Abstract
The Ebers-Moll model has been widely used to represent Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) in Virtual Analogue (VA) circuits. An investigation into the validity of this model is presented in which the Ebers-Moll model is compared to BJT models of higher complexity , introducing the Gummel-Poon model to the VA field. A comparison is performed using two complementary approaches: on fit to measurements taken directly from BJTs, and on application to physical circuit models. Targeted parameter extraction strategies are proposed for each model. There are two case studies , both famous vintage guitar effects featuring germanium BJTs. Results demonstrate the effects of incorporating additional complexity into the component model, weighing the trade-off between differences in the output and computational cost
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx-17) |
| Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
| Pages | 152-159 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | ISSN 2413-6689 |
| Publication status | Published - 05 Sept 2017 |