Limiter

Limit the range of a signal

    Limiter

Library

Blocks/Nonlinear

Description

The Limiter block passes its input signal as output signal as long as the input is within the specified upper and lower limits. If this is not the case, the corresponding limits are passed as output.

The parameter homotopyType in the Advanced tab specifies the simplified behaviour if homotopy-based initialization is used:

  • NoHomotopy: the actual expression with limits is used
  • Linear: a linear behaviour y = u is assumed (default option)
  • UpperLimit: it is assumed that the output is stuck at the upper limit u = uMax
  • LowerLimit: it is assumed that the output is stuck at the lower limit u = uMin

If it is known a priori in which region the input signal will be located, this option can help a lot by removing one strong nonlinearity from the initialization problem.

Parameters

Limiter_0

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo_uMax

uMax

Upper limits of input signals

Scalar

mo_uMin

uMin

Lower limits of input signals

Scalar

mo_homotopyType

homotopyType

Simplified model for homotopy-based initialization

Structure

mo_homotopyType/choice1

Homotopy is not used

Number

0
1

mo_homotopyType/choice2

Simplified model without limits

Number

0
1

mo_homotopyType/choice3

Simplified model fixed at upper limit

Number

0
1

mo_homotopyType/choice4

Simplified model fixed at lower limit

Number

0
1

Limiter_1

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo_strict

strict

= true, if strict limits with noEvent(..)

Scalar

true
false

Limiter_2

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo_limitsAtInit

limitsAtInit

Has no longer an effect and is only kept for backwards compatibility (the implementation uses now the homotopy operator)

Scalar

true
false

Limiter_3

NameLabelDescriptionData TypeValid Values

mo_u

u

u

Structure

mo_u/fixed

fixed

Cell of scalars

true
false

mo_u/start

start

Cell of scalars

mo_y

y

y

Structure

mo_y/fixed

fixed

Cell of scalars

true
false

mo_y/start

start

Cell of scalars

Ports

NameTypeDescriptionIO TypeNumber

u

implicit

Connector of Real input signal

input

1

y

implicit

Connector of Real output signal

output

1