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C_Capacitor

Ideal linear electrical capacitor

Modelica Standard Library

	Description
	The C_Capacitor component models a linear capacitor. The Capacitance C is allowed to be positive, zero, or negative.

	Equations
	$i = i_{p} = - i_{n} = C \frac{dv}{dt}$ $v = v_{p} - v_{n}$

Variables

Name	Units	Description	Modelica ID
$v$	$V$	Voltage drop between the two pins $(v_{p} - v_{n})$	v
$i$	$A$	Current flowing from pin p to pin n	i

Connections

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

Parameters

Name	Default	Units	Description	Modelica ID
$C$	$0$	$F$	Capacitance	C
$IC$	$0$	$V$	Initial value	IC
$UIC$	$false$		Use initial conditions: true, if initial condition is used	UIC

	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

Spice3 Basic Components

Spice3 Overview

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