Sine Waveform Load

The Sine Waveform Load subcircuit models a time-varying load with a sinusoidal current. At time=0, the load starts at ???MATH???\text{START_CURRENT}???MATH???, and has a sine-wave function. In DVM, the sine load is not used in any test objectives. You can change any load to a Sine Waveform Load with a Sin() call in a Load column.

Other similar loads include:

In this topic:

  DVM Information Power Supply (Non-DVM) Information
Model Name Sine Waveform Load
Simulator
Parts Selector
Menu Location
  • DVM > Loads > DVM Output Load - 2 Terminal
  • DVM > Loads > DVM Output Load - 3 Terminal
  • DVM > Loads > DVM Output Load - 4 Terminal
Power Supply Loads > Power Supply Load ( DC Current, Pulse, Bode, Zout... )
Symbol Library SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED.sxslb power_supply_source_and_loads.sxslb
Model File SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED.lb power_supply_source_and_loads.lb
Subcircuit Name
  • SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED_LOAD_2T_SIN
  • SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED_LOAD_3T_SIN
  • SIMPLIS_DVM_ADVANCED_LOAD_4T_SIN
POWER_SUPPLY_LOAD_SIN
Symbols
Schematic - 2 Terminal
Note: Power Supply probes will not have the "DVM" prefix.
Schematic - 3 Terminal
Note: Power Supply probes will not have the "DVM" prefix.
Schematic - 4 Terminal
Note: Power Supply probes will not have the "DVM" prefix.

Parameters

The following table explains the relevant parameters.

Parameter Name Default Data Type Range Units Parameter Description
COEFFICIENT 0 Real     The damping coefficient for the sinusoidal load current. If non-zero, the sinusoidal load current amplitude will decay with a time constant equal to$\frac{1}{\text{COEFFICIENT}}.
FINAL_CURRENT 750m Real   A The peak or maximum current for the sine wave load. This can be a numeric value or a symbolic value, such as a percentage of full load.
FREQUENCY 10k Real min: > 0 Hz The frequency of the load pulse
IDLE_IN_POP 0 Real 0 or 1   If set to 0, the load current during the POP analysis is set to the START_CURRENT; otherwise the load will be active during the POP analysis.
LOAD_NAME LOAD String n/a n/a Name of the DVM load. This name cannot contain spaces.
OFF_UNTIL_DELAY 0 Real 0 or 1   If set to 1, the load current will be ???MATH???\frac{1}{2}\left(\text{START_CURRENT}+\text{FINAL_CURRENT}\right)???MATH??? until the time specified by TIME_DELAY. If set to 0, the value of TIME_DELAY is interpreted as a phase delay.
PHASE_ANGLE 90 Real   ° The phase angle of the sinusoidal waveform, used only if the USE_PHASE parameter is 1.
START_CURRENT 0 Real   A The minimum or starting current for the sine waveform load. This can be a numeric value or a symbolic value, such as a percentage of full load.
TIME_DELAY 10u Real min: 0 s The delay before the sinusoid starts. The load behavior before the TIME_DELAY is determined by the OFF_UNTIL_DELAY parameter.
USE_PHASE 0 Real 0 or 1   If set to 1, the load is configured to use the phase angle supplied by the PHASE_ANGLE parameter.

DVM Testplan Entry

To set any managed DVM load to a Sine Waveform Load subcircuit, place a Sin() testplan entry in the Load column.

The Sine Waveform Load testplan entry has the following syntax with the arguments taken from the list of Parameters above.

Sin(REF, START_CURRENT, FINAL_CURRENT, FREQUENCY)
Sin(REF, START_CURRENT, FINAL_CURRENT, FREQUENCY, OPTIONAL_PARAMETER_STRING)
Argument Range Description
REF n/a The actual reference designator of the DVM load or the more generic syntax of OUTPUT:n where n is an integer indicating a position in the list of DVM loads
START_CURRENT n/a The minimum or starting current for the sine waveform load. This can be a numeric value or a symbolic value, such as a percentage of full load.
FINAL_CURRENT n/a The peak or maximum current for the sine wave load. This can be a numeric value or a symbolic value, such as a percentage of full load.
FREQUENCY min: > 0 The frequency of the sine wave load.
OPTIONAL_PARAMETER_STRING n/a Parameter string with any of the other parameters from the parameter table above*

*    If multiple parameters are specified, join the parameter key-value pairs with a space, as shown in the DVM Examples below. The order of the parameter names does not matter.

DVM Examples

The following examples set the first DVM managed load to a Sine Waveform Load with a starting current of 2A and a peak-to-peak current of 4A. The timing parameters and the optional parameter strings are different for each example.

Note: In the following testplans, the Load column is prefaced with the characters *?@ because it is the first column in the testplan.

Zero Time Delay Example

Since the TIME_DELAY parameter is set to zero, the pulse waveform begins with the START_CURRENT value of 2 at t=0.

*?@ Load
Sin(OUTPUT:1 , 2 , 4 , 10k , TIME_DELAY=0u)

The results of this testplan entry are shown below:

Time Delay Example

In this example, the TIME_DELAY parameter is set to 25μs. Since the OFF_UNTIL_DELAY parameter is not specified, the TIME_DELAY is interpreted as a phase delay, meaning that the waveform is active from time=0.

*?@ Load
Sin(OUTPUT:1 , 2 , 4 , 10k , TIME_DELAY=25u)

The results of this testplan entry are shown below:

Time Delay Example With OFF_UNTIL_DELAY=1

In this example the TIME_DELAY parameter is set to 25μs, and the OFF_UNTIL_DELAY is set to 1; therefore, for simulation times less than the TIME_DELAY parameter, the load current is 2A, which is the value of the START_CURRENT argument.

*?@ Load
Sin(OUTPUT:1 , 2 , 4 , 10k , OFF_UNTIL_DELAY=1 TIME_DELAY=25u)

The results of this testplan entry are shown below:

Phase Delay Example

In this example, the USE_PHASE parameter is set to 1, and the PHASE_ANGLE parameter is set to 60. Setting USE_PHASE to 1 configures the load to use the PHASE_ANGLE parameter to determine the effective time delay. The time delay is calculated by:

\[ \text{TIME_DELAY} = \frac{\text{PHASE_ANGLE}}{\text{360*FREQUENCY}} \]

*?@ Load
Sin(OUTPUT:1 , 2 , 4 , 10k , USE_PHASE=1 PHASE_ANGLE=60)

The results of this testplan entry are shown below:

Phase Delay Example With OFF_UNTIL_DELAY=1

In this example the PHASE_ANGLE parameter is set to 60, and the OFF_UNTIL_DELAY is set to 1; therefore, for simulation times less than the time delay defined by the PHASE_ANGLE parameter, the load current is 2A, which is the value of the START_CURRENT argument.

*?@ Load
Sin(OUTPUT:1 , 2 , 4 , 10k , OFF_UNTIL_DELAY=1 USE_PHASE=1 PHASE_ANGLE=60)

The results of this testplan entry are shown below:

Converting between DVM and Power Supply Loads

To change a Power Supply load to a DVM load, right click the symbol to bring up the context menu, and select the menu option: Upgrade to DVM Source/Load

To change a DVM load to a Power Supply load, right click the symbol to bring up the context menu, and select the menu option: Downgrade to SIMetrix/SIMPLIS Source/Load