Electrical Reference

R2026b

Connection to electrical ground

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Electrical Reference block

To add a block to a model, double-click the canvas and start typing the block name. Then, select the block from the list.

Libraries:
Simscape / Foundation Library / Electrical / Electrical Elements
Simscape / Electrical / Connectors & References

Description

The Electrical Reference block represents an electrical ground. Electrical conserving ports of all the blocks that are directly connected to ground must be connected to an Electrical Reference block. A model with electrical elements must contain at least one Electrical Reference block. For more information, see Grounding Rules.

Examples

Permanent Magnet DC Motor

Verify manufacturer specifications of no-load speed, no-load current, and stall torque for a DC motor by using a test harness and Simscape™ blocks.

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Ports

Conserving

V — Voltage is zero

electrical

Electrical conserving port where voltage is equal to zero.

Programmatic Use

Port: V

Programmatic Use: Add Block

To add the block programmatically, use the add_block function with one of these library block paths as the source.

"fl_lib/Electrical/Electrical Elements/Electrical Reference"

"ee_lib/Connectors & References/Electrical Reference"

Example: add_block("fl_lib/Electrical/Electrical Elements/Electrical Reference","myModel/myBlock",MakeNameUnique="on")

For information about programmatic access to individual block parameters, see the Programmatic Use section of parameter descriptions on this page.

Extended Capabilities

C/C++ Code Generation
Generate C and C++ code using Simulink® Coder™.

Version History

Introduced in R2007a