Method and apparatus for a simplified system simulation description

A method of simulating system performance, the system comprising at least one branch comprising at least one portion, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations;
• and wherein
• each of the portions of the branches of the system corresponds to not more than one of the branch relations received.

A method of simulating system performance, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system Performance simulation information from the solved set of relations;
• and
• wherein none of the component descriptions received comprises a conservation relation.

A method of simulating system performance, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations;
• and
• wherein at least one of the component descriptions received comprises at least one conservation relation.

A method of simulating system performance, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations;
• and
• receiving at least one conservation relation.

A method of simulating system performance, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation, at least one of the branch relations comprising an operator indicating an assignment,
• generating at least one conservation relation:
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations.

A method of simulating system performance, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation, at least one branch relation comprising a plurality of statements, each of at least a plurality of the plurality of statements of the branch relation comprising less than all of the branch relation, all of a plurality of the plurality of statements comprising a branch relations,
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations.

A method of simulating system performance, the system comprising at least one portion of at least one branch, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation, at least one of the component descriptions comprising a name of at least one of the portions of the at least one branch;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system Performance simulation information from the solved set of relations.

A method of simulating system performance, the system comprising at least one signal, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation, at least one of the component descriptions comprising a name of at least one of the at least one signal;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations.

A method of simulating system performance, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations;
• and
• wherein zero of the branch relations is associated with a label comprising a name of a portion of a branch of the system.

A method of simulating system performance, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations;
• and wherein:
• at least one first branch relation received specifies at least one source;
• at least one second branch relation received specifies at least one probe;
• and
• a syntax of the at least one first branch relation is substantially the same as a syntax of the at least one second branch relation.

A method of simulating system performance, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations;
• and wherein:
• at least one first branch relation received specifies at least one voltage source;
• at least one second branch relation received specifies at least one current source;
• and
• a syntax of the at least one first branch relation is substantially the same as a syntax of the at least one second branch relation.

A method of simulating system performance, comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one component description including at least one branch relation;
• generating at least one conservation relation;
• formulating a set of relations from at least one said branch relation and at least one said conservation relation;
• solving the set of relations formulated;
• and
• generating a set of system performance simulation information from the solved set of relations;
• and wherein:
• at least one first branch relation received specifies at least one voltage probe;
• at least one second branch relation received specifies at least one current probe;
• and
• a syntax of the at least one first branch relation is substantially the same as a syntax of the at least one second branch relation.