6.1 Building a Subcircuit Load

Overview

In this topic you will define an electronic load which can model one of three load types:

• A constant resistance.
• A constant current.
• A constant voltage.

You will build each load type as a stand-alone reusable block. Each load type will be implemented as a schematic component for ease of editing and modification, and will be complete with a parameter editing dialog and parameter value error checking. After you create each load type, you will assemble the individual subcircuits into a single load subcircuit, where a parameter will select the load used in the simulation.