Patent ID: 8886507

Claim:
A processor for use in simulating operation of a portion of an electrical circuit, said processor configured to: receive at least one input indicative of electrical circuit data related to the electrical circuit being simulated; generate a model of the electrical circuit based on the at least one input; receive a user input that indicates the portion of the electrical circuit to be simulated; generate, based on the user input and the electrical circuit model, a partial circuit snapshot that corresponds to the portion of the electrical circuit represented by the model of the electrical circuit; generate a graphical circuit representation of the partial circuit snapshot; display the graphical circuit representation on a presentation interface; and apply at least one event to the partial circuit snapshot to: simulate operation of the corresponding portion of the electrical circuit; and perform a fault analysis on the partial circuit snapshot to identify at least one component within the partial circuit snapshot that unintentionally failed during application of the event.