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Supplementary Material

Table of contents

Stage 1

PCV

Subjects:

Two identical RC circuits (A and A'), representing identical subjects connected to the same voltage source.

Initial settings

Insp. voltage: 17.5 V

Zener breakdown voltage of vent: 5 V

Cycling freq.: 45 Hz

Duty cycle: 33.33

R. DupA= 1 Ω

Zener DupA= 0

R. DupA'= 1 Ω

Zener DupA'= 0.1 V

Capacitance: 30 μF

Resistance 40Ω

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VCV

Subjects:

Two identical RC circuits (A and A'), representing identical subjects connected to the same current source.

Initial settings

Insp. current: 94.5 mA

Zener breakdown voltage of vent: 5 V

Cycling freq.: 45 Hz

Duty cycle: 33.33

R. DupA= 1 Ω

Zener DupA= 0

R. DupA'= 1 Ω

Zener DupA'= 0.1 V

Capacitance: 30 μF

Resistance 40Ω

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Stage 2

PCV

Subjects:

Two RC circuits (A and B), representing subjects of the same size but different compliances connected to the same voltage source.

Initial settings

Insp. voltage: 23.3 V

Zener breakdown voltage of vent: 5 V

Cycling freq.: 45 Hz

Duty cycle: 33.33

R. DupA= 180 Ω

Zener DupA= 0

R. DupA'= 1 Ω

Zener DupA'= 0.1 V

Capacitance: 30 μF and 20 μF

Resistance 40Ω

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