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AC Current Source - Simulate ideal sinusoidal current source

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Electrical Sources

Description

The AC Current Source block represents an ideal current source that maintains sinusoidal current through it, independent of the voltage across its terminals.

The output current is defined by the following equation:

where

I	Current
I0	Peak amplitude
ω	Frequency
φ	Phase shift
t	Time

The positive direction of the current flow is indicated by the arrow.

Dialog Box and Parameters

Peak amplitude

Peak current amplitude. The default value is 10*sqrt(2), or 14.1421 A.

Phase shift

Phase shift in angular units. The default value is 0.

Frequency

Current frequency. The default value is 60 Hz.

Ports

The block has two electrical conserving ports associated with its terminals.

See Also

AC Voltage Source

Blocks — Alphabetical List

AC Voltage Source

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