sim_bed.h File Reference

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Functions
void	sim_bed_init (void)
float	sim_bed_cycle (float dt)
void	sim_bed_set_power (float P)

Function Documentation

sim_bed_init()

void sim_bed_init

(

void

)

                        {
    sim_bed.C = 150.0F; // [J/K] total heat capacity of entire heat block
    sim_bed.R = 0.8F; // [K/W] absolute thermal resistance between heat block and ambient
    sim_bed.Cs = 0.2F; // [J/K] total heat capacity of sensor
    sim_bed.Rs = 50.0F; // [K/W] absolute thermal resistance between sensor and heat block
    sim_bed.Ta = 298.15F; // [K] ambient temperature
    sim_bed.T = sim_bed.Ta; // [K] heat block temperature (avg)
    sim_bed.Ts = sim_bed.T; // [K] sensor temperature (avg)
    sim_bed.P = 0; // [W] heater power
}

sim_bed_cycle()

float sim_bed_cycle

(

float

dt

)

                              {
    float E = sim_bed.C * sim_bed.T; //[J] total heat energy stored in heater block
    float Es = sim_bed.Cs * sim_bed.Ts; //[J] total heat energy stored in sensor
    float Pl = (sim_bed.T - sim_bed.Ta) / sim_bed.R; //[W] power from heater block to ambient (leakage power)
    float Ps = (sim_bed.T - sim_bed.Ts) / sim_bed.Rs; //[W] power from heater to sensor
    float Ed = (sim_bed.P - (Pl + Ps)) * dt; //[J] heater block energy increase
    float Esd = (Ps * dt); //[J] sensor energy increase
    E += Ed; //[J] heater block result total heat energy
    Es += Esd; //[J] sensor result total heat energy
    sim_bed.T = E / sim_bed.C; //[K] result heater temperature
    sim_bed.Ts = Es / sim_bed.Cs; //[K] result sensor temperature
    return sim_bed.Ts;
}

sim_bed_set_power()

void sim_bed_set_power

(

float

P

)

                                {
    sim_bed.P = P;
}

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