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Power Accounting Bus Creator

Create power information bus

  • Power Accounting Bus Creator block

Libraries:
Powertrain Blockset / Utilities / Power Accounting

Description

Creates a power information bus for reporting system power and energy consumption. You can associate the block to a parent system, select types of power signals to track, and add signal descriptions. If you want to generate a power and energy report, you must use this block to log the power signals in your plant model blocks. The Powertrain Blockset™ plant blocks use the Power Accounting Bus Creator to log the power signals. The documentation for each block includes information about the logged power bus signals.

The system-level power and energy accounting satisfies the conservation of energy.

Ptrans+Pnottrans=Pstore

To add the Power Accounting Bus Creator to your plant block, follow these steps:

  1. Add the Power Accounting Bus Creator block to your block.

  2. Select the types of power signals that you want to log. See Power Signals.

  3. Associate the Power Accounting Bus Creator with a parent subsystem. See Block Association.

  4. Connect the power signals to the Power Accounting Bus Creator.

    • Follow the sign convention.

    • To ensure that your plant block conserves energy, include all power associated with the block.

  5. In the Power Accounting Bus Creator:

    • On the Transferred power tab, specify these parameters:

      • Associated Port

      • Description

    • On the Not Transferred power tab, specify the Description parameter:

  6. In the plant block, connect the transferred power signals to the Power Accounting Bus Creator ports that are specified with the Associated Port parameter.

Power Signals

The Power Accounting Bus Creator sorts the signals into three power types.

Power TypeDescriptionExamples

Ptrans

Transferred

Power transferred between blocks:

  • Positive signals indicate flow into block

  • Negative signals indicate flow out of block

  • Crankshaft power transferred from mapped engine to transmission.

  • Road load power transferred from wheel to vehicle.

  • Rate of heat flow transferred from throttle to manifold volume.

Pnottrans

Not transferred

Power crossing the block boundary, but not transferred:

  • Positive signals indicate an input

  • Negative signals indicate a loss

  • Rate of heat transfer with the environment.

    • From environment is an input (positive signal)

    • To environment is a loss (negative signal)

  • Flow boundary with the environment.

    • From environment is an input (positive signal)

    • To environment is a loss (negative signal)

  • Mapped engine fuel flow.

Pstore

Stored

Stored energy rate of change:

  • Positive signals indicate an increase

  • Negative signals indicate a decrease

Energy rate of change:

  • Battery storage

  • Kinetic energy in drivetrain components

  • Vehicle potential energy

  • Vehicle velocity

Block Association

When you add the Power Accounting Bus Creator to your plant block, you associate the signals to a parent block. There are two association methods.

MethodDescriptionExample

Parent

Power Accounting Bus Creator associates the power bus signals with the parent block.

In the conventional vehicle reference application, navigate to the Passenger Car > Engine > SiMappedEngine > Accessory Load Model plant subsystem. Open the Power Accounting Bus Creator.

The Associated block parameter is set to Parent, so the Power Accounting Bus Creator associates the power signals with the Accessory Load Model plant subsystem.

Parent reference block

Power Accounting Bus Creator associates the power bus signals with a reference block.

Use the Library block name parameter to specify the block.

In the Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission block, navigate to the Bus Creation subsystem. Open the Power Accounting Bus Creator.

The Power Accounting Bus Creator block uses these parameter settings to associate the power signals to the Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission block.

  • Associated block parameter is set to Parent reference block.

  • Library block name parameter is set to 'autolibsharedtransfixedgear/Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission'.

Ports

Input

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PwrTrnsfrd — Power transferred between blocks

  • Positive signals indicate flow into block

  • Negative signals indicate flow out of block

Dependencies

To create this input port, select Transferred power.

PwrNotTrnsfrd — Power crossing the block boundary, but not transferred

  • Positive signals indicate an input

  • Negative signals indicate a loss

Dependencies

To create this input port, select Not transferred power.

PwrStored — Stored energy rate of change

  • Positive signals indicate an increase

  • Negative signals indicate a decrease

Dependencies

To create this input port, select Stored power.

Output

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Power information bus

Parameters

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Block Options

When you add the Power Accounting Bus Creator to your plant block, you associate the signals to a parent block. There are two association methods.

MethodDescriptionExample

Parent

Power Accounting Bus Creator associates the power bus signals with the parent block.

In the conventional vehicle reference application, navigate to the Passenger Car > Engine > SiMappedEngine > Accessory Load Model plant subsystem. Open the Power Accounting Bus Creator.

The Associated block parameter is set to Parent, so the Power Accounting Bus Creator associates the power signals with the Accessory Load Model plant subsystem.

Parent reference block

Power Accounting Bus Creator associates the power bus signals with a reference block.

Use the Library block name parameter to specify the block.

In the Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission block, navigate to the Bus Creation subsystem. Open the Power Accounting Bus Creator.

The Power Accounting Bus Creator block uses these parameter settings to associate the power signals to the Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission block.

  • Associated block parameter is set to Parent reference block.

  • Library block name parameter is set to 'autolibsharedtransfixedgear/Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission'.

Dependencies

To create this parameter, set Associated block to Parent reference block.

Power Input Types

Power transferred between blocks.

Dependencies

Selecting this parameter creates the:

  • PwrTrnsfrd input port

  • Transferred parameters

Power crossing block boundary, but not transferred.

Dependencies

Selecting this parameter creates the:

  • PwrNotTrnsfrd input port

  • Not Transferred parameters

Stored energy rate of change.

Dependencies

Selecting this parameter creates the:

  • PwrStored input port

  • Stored parameters

Transferred

Signal name.

For example, this table summarizes the Power Accounting Bus Creator parameter Transferred parameter values for the listed blocks.

Block

Power Accounting Bus Creator Parameter Values

Signal NameAssociated PortDescription

Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrDiffrntl

{'DiffTrq','DiffSpd'}

Differential

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrEng

{'EngTrq','EngSpd'}

Engine

Gearbox

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrBase

{{'BTrq','BSpd'}'B'}

Base input

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrFlwr

{{'FTrq','FSpd'}'F'}

Follower output

Boost Drive Shaft

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrCmpsr

'Cmpsr'

Compressor

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrExt

'ExtTrq'

External

PwrTrnsfrd.Turb

'Turb'

Turbine

Name of ports that transfer power.

For example, this table summarizes the Power Accounting Bus Creator parameter Transferred parameter values for the listed blocks.

Block

Power Accounting Bus Creator Parameter Values

Signal NameAssociated PortDescription

Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrDiffrntl

{'DiffTrq','DiffSpd'}

Differential

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrEng

{'EngTrq','EngSpd'}

Engine

Gearbox

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrBase

{{'BTrq','BSpd'}'B'}

Base input

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrFlwr

{{'FTrq','FSpd'}'F'}

Follower output

Boost Drive Shaft

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrCmpsr

'Cmpsr'

Compressor

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrExt

'ExtTrq'

External

PwrTrnsfrd.Turb

'Turb'

Turbine

Signal description.

For example, this table summarizes the Power Accounting Bus Creator parameter Transferred parameter values for the listed blocks.

Block

Power Accounting Bus Creator Parameter Values

Signal NameAssociated PortDescription

Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrDiffrntl

{'DiffTrq','DiffSpd'}

Differential

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrEng

{'EngTrq','EngSpd'}

Engine

Gearbox

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrBase

{{'BTrq','BSpd'}'B'}

Base input

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrFlwr

{{'FTrq','FSpd'}'F'}

Follower output

Boost Drive Shaft

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrCmpsr

'Cmpsr'

Compressor

PwrTrnsfrd.PwrExt

'ExtTrq'

External

PwrTrnsfrd.Turb

'Turb'

Turbine

Not Transferred

Signal name.

For example, this table summarizes the Power Accounting Bus Creator parameter Not Transferred parameter values for the listed blocks.

Block

Power Accounting Bus Creator Parameter Values

Signal NameDescription

Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrDampLoss

Damping loss

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrEffLoss

Efficiency loss

Gearbox

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrDampLoss

Damping loss

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrMechLoss

Mechanical loss

Boost Drive Shaft

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrMechLoss

Mechanical loss

Signal description.

For example, this table summarizes the Power Accounting Bus Creator parameter Not Transferred parameter values for the listed blocks.

Block

Power Accounting Bus Creator Parameter Values

Signal NameDescription

Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrDampLoss

Damping loss

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrEffLoss

Efficiency loss

Gearbox

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrDampLoss

Damping loss

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrMechLoss

Mechanical loss

Boost Drive Shaft

PwrNotTrnsfrd.PwrMechLoss

Mechanical loss

Stored

Signal name.

For example, this table summarizes the Power Accounting Bus Creator parameter Stored parameter values for the listed blocks.

Block

Power Accounting Bus Creator Parameter Values

Signal NameDescription

Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission

PwrStored.PwrStoredTrans

Rotational

Control Volume System

PwrStored.PwrHeatStored

Stored heat

Datasheet Battery

PwrStored.PwrStoredBatt

Battery stored

Signal description.

For example, this table summarizes the Power Accounting Bus Creator parameter Stored parameter values for the listed blocks.

Block

Power Accounting Bus Creator Parameter Values

Signal NameDescription

Ideal Fixed Gear Transmission

PwrStored.PwrStoredTrans

Rotational

Control Volume System

PwrStored.PwrHeatStored

Stored heat

Datasheet Battery

PwrStored.PwrStoredBatt

Battery stored

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Version History

Introduced in R2019a