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Current Source (Controlled)

Purpose

Generate variable current

Library

Electrical / Sources

Description

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The Controlled Current Source generates a variable current between its two electrical terminals. The direction of a positive current through the component is marked with an arrow. The momentary current is determined by the signal fed into the input of the component.


Note  A current source may not be open-circuited or connected in series to an inductor or any other current source.

Parameters

Discretization behavior
Specifies whether a zero-order hold or a first-order hold is applied to the input signal when the model is discretized. For details, see Physical Model Discretization.
Allow state-space inlining
For expert use only! When set to on and the input signal is a linear combination of electrical measurements, PLECS will eliminate the input variable from the state-space equations and substitute it with the corresponding output variables. The default is off.

Probe Signals

Source current
The source current in amperes (A).
Source voltage
The voltage measured across the source, in volts (V).
Source power
The instantaneous output power of the source, in watts (W).