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Monte Carlo Simulation of Percolation Phenomena for Direct Current in Large Square Matrices

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  • Pawel Zukowski

    (Department of Economics, Vincent Pol University in Lublin, 2, Choiny Str., 20-816 Lublin, Poland)

  • Pawel Okal

    (Department of Electrical Devices and High Voltage Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, 38A, Nadbystrzycka Str., 20-618 Lublin, Poland)

  • Konrad Kierczynski

    (Department of Electrical Devices and High Voltage Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, 38A, Nadbystrzycka Str., 20-618 Lublin, Poland)

  • Przemyslaw Rogalski

    (Department of Electrical Devices and High Voltage Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, 38A, Nadbystrzycka Str., 20-618 Lublin, Poland)

  • Vitalii Bondariev

    (Department of Electrical Devices and High Voltage Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, 38A, Nadbystrzycka Str., 20-618 Lublin, Poland)

  • Alexander D. Pogrebnjak

    (Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Sumy State University, 2, Rymskogo-Korsakova Str., 40007 Sumy, Ukraine)

Abstract

In this study, an in-depth analysis of the percolation phenomenon for square matrices with dimensions from L = 50 to 600 for a sample number of 5 × 10 4 was performed using Monte Carlo computer simulations. The percolation threshold value was defined as the number of conductive nodes remaining in the matrix before drawing the node interrupting the last percolation channel, in connection with the overall count of nodes within the matrix. The distributions of percolation threshold values were found to be normal distributions. The dependencies of the expected value (mean) of the percolation threshold and the standard deviation of the dimensions of the matrix were determined. It was established that the standard deviation decreased with the increase in matrix dimensions, ranging from 0.0262253 for a matrix with L = 50 to 0.0044160 for L = 600, which is almost six-fold lower. The mean value of the percolation threshold was practically constant and amounted to approximately 0.5927. The analysis involved not only the spatial distributions of nodes interrupting the percolation channels but also the overall patterns of node interruption in the matrix. The distributions revealed an edge phenomenon within the matrices, characterized by the maximum concentration of nodes interrupting the final percolation channel occurring at the center of the matrix. As they approached the edge of the matrix, their concentration decreased. It was established that increasing the dimensions of the matrix slowed down the rate of decrease in the number of nodes towards the edge. In doing so, the area in which values close to the maximum occurred was expanded. Based on the approximation of the experimental results, formulas were determined describing the spatial distributions of the nodes interrupting the last percolation channel and the values of the standard deviation from the matrix dimensions. The relationships obtained showed that with increasing matrix dimensions, the edge phenomenon should gradually disappear, and the percolation threshold standard deviation values caused by it will tend towards zero.

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  • Pawel Zukowski & Pawel Okal & Konrad Kierczynski & Przemyslaw Rogalski & Vitalii Bondariev & Alexander D. Pogrebnjak, 2023. "Monte Carlo Simulation of Percolation Phenomena for Direct Current in Large Square Matrices," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(24), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:24:p:8024-:d:1298601
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    1. Pawel Zukowski & Paweł Okal & Konrad Kierczynski & Przemyslaw Rogalski & Sebastian Borucki & Michał Kunicki & Tomasz N. Koltunowicz, 2023. "Investigations into the Influence of Matrix Dimensions and Number of Iterations on the Percolation Phenomenon for Direct Current," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-19, October.
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