Andy found that the Alternate Solver is a solution, although the simulation run is anything but lightning-fast. He posits that some form of very high frequency (numerical) oscillation is slowing things down.
On Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 02:14 PM, Christopher Paul wrote:
eetech00, I¡¯m afraid I don¡¯t understand.
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From what I can see, each of the three diode strings is driven by a single current regulator. Maybe you could you describe your concerns using component reference designators?
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You have three groups of circuits, but I'll refer to one group.
The opamp and mosfet forms a basic Volt to current converter and its controlling current thru the diodes.
The LM317 is also configured as a current regulator and it also (trying) control current thru the diodes.
That's what I think is causing the simulation convergence problems.