Saving a Modelica library
The Modelica language specification defines two ways that a library can be saved. The complete library can be saved as a single Modelica file or it can be mapped to a directory heirarchy. In Dymola this choice is made when creating a new package by the checkbox at the bottom of the dialog, see below. [...]
Posted on Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Reusing models for different analysis
Component and system models can be defined once and then reused for different types of analysis. This is achieved by simply changing the boundary conditions that we impose on the model. Symbolic manipulation automatically rearranges the model equations. The example below illustrates how a hybrid powertrain model can be reused to answer different questions by [...]
Posted on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Derive component characteristics from targets
The possibilities for model reuse extend beyond running time domain simulations. It is possible to reuse models so that they can derive component parameters or the required control inputs to meet the targets set for the overall system. The example model below is able to determine the torque converter lock-up clutch clamp load required to [...]
Posted on Tuesday, March 1st, 2011