Creating a Voltage Source

Create a voltage source by searching and navigating the documentation.

1. Search for voltagesource in the integrated help.
   The results returned in response to the voltagesource query includes VoltageSource (object).
2. Double-click VoltageSource (object).
3. View the VoltageSource (object).
   Note: Since there can be multiple voltage sources in the model, the voltage source object is part of a collection.

   
   

   

   
   Figure 1. A snippet of the VoltageSource object which shows the Parent Collection List.

4. Click SourceCollection hyperlink to navigate to the SourceCollection description.

   
   

   

   
   Figure 2. A snippet of the SourceCollection which shows the Usage locations.

   Note: A voltage source is configuration specific. It can be added to either a standard configuration or a characteristic modes configuration.

We want to add the voltage source to the default configuration (standard configuration).

5. Search for StandardConfiguration in the integrated help.
   Double-click StandardConfiguration (object).
6. View the standard configuration object.
   Note: Since there can be multiple standard configurations in a model, the standard configuration object is part of a collection.

   
   

   

   
   Figure 3. A snippet of the StandardConfiguration object which shows the Parent collection list.

7. Click the SolutionConfigurationCollection hyperlink to navigate to the SolutionConfigurationCollection description.
   Note: The application project contains the StandardConfiguration.

   
   

   

   
   Figure 4. A snippet of the SolutionConfigurationCollection which shows the Usage locations (collections).

   The prepending syntax is as follows.

   Project.SolutionConfigurations

8. Go back to SolutionConfigurationCollection in the integrated help.
   Note: The Index list indicates you can reference the specific StandardConfiguration through indexing with the use of a number or a string.

   
   

   

   
   Figure 5. A snippet of the SolutionConfigurationCollection which shows the Index list.

9. Create a separate handle for the configuration.

   this_config = my_project.SolutionConfigurations[1]

   Tip: It is not necessary to create a separate handle for the StandardConfiguration, but is convenient for adding more configuration specific objects.
10. Add the voltage source using the following syntax.

    my_voltage_source = thisConfig.Sources:AddVoltageSource(myPort)