Generation and classification of CCII and ICCII based negative impedance converter circuits using NAM expansion

Abstract

AbstractA new simplified generation method of negative impedance converter circuits (NIC) is introduced. The generation method is based on nodal admittance matrix expansion starting from the input admittance of the NIC circuit terminated by a load rather than treating the NIC as a two‐port network element. The four pathological elements, namely nullator, norator, voltage mirror and current mirror, are used in the generation procedure. Two classes of the NIC pathological circuits are defined; each class includes two types. Eight pathological NIC circuits are generated for each class. Two alternative current conveyor and inverting current conveyor‐based realizations for each pathological circuit based on alternative pairing of the pathological elements are defined resulting in a total of 16 NIC circuit for each class and a total of 32 NIC circuits. A new NIC‐based circuits realizing floating negative impedances are also introduced. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.