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? asked in Science & MathematicsEngineering · 7 years ago

circuit simulator with ought ground?

Hello I have been using EveryCircuit on Android for few yrs, but for me it has one problem it does not work if I do not connect circuit to the ground.

lets Take LED and 3V battery if I connect Anode from LED to positive, and Cathode to negative, why do I have to use Ground? It should work with ought any problem at least in a real life it does.

So am looking for circuit simulator were ground is optional

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  • Ecko
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    I think all spice simulators need a reference ground. It is the way they are intended. It is to make sure the circuit is referred to some point, so it is really the 0V reference. Measuring and calculating voltages at any point would always need two connections and it gets more complicated. This is the easier way. Even in the real world there are cases where it is desirable to do this, so voltages relative to the surrounding environment are defined.

    Simulations are not identical with the real world. Just a helpful way to verify that something is possible and how it really works. Sometimes it needs a bit of thought to get it more like reality. One thing a spice simulator doesn't have is radiation of magnetic, electromagnetic and electric fields between wires, so the effects of this are not shown. Also stray capacitance, inductance and resistance may not be present unless intentionally added. The ratings of devices are ignored, so the user must determine whether a component is going to be damaged by excess dissipation, voltage or current.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Mostly in a circuit .....

    Ground = Common = Negative for NPN device or Positive for PNP device = Return

    It is the main return path in a circuit and must be needed.

    It is not the same as a real Earth Ground that using in AC power source. An earth ground wire is not necessary for any DC circuit.

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