Thermal Capacitor
Purpose
Thermal capacitance of piece of material
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Thermal
Description

This component provides an ideal thermal capacitance between its two thermal
ports or between the thermal port and the thermal reference. See section Configuring
PLECS for information on how to change the graphical representation of thermal
capacitors.
Parameters
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Capacitance
- The value of the capacitor, in J/K. All finite positive and negative
values are accepted, including 0. The default is 1.
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Initial temperature
- The initial temperature difference between the thermal ports
or between the thermal port and thermal reference at simulation start, in kelvins
(K). The default is 0.
Probe Signals
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Temperature
- The temperature difference measured across the capacitance. A
positive value is measured when the temperature at the terminal marked with
"+" is greater than the temperature at the unmarked terminal.