Circuit Synthesis based on Prescribed Lagrangian

TL;DR

This paper presents a systematic method for synthesizing lossless electric circuits that replicate the dynamics of any finite-dimensional physical system described by a prescribed quadratic Lagrangian, using LC loops and gyrators.

Contribution

It introduces a novel circuit synthesis approach based on prescribed Lagrangians, enabling realization of arbitrary spectral properties and mutual inductances/capacitances with elementary components.

Findings

Synthesized circuits replicate specified Lagrangian dynamics.

Allows implementation of arbitrary spectral properties.

Enables realization of mutual inductances and capacitances with elementary components.

Abstract

We advance here an algorithm of a synthesis of an electric circuit based on prescribed quadratic Lagrangian. That is the circuit evolution equations are equivalent to the relevant Euler-Lagrange equations. The proposed synthesis is a systematic approach that allows to realize any finite dimensional physical system described by a Lagrangian in a lossless electric circuit so that their evolution equations are equivalent. The synthesized circuit is composed of (i) capacitors and inductors of positive or negative values for the respective capacitances and inductances, and (ii) gyrators. The circuit topological design is based on the set of LC fundamental loops (f-loops) that are coupled by GLC-links each of which is a serially connected gyrator, capacitor and inductor. The set of independent variables of the underlying Lagrangian is identified with f-loop charges defined as the time integrals of the corresponding currents. The EL equations for all f-loops account for the Kirchhoff voltage law whereas the Kirchhoff current law holds naturally as consequence of the setup of the coupled f-loops and the corresponding charges and currents. The proposed synthesis in particular provides for efficient implementation of the desired spectral properties in an electric circuit. The synthesis provides also a way to realize arbitrary mutual capacitances and inductances through elementary capacitors and inductors of positive or negative respective capacitances and inductances.