Verification of the electric circuit
Introduction
The user has the possibility to verify the coherence of the electric circuit that he has described, which permits him to validate it.
For more details on the principle of this verification, see chapter Circuit coupling: principles
Verifying the electric circuit
To verify the electric circuit coherence:
- click on Verify the circuit in the Physics menu (in the standard context)
When to make this analysis?
The electric circuit verification can be made by the user whenever he considers necessary.
If this is forgotten, the electric circuit verification is automatically done when:
- The electric circuit editor context is closed
- The project is saved
Positive result: message displayed
If the result of circuit analysis is positive (correct circuit), no message appears in the command box, only the execution command for the circuit verification is seen: checkCircuit executed.
Detected anomalies: messages of the error type
If the result of analysis is negative (anomalies detected), the error messages displayed in the command window can be the following:
- If a component has one « leg in the air » :
RESISTOR(R1) has at least one "terminal in the air".
Resolution impossible with the electric circuit
- If a potential has no joining point:
POINT_EQUIPOTENTIAL(P6) connected to no COMPONENT/CONNECTION/GROUND
The circuit is not connected.
Resolution impossible with the electric circuit
- If the circuit is not connected:
The circuit is not connected.
Resolution impossible with the electric circuit
Anomalies detected: messages of the warning type
These detected anomalies do not block the described electric circuit validity (as far as connectivity is concerned) in the circuit editor context.
The following messages are of the warning type, permitting to the user to be warned of some tasks which remain to be completed in order to succeed in having a good field-circuit coupling:
- If one (or more) component(s) are not characterized entirely (for example a resistor is not characterized) :
Certain components are incompletely characterized:
RESISTOR : R1
Resolution impossible with the electric circuit
Reminder: the characterization of the components can be carried out in the electric circuit editor context but also in the standard context
- If the electric circuit has a solid conductor:
Certain components are incompletely characterized:
SOLID_2_TERMINALS: M1
The electric terminals of the 2 terminals solid conductors:
M1
are not associated to any face.
Associate them with the command
"Send terminals to solid conductors"
in the "Physical" menu. Resolution impossible with the electric circuit