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Thermal Capacitor

Purpose

Thermal capacitance of piece of material

Library

Thermal

Description

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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

Capacitance
The value of the capacitor, in J/K. All finite positive and negative values are accepted, including 0. The default is 1.
Initial temperature
The initial temperature difference between the thermal ports or between the thermal port and thermal reference at simulation start, in kelvin (K). The default is 0.

Probe Signal

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.