Next to transformers and gyrators wit a fixed transformation ratio and gyration ratio, in bond graphs also modulated transformers (MTF) and modulated gyrators (MGY) are supported. In these models the transformation ratio of gyration ratio are equal to a (fluctuating) value provided by an input signal. In the table below the effort and flow equations are shown.
MTF-element |
bond graph element |
equation |
effort-in causality |
f1 = (1/u) f2 e2 = (1/u) e1 |
|
effort-out causality |
f2 = u f2 e1 = u e2 |
|
MGY-element |
bond graph element |
equation |
effort-in causality |
f1 = (1/u) e2 f2 = (1/u) e1 |
|
effort-in causality |
e1 = u f2 e2 = u f1 |
The directions of the flow and effort are partly fixed for a modulated transformer. Like the 1 junction and the 0 junction, the causality is constraint. For a transformer, an effort-in causality on the incoming bond results in an effort-out causality on the outgoing bond and vice-versa. For a gyrator, an effort-in causality on the incoming bond results in an effort-in causality on the outgoing bond and vice-versa.