power Electronics and Electrical Drives
5.13 Exercises
Further Readings
Appendix: Review of Some of the Important Theoretical Concepts
Instantaneous Power
Average Power
Effective Value of a Signal
Effective Value of Sum of Two Periodic Signals
Measurement of RMS of Signals
Apparent Power and Power Factor
Power Computations for Linear Circuits
Fourier Series
Fourier Series of Important Wave Shapes
Calculation of Average Power Using the Fourier Series
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
Index
