Unified Model, and Novel Reverse Recovery Nonlinearities, of the Driven Diode Resonator

We study the origins of period doubling and chaos in the driven series resistor-inductor-varactor diode (RLD) nonlinear resonant circuit. We find that resonators driven at frequencies much higher than the diode reverse recovery rate do not show period doubling, and that models of chaos based on the...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2003-04
Main Authors: Renato Mariz de Moraes, Anlage, Steven M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacitance
Circuits
Dependence
Emissions trading
Greenhouse effect
Ozone
Period doubling
Recovery time
Resonators
Silicon
Varactor diodes
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Summary:We study the origins of period doubling and chaos in the driven series resistor-inductor-varactor diode (RLD) nonlinear resonant circuit. We find that resonators driven at frequencies much higher than the diode reverse recovery rate do not show period doubling, and that models of chaos based on the nonlinear capacitance of the varactor diode display a reverse-recovery-like effect, and this effect strongly resembles reverse recovery of real diodes. We find for the first time that in addition to the known dependence of the reverse recovery time on past current maxima, there are also important nonlinear dependencies on pulse frequency, duty-cycle, and DC voltage bias. Similar nonlinearities are present in the nonlinear capacitance models of these diodes. We conclude that a history-dependent and nonlinear reverse recovery time is an essential ingredient for chaotic behavior of this circuit, and demonstrate for the first time that all major competing models have this effect, either explicitly or implicitly. Besides unifying the two major models of RLD chaos, our work reveals that the nonlinearities of the reverse recovery time must be included for a complete understanding of period doubling and chaos in this circuit.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0301009