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Differential Pressure Sensor

Sense pressure drop between ports

	Description
	The Differential Pressure Sensor component generates an output signal proportional to the pressure drop across the ports.

	Equations
	$y = toUnit p$ $p = p_{A} - p_{B}$ $q = q_{A} = - q_{B} = 0$

Variables

Name	Units	Description	Modelica ID
$p$	$Pa$	Pressure across component	p
$q$	$\frac{m^{3}}{s}$	Flow rate through component	q

Connections

Name	Description	Modelica ID
$portA$	Upstream hydraulic port	portA
$portB$	Downstream hydraulic port	portB
$y$	Real output; pressure in selected units	y

Parameters

Name	Default	Units	Description	Modelica ID
$toUnit$	$Pa$		Selected pressure unit	toUnit

See Also

Hydraulic Sensors

Hydraulics Library

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