VariableLimiter

Limit the range of a signal with variable limits

    VariableLimiter

Library

Modelica/Blocks/Nonlinear

Description

The Limiter block passes its input signal as output signalas long as the input is within the upper and lowerlimits specified by the two additional inputs limit1 andlimit2. If this is not the case, the corresponding limitis passed as output.

The parameter homotopyType in the Advanced tab specifies thesimplified behaviour if homotopy-based initialization is used:

  • NoHomotopy: the actual expression with limits is used
  • Linear: a linear behaviour y = u is assumed (default option)
  • Fixed: it is assumed that the output is fixed at the value ySimplified

If it is known a priori in which region the input signal will be located, this option can helpa lot by removing one strong nonlinearity from the initialization problem.

Parameters

VariableLimiter_0

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo_homotopyType

homotopyType

Simplified model for homotopy-based initialization

Structure

mo_homotopyType/choice1

Simplified model = actual model

Number

0
1

mo_homotopyType/choice2

Simplified model: y = u

Number

0
1

mo_homotopyType/choice3

Simplified model: y = ySimplified

Number

0
1

VariableLimiter_1

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo_strict

strict

= true, if strict limits with noEvent(..)

Scalar

true
false

mo_ySimplified

ySimplified

Fixed value of output in simplified model

Scalar

VariableLimiter_2

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo_limitsAtInit

limitsAtInit

Has no longer an effect and is only kept for backwards compatibility (the implementation uses now the homotopy operator)

Scalar

true
false

VariableLimiter_3

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo__nmodifiers

Number of Modifiers

Specifies the number of modifiers

Number

mo__modifiers

Modifiers

Add new modifier

Structure

mo__modifiers/varname

Variable name

Cell of strings

'simplifiedExpr'

mo__modifiers/attribute

Attribute

Cell of strings

'start'
'fixed'

mo__modifiers/value

Value

Ports

NameTypeDescriptionIO TypeNumber

u

implicit

Connector of Real input signal

input

1

y

implicit

Connector of Real output signal

output

1

limit1

implicit

Connector of Real input signal used as maximum of input u

input

2

limit2

implicit

Connector of Real input signal used as minimum of input u

input

3