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The parameter value is used to set the
continous output y making it a constant-valued
signal. The output will always give rates per
second, but rates can be entered in non-SI-units of time using
the parameter timeBaseString.
ValueType is chosen to be
Types.Reals so that the entered rate will be a
fractional rate (1 per unit of time). A different
choice for ValueType may give more convenience:
Selecting ValueType = Amount allows to use
`displayUnit = "thousand"` and we can enter value = 1
and timeBaseString = "year" to come up with a rate of
1 thousand per year nicely converted internally into
an equivalent rate per second.ValueType to select say a
basic physical quantity like energy (not
EnergyFlowRate!). With value = 1000,
displayUnit = "kW.h", and timeBaseString =
"year" we will thus obtain a rate of 1000 kw.H per
year that is internally converted into SI-units of
114.155 J/s.OutputType
(default = Rate) and ValueType. The
value entered will have unit =
ValueType.unit/s and the selected OutputType
should be set to make sure that y.unit reflects this:
In the energy example above, the user should have selected
OutputType = EnergyFlowRate to have units for input
and output match.ConstantConverter, ConstantConverterTime
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
 ValueType |
Basic type for the quantity that is transported per unit of time |