Basic
Build custom electronic models using fundamental passive components.
Simscape Blocks
| Capacitor | Linear or nonlinear capacitor with optional tolerance, operational limits and fault behavior |
| Constant Current Load | Constant current load for DC or AC supply (Since R2021a) |
| Constant Current Load (Three-Phase) | Three-phase constant current load (Since R2021a) |
| Constant Power Load | Constant power load for DC or AC supply |
| Constant Power Load (Three-Phase) | Three-phase constant power load |
| Crystal | Stable resonator |
| Diffusion Resistor | Resistor model with velocity saturation and optional tolerance, operational limits, fault behavior, and noise |
| Dynamic Load | Dynamic load for DC or AC supply |
| Dynamic Load (Three-Phase) | Balanced three-phase dynamic load |
| Eddy Current | Eddy current loss representation |
| Incandescent Lamp | Incandescent lamp with temperature dependent resistance |
| Inductor | Inductor including optional tolerance, operational limits and fault behavior |
| Magnetic Core | Nonlinear reluctance, hysteresis, and optional eddy losses (Since R2024b) |
| Nonlinear Inductor | Inductor with nonideal core |
| Nonlinear Reluctance | Linear or nonlinear reluctance with optional hysteresis |
| Passive Harmonic Filter (Three-Phase) | Harmonic current filter |
| Potentiometer | Rotary or linear-travel potentiometer controlled by physical signal |
| Resistor | Resistor including optional tolerance, operational limits, fault behavior, and noise |
| S-Parameter Rational Fit | Implement rational fit approximation to S-parameter description of linear system (Since R2024b) |
| Supercapacitor | Electrochemical double-layer capacitor |
| Variable Capacitor | Linear time-varying capacitor |
| Variable Gap Capacitor | Capacitor with parallel plates and variable gap (Since R2023b) |
| Variable Inductor | Linear time-varying inductor |
| Varistor | Voltage-dependent resistor |
| Winding | Electromagnetic converter with ohmic and magnetic flux losses |
Topics
- Parameterizing Blocks from Datasheets
Overview of techniques used to specify block parameters to match the data from manufacturer datasheets.
Featured Examples
AC Cable with Bonded Sheaths
A three-phase cable model comprised of multiple pi-sections. Each phase is enclosed in a conductive sheath. The conductive sheath is connected to ground at either end of the cable through a simple resistance. A high-voltage source provides power to an unbalanced resistive load through the power cable. You can configure the sheath to be either series-bonded or cross-bonded. You can also configure the number of pi-sections. Increasing the number of pi-sections improves the accuracy but slows down the simulation. To facilitate convergence, the voltage source includes an internal impedance.
Tap-Changing Transformer for Automatic Voltage Regulation
Use a single-phase tap-changing transformer to control the voltage across an RLC load. The system contains an AC voltage source that generates a 60 Hz sine wave (located on the left-hand side of the circuit). The root-mean-square value for the voltage generated by this source is 120 V (reference voltage).
Model Hysteresis and Eddy Current Losses in an Iron Core
Model the hysteresis and eddy current losses in the iron core of an electrical transformer using the Magnetic Core block. This block represents a magnetic core with magnetic hysteresis and implements the Jiles-Atherton model. You can parameterize the block using saturated B-H curve data, magnetic characteristics, or the Jiles-Atherton parameters.
Model Constant Power Consumption with Varying AC Voltage Supply
Model constant power consumption using the Constant Power Load block in an AC circuit with varying voltage controlled by a Tap-Changing Transformer block.
