Lumped element model

A lumped element model is a simplified representation of a physical system or device in which its properties are aggregated or lumped into a less detailed, more abstract expression. This model is commonly used in numerical analysis to simplify the spatially distributed physical system of electronic components into a topology electronic circuit. It is also referred to as a lumped element model.From: Analytical Estimates of Structural Behavior [2019], Multi-physics modelling of piezoelectric pavement system for energy harvesting under traffic loading [2022], Illustrated Encyclopedia of Applied and Engineering Physics [2017]

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Published in Andre U. Sokolnikov, Graphene for Defense and Security, 2017

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Electrically, the modulator may be modeled with lumped elements as it is given in Fig. 9.40. VAC = the AC signal value with an DC offset. The lumped element model is a simplified representation since, for example, the capacitive and inductive components of the module cannot be physically separated.

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Published in International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2022

Lukai Guo, Hao Wang, Laura Soares, Qing Lu, Lelio Brito

The laboratory-based FEMs were built by simplifying the electronic components inside the PZ-EHPS with a lumped-element model. The lumped-element model is widely used in numerical analysis to simplify the spatially distributed physical system of electronic components into a topology electronic circuit. Such modification can significantly improve the computational efficiency of FEM on the electrical circuit part, especially for a multi-physics model involving both time-dependent mechanical and electrical responses. To verify the accuracy of FEM with experimental results, the simulated model was built with the same dimension of the specimen fabricated in the laboratory, as shown in Figure 3(a,b).

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