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`PotentialSensor`

Measures the electrical potential at a connection point.

This component represents an ideal sensor that measures the electrical potential (voltage) at a single electrical pin p. It is characterized by an infinite input impedance, meaning it draws no current (p.i = 0) from the circuit it is connected to. The measured potential at pin p (p.v) is then made available as an output signal phi. This ensures that the sensor does not affect the circuit's behavior while providing an accurate potential reading. The defining equations are

\[p.i = 0 \\ \phi = p.v\]

Usage

PotentialSensor()

Connectors

p - This connector represents an electrical pin with voltage and current as the potential and flow variables, respectively. (Pin)
phi - This connector represents a real signal as an output from a component (RealOutput)

Behavior

\[ \begin{align} \mathtt{p.i}\left( t \right) &= 0 \\ \mathtt{phi}\left( t \right) &= \mathtt{p.v}\left( t \right) \end{align} \]

Source

# Measures the electrical potential at a connection point.
#
# This component represents an ideal sensor that measures the electrical potential (voltage)
# at a single electrical pin `p`. It is characterized by an infinite input impedance,
# meaning it draws no current (`p.i = 0`) from the circuit it is connected to.
# The measured potential at pin `p` (`p.v`) is then made available as an output
# signal `phi`. This ensures that the sensor does not affect the circuit's behavior
# while providing an accurate potential reading. The defining equations are
# ```math
# p.i = 0 \\
# \phi = p.v
# ```
component PotentialSensor
  # Electrical connection pin to the circuit.
  p = Pin() [{
    "Dyad": {
      "placement": {"icon": {"iconName": "pos", "x1": -50, "y1": 450, "x2": 50, "y2": 550}}
    }
  }]
  # Output signal representing the measured potential (voltage).
  phi = RealOutput() [{"Dyad": {"placement": {"icon": {"x1": 950, "y1": 450, "x2": 1050, "y2": 550}}}}]
relations
  p.i = 0
  phi = p.v
metadata {
  "Dyad": {
    "labels": [
      {"label": "$(instance)", "x": 500, "y": 1100, "rot": 0},
      {"label": "V", "x": 606, "y": 676, "rot": 0}
    ],
    "icons": {"default": "dyad://ElectricalComponents/TwoPinSensor.svg"}
  }
}
end

Flattened Source

# Measures the electrical potential at a connection point.
#
# This component represents an ideal sensor that measures the electrical potential (voltage)
# at a single electrical pin `p`. It is characterized by an infinite input impedance,
# meaning it draws no current (`p.i = 0`) from the circuit it is connected to.
# The measured potential at pin `p` (`p.v`) is then made available as an output
# signal `phi`. This ensures that the sensor does not affect the circuit's behavior
# while providing an accurate potential reading. The defining equations are
# ```math
# p.i = 0 \\
# \phi = p.v
# ```
component PotentialSensor
  # Electrical connection pin to the circuit.
  p = Pin() [{
    "Dyad": {
      "placement": {"icon": {"iconName": "pos", "x1": -50, "y1": 450, "x2": 50, "y2": 550}}
    }
  }]
  # Output signal representing the measured potential (voltage).
  phi = RealOutput() [{"Dyad": {"placement": {"icon": {"x1": 950, "y1": 450, "x2": 1050, "y2": 550}}}}]
relations
  p.i = 0
  phi = p.v
metadata {
  "Dyad": {
    "labels": [
      {"label": "$(instance)", "x": 500, "y": 1100, "rot": 0},
      {"label": "V", "x": 606, "y": 676, "rot": 0}
    ],
    "icons": {"default": "dyad://ElectricalComponents/TwoPinSensor.svg"}
  }
}
end

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PotentialSensor