E.

Voltage Dependent Voltage Source

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E. Voltage Dependent Voltage Source

Symbol Names: E, E2
There are three types of voltage-dependent voltage-source circuit
elements.
Syntax: Exxx n+ n- nc+ nc- <gain>
This circuit element asserts an output voltage between the nodes n+
and n- that depends on the input voltage between nodes nc+ and nc-.
This is a linearly dependent source specified solely by a constant
gain.
Syntax: Exxx n+ n- nc+ nc- table=(<value pair>, <value pair>, ...)
A look-up table is used to specify the transfer function. The table is
a list of pairs of numbers. The second value of the pair is the output
voltage when the control voltage is equal to the first value of that
pair. The output is linearly interpolated when the control voltage is
between specified points. If the control voltage is beyond the range
of the look-up table, the output voltage is extrapolated as a constant
voltage of the last point of the look-up table.
Syntax: Exxx n+ n- nc+ nc- Laplace=<func(s)>
+ [window=<time>] [nfft=<number>] [mtol=<number>]
The transfer function of this circuit element is specified by its
Laplace transform. The Laplace transform must be a function of s. The
frequency response at frequency f is found by substituting s with sqrt
(-1)*2*pi*f. The time domain behavior is found from the impulse
response found from the Fourier transform of the frequency domain
response. LTspice must guess an appropriate frequency range and
resolution. The response must drop at high frequencies or an error is
reported. It is recommended that LTspice first be allowed to make a
guess at this and then check the accuracy by reducing reltol or
explicitly setting nfft and the window. The reciprocal of the value of
the window is the frequency resolution. The value of nfft times this
resolution is the highest frequency considered. The Boolean XOR
operator, "^" is understood to mean exponentiation "**" when used in a
Laplace expression.
Syntax: Exxx n+ n- value={<expression>}
This is an alternative syntax of the behavioral source, arbitrary
behavioral voltage source, B.
Syntax: Exxx n+ n- POLY(<N>) <(node1+,node1-) (node2+,node2-)+ ...
(nodeN+,nodeN-)> <c0 c1 c2 c3 c4 ...>

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This is an archaic means of arbitrary behavioral modeling with a

polynomial. It is useful for running legacy opamp models.
Note: It is better to use a G source shunted with a resistance to
approximate an E source than to use an E source. A voltage controlled
current source shunted with a resistance will compute faster and cause
fewer convergence problems than a voltage controlled voltage source.
Also, the resultant nonzero output impedance is more representative of
a practical circuit.

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