Essential gyrators and equivalence rules for 3-port junction structures (Q1064088): Difference between revisions

A unified approach to the mathematical modeling and manipulation of dynamic engineering systems consisting of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, magnetic and thermal components is possible by the use of bond graphs. The bond-graph approach is based on energy and information flow. Places at which components can be interconnected and at which power can flow between the components are called ports. A gyrator is a bond graph element in which power balance is satisfied. Power conserving 3-port components are called junctions. The concept of an essential gyrator can be used to check if a system can be described by a potential function. The author formulates a theorem which provides an algorithm to decide on the essentiality of a gyrator by immediate inspection of the bond graph. A reader not familiar with bond-graph notation will have problems to follow the author's presentation.