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Van der Pol. The damped driven oscillator has both transient and steady-state behavior. Transient dies out Converges to steady state. Convergence. Oscillators can be simulated by RLC circuits. Inductance as mass Resistance as damping Capacitance as inverse spring constant.
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The damped driven oscillator has both transient and steady-state behavior. Transient dies out Converges to steady state Convergence
Oscillators can be simulated by RLC circuits. Inductance as mass Resistance as damping Capacitance as inverse spring constant Equivalent Circuit L vin v C R
Devices can exhibit negative resistance. Negative slope current vs. voltage Examples: tunnel diode, vacuum tube These were described by Van der Pol. Negative Resistance R. V. Jones, Harvard University
Assume an oscillating solution. Time varying amplitude V Slow time variation The equation for V follows from substitution and approximation. The steady state is based on the relative damping terms. Steady State
The amplitude term can be separated. Two coupled equations Detuning term d Locking coefficient l The detuning is roughly the frequency difference. For small driving force the locking coefficient depends on the relative damping. Frequency Locking
Relaxation Oscillator • The Van der Pol oscillator shows slow charge build up followed by a sudden discharge. • The oscillations are self sustaining, even without a driving force. Wolfram Mathworld
The phase portraits show convergence to a steady state. This is called a limit cycle. Limit Cycle next