Source of force or velocity imposed between two points.

Mechanical Source (Source)

Source of force or velocity imposed between two points.

Power variables

flux: Force \(f\) (N)

effort: Velocity \(v\) (m/s)

Arguments

label : str: Source label.
nodes : ('P1', 'P2'): Mechanical points associated with the source with positive flux P1->P2
parameters : keyword arguments: Component parameter.

Key	Description	Unit	Default
type	Source type in {'velocity', 'force'}	string	force

Usage

sourc = Source('sourc', ('P1', 'P2'), type='force')

Netlist line

mechanics.source sourc ('P1', 'P2'): type=force;

Example

>>> # Import dictionary
>>> from pyphs.dictionary import mechanics
>>> # Define component label
>>> label = 'sourc'
>>> # Define component nodes
>>> nodes = ('P1', 'P2')
>>> # Define component parameters
>>> parameters = {'type': 'force',  # Source type in {'velocity', 'force'} (string)
...              }
>>> # Instanciate component
>>> component = mechanics.Source(label, nodes, **parameters)
>>> # Graph dimensions
>>> len(component.nodes)
2
>>> len(component.edges)
1