start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=1 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=63 end-page=69 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1966 dt-pub=19660331 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Approximate Solution of Nonlinear Oscillatory Circuits (I) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The well-known steady state solution of nonlinear oscillatory circuits based on the use of Fourier series, the so-called harmonic balance, is a powerful method because of its wide applicability. Yet, this method has not only difficulties to solve transcendental equations or algebraic equations of higher orders, but gives no transient state solution. The harmonic approximation and the extended harmonic approximation defined in this report are linearization methods which give approximations of steady state and transient state simultaneously. Furthermore the method enables an unification and extension of miscellaneous linearization methods. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=MineTadao kn-aut-sei=Mine kn-aut-mei=Tadao aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=YamamotoTatuma kn-aut-sei=Yamamoto kn-aut-mei=Tatuma aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=BabaYukinobu kn-aut-sei=Baba kn-aut-mei=Yukinobu aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical Engineering affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical Engineering END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=2 cd-vols= no-issue=1 article-no= start-page=96 end-page=110 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1967 dt-pub=19670401 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Approximate Solution of Nonlinear Oscillatory Circuits (II) en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=In the preceding paper a new method of analyzing nonlinear periodic oscillations was proposed. In this article a new conception, which is named as the extended harmonic approximation of nonlinear oscillatory circuits, is presented. Method of obtaining transient solutions by the conception is given and various numerical examples are shown. The new conception has merits that a consistent linearization method is given for both steady state and transient state domains and transient solutions are obtained simply. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=MineTadao kn-aut-sei=Mine kn-aut-mei=Tadao aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=YamamotoTatuma kn-aut-sei=Yamamoto kn-aut-mei=Tatuma aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=BabaYukinobu kn-aut-sei=Baba kn-aut-mei=Yukinobu aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name= en-aut-sei= en-aut-mei= kn-aut-name=YamamotoYositake kn-aut-sei=Yamamoto kn-aut-mei=Yositake aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical Engineering affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical Engineering affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical Engineering affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Electrical Engineering END