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Voltage Source AC

Purpose

Generate sinusoidal voltage

Library

Electrical / Sources

Description

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The AC Voltage Source generates a sinusoidal voltage between its two electrical terminals. The voltage is considered positive at the terminal marked with a "+". The momentary voltage v   is determined by the equation

v = A⋅sin(ω⋅t+ φ)

where t   is the simulation time.


Note  A voltage source may not be short-circuited or connected in parallel to a capacitor or any other voltage source.

Parameters

Each of the following parameters may either be a scalar or a vector corresponding to the implicit width of the component:

Amplitude
The amplitude A   of the voltage, in volts (V). The default is 1.
Frequency
The angular frequency ω  , in s-1  . The default is 2*pi*50 which corresponds to 50 Hz.
Phase
The phase shift φ  , in radians. The default is 0.

Probe Signals

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