Simulating Nonlinear Circuits with Python Power Electronics: An Open-Source Simulator, Based on Python™

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This book provides readers with an in-depth discussion of circuit simulation, combining basic electrical engineering circuit theory with Python programming. It fills an information gap by describing the development of Python Power Electronics, an open-source software for simulating circuits, and demonstrating its use in a sample circuit. Unlike typical books on circuit theory that describe how circuits can be solved mathematically, followed by examples of simulating circuits using specific, commercial software, this book has a different approach and focus. The author begins by describing every aspect of the open-source software, in the context of non-linear power electronic circuits, as a foundation for aspiring or practicing engineers to embark on further development of open source software for different purposes. By demonstrating explicitly the operation of the software through algorithms, this book brings together the fields of electrical engineering and software technology. Front Matter ....Pages iii-x Introduction (Shivkumar V. Iyer)....Pages 1-12 Introduction to Python (Shivkumar V. Iyer)....Pages 13-33 User Interface (Shivkumar V. Iyer)....Pages 35-61 Interface for User Control Functions (Shivkumar V. Iyer)....Pages 63-84 Case Study—Shunt VAR Compensator (Shivkumar V. Iyer)....Pages 85-130 Nodes, Branches, and Loops (Shivkumar V. Iyer)....Pages 131-156 Circuit Analysis—Loop Analysis (Shivkumar V. Iyer)....Pages 157-183 Circuit Analysis—Nodal Analysis (Shivkumar V. Iyer)....Pages 185-205 Conclusions (Shivkumar V. Iyer)....Pages 207-213 Back Matter ....Pages 215-215