Table 15 Comparison between the SHPT and the MSA path tracking methods
From: Speed-up hyperspheres homotopic path tracking algorithm for PWL circuits simulations
Example | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Starting point | SP1 | ||
Characteristic | SHPT | MSA1 | MSA2 |
Total iterations | 330 | 330 | 2 |
Hypersphere radius | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Reversion phenomenon | No | No | Yes |
Solutions found | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Straight Line iterations | 249 | 0 | 0 |
Hypersphere iterations (NRM) | 81 | 330 | 2 |
Total computing time (s) | 26.36 | 61.49 | * |
Straight Line computing time | 1.09 | 0 | * |
Hyperspheres computing time | 25.27 | 61.49 | * |