Part I: Designing Models for the Periodic Operating Point (POP) Analysis

  1. POP reduces the time it takes to get to steady-state.
  2. Over 90% of the tests performed on your circuits start from steady-state:
    1. Load Transient
    2. AC Analyses (Bode Plot, ZOUT, ZIN)
    3. Line Transient
    4. Harmonic Analysis
    5. Efficiency
  3. The main (only?) test NOT performed in steady-state is a startup test.
  4. Anything we can do to reduce the time it takes to get to steady-state pays huge dividends.