Poisson models for noisy nonlinear devices

This paper investigates further thermodynamic properties of the shot-noise model for nonlinear devices. Under the same constraint on the two Poisson process rates found in those papers, the shot-noise model satisfies thermodynamic requirements when connected to more general networks. Specific exampl...

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Published in1999 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) Vol. 5; pp. 318 - 321 vol.5
Main Authors Coram, G.J., Wyatt, J.L.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1999
Subjects
Capacitors
Circuit noise
Circuit testing
Entropy
Heat engines
Inductors
Integrated circuit noise
Resistors
Temperature
Thermodynamics
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Summary:This paper investigates further thermodynamic properties of the shot-noise model for nonlinear devices. Under the same constraint on the two Poisson process rates found in those papers, the shot-noise model satisfies thermodynamic requirements when connected to more general networks. Specific examples of a time-varying capacitor and a parallel combination of an inductor and a capacitor are developed. A heat engine is designed that extracts work from two shot-noise devices at different temperatures, and its efficiency is compared to the Carnot engine.
ISBN:0780354710
9780780354715
DOI:10.1109/ISCAS.1999.777573