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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume 46 Number 12, December 1998

Accuracy and Stability Improvements of Integral Equation Models Using the Partial Element Equivalent Circuit (PEEC) Approach

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Abstract:

The partial element equivalent circuit (PEEC) technique is a formulation which transforms an electric field integral equation (EFIE) into a full-wave equivalent circuit solution. In this paper, improvements are made to the PEEC model through the development of a refined method of computing both the partial inductances as well as the coefficients of potential. The method does not increase the number of unknowns. In addition, damping is added to the PEEC model in order to further reduce nonphysical resonances which may occur above the useful frequency range. The observations and solutions presented in this paper are especially important for time domain solvers. The effectiveness of the method is illustrated with several examples.

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