3.1.11.7. Pulse TimeSeries

This command is used to construct a TimeSeries object in which the load factor is some pulse function of the time in the domain.

Fig. 3.1.11.6 Pulse Time Series

timeSeries Pulse $tag $tStart $tFinish $period <-width $pulseWidth> <-shift $shift> <-factor $cFactor>

Argument	Type	Description
$tag	integer	unique tag among TimeSeries objects
$tStart	float	starting time of non-zero load factor
$tEnd	float	ending time of non-zero load factor
$period	float	characteristic period of pulse
$pulseWidth	float	pulse width as a fraction of the period (optional: default = 0.5)
$shift	float	phase shift in seconds (optional: default = 0.0)
$cFactor	float	the load amplification factor (optional: default = 1.0)

Example:

The following code demonstrates how user would create a trigonemtric time series with a tag of 1, has a start time of 0.0, an end time of 10.0, a period of 1.0, and a max load factor of 2.0.

1. Tcl Code

timeSeries Pulse 1 0.0 10.0 1.0 -factor 2.0

2. Python Code

timSeries('Pulse',  1, 0.0, 10.0, 1.0, '-factor', 2.0)

Code Developed by: Andreas Schellenberg