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Ambient Temperature

Purpose

Connect to Heat Sink on which component is placed

Library

Thermal

Description

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The Ambient Temperature is only useful in subsystems. When placed in a subsystem, it provides a thermal connection to the heat sink that encloses the subsystem.

For more information see section Heat Sinks and Subsystems.


Note  Ambient Temperature blocks may not be used in schematics that contain Thermal Port blocks.