When to Define a New Physical Domain

A physical domain provides an environment, defined primarily by its Across and Through variables, for connecting the components in a Physical Network. Component nodes are typed by domain, that is, each component node is associated with a unique type of domain and can be connected only to nodes associated with the same domain.

You do not need to define a new physical domain to create custom components. Simscape™ software comes with several predefined domains, such as mechanical translational, mechanical rotational, electrical, hydraulic, and so on. These domains are included in the Foundation library, and are the basis of Simscape Foundation blocks, as well as those in Simscape add-on products (for example,Simscape Fluids™orSimscape Electrical™blocks). If you want to create a custom component to be connected to the standard Simscape blocks, use the Foundation domain definitions. For a complete listing of the Foundation domains, see域类型和目录结构基础.

You need to define a new domain only if the Foundation domain definitions do not satisfy your modeling requirements. For example, to enable modeling electrochemical systems, you need to create a new domain with the appropriate Across and Through variables. If you need to model a simple thermal hydraulic system, you can create a custom hydraulic domain that accounts for fluid temperature by supplying a domain-wide parameter (for an example, seePropagation of Domain Parameters).

在ce you define a custom physical domain, you can use it for defining nodes in your custom components. These nodes, however, can be connected only to other nodes of the same domain type. For example, if you define a custom hydraulic domain as described above and then use it when creating custom components, you will not be able to connect these nodes with the regular hydraulic ports of the standard Simscape blocks, which use the Foundation hydraulic domain definition.

When to Define a New Physical Domain

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