Breaker
Purpose
Ideal AC circuit breaker.
Library
Switches
Description
This component provides an ideal short or open circuit between its two electrical
terminals. The switch closes when the controlling gate signal becomes non-zero. It
opens when both the gate signal and the current are zero. Therefore, this circuit
breaker can be used to interrupt inductive AC currents.
Parameters and Dialog Box
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Width
- The width of the component. This affects both the width of the electrical
ports and the width of the gate input signal. The default is 1.
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Initial conductivity
- Initial conduction state of the breaker. The breaker is
initially open if the parameter evaluates to zero, otherwise closed. This
parameter may either be a scalar or a vector with the width of the component.
The default value is 0.
Probe Signals
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Breaker current
- The current through the component in amperes (A). A positive
current flows from the left to the right terminal in the above breaker icon.
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Breaker conductivity
- Conduction state of the internal switch. The signal outputs
0 if the breaker is open, and 1 if it is closed.