ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MODELLING WITH PETRI NET BY USING OF CONTROL ARCS

Abstract

The continuous Petri net is a model in which the number of marks in the places are real numbers instead of integers. This kind of Petri Nets is useful for modeling of systems that have one flux variable. Thus, changes in variables such as electrical current, water flow, electrical power flow, etc can be modeled by continuous Petri nets. Petri nets with the elements in it are not responsive to modeling of systems that are based on two or more variables (Such as electronic circuit). In this paper a new method based on continuous Petri nets for modeling and analysis of electrical circuits is introduced. In this approach, the new types of arcs, called control arcs, which control the speed of Petri nets transition, are presented. By adding these arcs, the possibility of linear systems modeling is provided.

Keywords

• continuous petri nets
• modeling
• electrical circuits
• control arcs