A set of MAPLE libraries for computer-assisted circuit analysis

Abstract

MAPLE is a computer algebra system (GAS) that has the qualifications to be a tool of selection for handling many computational issues within electrical engineering. In this paper, we show how MAPLE can be used as a verification tool for electric circuits. A set of MAPLE packages has been developed for achieving several tasks: topological analysis of the graphs emanating from electric circuits, complete DC analysis of nonlinear resistive circuits including a topology-oriented analysis for assessing the uniqueness of the DC operating point and both, Newton-Raphson schema and various homotopy methods, and AC analysis of linear(ised) circuits.