.Modelica.Electrical.Spice3.Sources.I_pwl

Information

This model generates a current by linear interpolation in a given table. The time points and current values are stored in a matrix table[i,j], where the first column table[:,1] contains the time points and the second column contains the current to be interpolated. The table interpolation has the following properties:

• The time points need to be monotonically increasing.
• Discontinuities are allowed, by providing the same time point twice in the table.
• Values outside of the table range, are computed by extrapolation through the last or first two points of the table.
• If the table has only one row, no interpolation is performed and the current value is just returned independently of the actual time instant, i.e., this is a constant current source.
• The table is implemented in a numerically sound way by generating time events at interval boundaries. This generates continuously differentiable values for the integrator.

Example:

   table = [0  0
            1  0
            1  1
            2  4
            3  9
            4 16]
If, e.g., time = 1.0, the current i =  0.0 (before event), 1.0 (after event)
    e.g., time = 1.5, the current i =  2.5,
    e.g., time = 2.0, the current i =  4.0,
    e.g., time = 5.0, the current i = 23.0 (i.e., extrapolation).