SWITCHING MODE LIMIT-CYCLE RESONANT OSCILLATOR AS A RELAXATION-OSCILLATOR

Switching Mode Limit-Cycle Resonant Oscillators constitute a distinct and useful class of systems in the field of oscillators. Previous work s have described the oscillatory processes of such systems as being cl osely similar to those of other limit-cycle oscillators. The present p aper shows analytically, and demonstrates by way of simulation, that t he dynamic behaviour of such systems at relaxation is unique. A compre hensive comparative analysis of the presently less known systems and t he relatively similar well known Rayleigh oscillator and other related oscillators is carried out by relying on numerical simulation work. C opyright (C) 1996 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd