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Re: [LUG] Electricity Modelling (library?)

 

http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Classes/IcBook/SPICE/
does it all....
--- Ben Goodger <goodgerster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help
> with the electricity
> model for Alectros, which is a GPL circuit simulator
> working under GTK.
> 
> Basically, the problem is that the physics involved
> in calculating potential
> difference, resistance etc in a complex circuit is
> so complicated that it
> has my (very intelligent) friend, and me, completely
> stumped.
> 
> Is there some kind of library available to do this
> with? My friend doubts
> it. Can anyone help to develop the model? It would
> need to take into account
> temperature, which would be modified by resistance
> and such; so you see why
> it's so complex.
> 
> We'll have a Sourceforge project running for it
> soon. It could be very
> useful in schools, as nothing, to my knowledge,
> currently does this with GPL
> code, and my school would want something along the
> lines before touching any
> kind of free stuff. None of you know Anne Reeve,
> thank goodness...
> 
> --
> Ben Goodger
> 
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> 



                
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