Legal Block Combinations

Certain combinations of the different building blocks which make up the power supply design, are not valid and cannot be processed by the simulator.

Here are the rules used:

  • A valid simulation consists of two or more blocks.
  • A source block (transformer, rectifier) must be present, and must be the first block.
  • A load block must be present, and must be the last block.
  • Capacitor only filters, can only be placed straight after a source block.
  • A current tap filter cannot be placed straight after a source block.
  • A current tap filter cannot be placed immediately before the load.
  • Two current tap filters next to each other are not allowed.
Some of the rules (especially with current taps) may seem restrictive, although they allow a simpler and quicker model to be used.
       
      Page last updated 13-February-2017 13:02