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Constant Current

Source for constant current

Modelica Standard Library

	Description
	The Constant Current component generates a constant current.

	Equations
	$i = i_{p} = - i_{n} = I$ $v = v_{p} - v_{n}$

Variables

Name	Units	Description	Modelica ID
$v$	$V$	Voltage drop between the two pins	v
$v_{x}$	$V$	Voltage at pin $x$ , $x \in \{n, p\}$	x.v
$i$	$A$	Current flowing from pin $p$ to pin $n$	i
$i_{x}$	$A$	Current into pin $x$ , $x \in \{n, p\}$	x.i

Connections

Name	Description	Modelica ID
$p$	Positive pin	p
$n$	Negative pin	n

Parameters

Name	Default	Units	Description	Modelica ID
$I$	$1$	$A$	Value of constant current	I

	Modelica Standard Library
	The component described in this topic is from the Modelica Standard Library. To view the original documentation, which includes author and copyright information, click here.

See Also

Analog Components

Current Sources

Electrical Library

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