Thermal Chain
Purpose
Implements an ideal thermal RC chain.
Library
Thermal
Description
This component implements a thermal RC chain of variable length. Using the
elements of the vectors provided in the component parameters Thermal
resistances and Thermal capacitances a subcircuit is built as shown
below. The thermal capacitor C1 is connected to the terminal marked with a
dot.
Parameters and Dialog Box
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Thermal resistances
- A vector containing the values of the thermal resistors R1
...Rn, in K/W.
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Thermal capacitances
- A vector containing the values of the thermal capacitors
C1 ...Cn, in J/K.
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Initial temperature
- A scalar value specifying the initial temperature of all
thermal capacitors at simulation start, in kelvins (K). The default is 0.