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how do i make a constant power load in LTspice?

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tomrei

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Apr 14, 2009, 7:36:27 AM4/14/09

Hi there,

this group looks pretty spamed, but i'll try my luck.

does any one knows how to make a constant power load in the LTspice?

i've tried a few things but they all involving using dynamic
variables.

maybe it's the question of how to use dynamic variable in LTspice.

for example, the idea is:

R1 N002 N001 100
I1 N002 0 {current(p,V(n002))}
V1 N001 0 10 Rser=1
.param p=10
.func current(power,voltage) {power/voltage}
.tran 0 1m 0 1u startup
.backanno
.end

but this won't work since i can't just pass V(n002) as a parameter
since it's a dynamic variable.

is there a way i can fix this?

many thanks

Ren

Charlie E.

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Apr 14, 2009, 12:18:23 PM4/14/09

Ren,
Not exactly sure what you want to do, but it sounds like you want a
resistance that always consumes the same amount of power, no matter
the voltage across it. A little odd, but probably doable.

In PSpice, you would use a Gvalue part, or a GTable part, where you
connect the sense leads to the output leads. You then define the
output (the current through the device) as I(out) = Vsense/Power

Let me know if you have any questions on the actual execution.

Charlie

Jim Thompson

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Apr 14, 2009, 12:51:16 PM4/14/09

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:18:23 GMT, Charlie E. <edmo...@ieee.org>
wrote:

If you don't bound the max current/max voltage, it'll not converge.

The OP is probably testing a power supply fold-back limit. He's in
for some fun ;-)

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