Adding Electrical Behavior to a Fluidic Part

To design a solenoid valve, you can add electrical behavior to a fluidic part.

Electrical behavior can be added to the following fluidic parts:

  • HVAC Damper
  • HVAC Miscellaneous
  • HVAC Instrument
  • Piping Instrument
  • Piping Miscellaneous
  • Piping Valve

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • Create a HVAC part in HVAC 3D Part Design.

    or

  • Create a piping part in Piping & Tubing 3D Part Design.
  • Activate the 3D representation of the created part in Electrical 3D Part Design.

Add Electrical Properties

You can add the same properties of an electrical device to a fluidic part.

  1. From the Device section of the action bar, click Electrical Behavior .
    A tooltip message informs that electrical behavior is successfully added to the part.
    Note: If the fluidic part is not valid or if it already has electrical behavior, a notification is also provided.
  2. Edit the nominal power of the fluidic part:

    Note: This attribute enables to assign electric power in watts to the part.

    1. In the tree, right-click the fluidic part and select Properties.
      The Properties dialog box appears.
    2. Select the Electrical tab.
    3. Under Electrical Properties, enter a value in the Nominal Power box.
    4. Click OK to validate.

Electrical behavior is added to the fluidic part. You are now able to create connection points on the part.

Note: In the tree, the icon representing the fluidic part remains the same as in fluidic apps.

Create Connection points

Once a fluidic part has an electrical behavior, you can add connection points to it to enable devices connection or conductors and branches routing.

Important: Only the following connection points are supported by a fluidic part: cavity, cavity connection point, segment connection point, and backshell connection point.

  1. From the Device section of the action bar, click Cavity Connection Point .
  2. In the tree or in the work area, select the fluidic part.

    The Cavity Connection Point Definition dialog box appears.

  3. In the Name box, type a name.
  4. To place a cavity connection point:
    1. Select the Standard tab.
    2. Click the icon.
      The Axis System Definition dialog box appears.

      If there is an existing representation, a right-handed axis system is positioned by default.

    3. Optional: Define an origin, and then the X, Y, and Z axes.
      For more information about defining axis systems, see Generative Shape Design User's Guide: Defining an Axis System.
    4. Click OK.
    In the Cavity Connection Point Definition dialog box, the name of the axis system is displayed in the Axis System box.
  5. Click OK to validate.
    The cavity connection point is added to the fluidic part and appears under the Electrical node in the tree.

Manage Fluidic Parts in Electrical 3D Design

Once a fluidic part with electrical behavior is part of your harness, you can open the part and manage it in Electrical 3D Design.

  1. To check the connectivity on the electrical connection points of the fluidic part, click Link Review in the standard area of the action bar.
  2. To analyze the connectivity on the electrical connection points of the fluidic part, click Network Assistant in the standard area of the action bar.
  3. To manage a fluidic part in Spreadsheet:
    1. From the standard area of the action bar, click Spreadsheet .
    2. Use the Extensions column to add or remove the Electrical Properties value from the fluidic part.
    3. Create connection points on the fluidic part.
    4. Use the Nominal Power column to edit the nominal power attribute.
  4. To synchronize a physical fluidic part with a logical fluidic part:
    1. From the Import/Export section of the action bar, click Logical to Physical .
    2. Select the physical element to be synchronized.
    3. Click Analyze.
      The Modification and Status information is displayed in the Logical to Physical Synchronization Manager dialog box.

      In the Status column, a warning appears if:

      • Physical and logical data are not synchronized in fluidic apps.
      • Physical fluidic part corresponding to logical fluidic part is not placed.
      • Implement links between physical and logical data are missing.

    4. Click Synchronize.

    Important: The Logical to Physical electrical command only synchronizes the electrical data around the fluidic part (branches, connectors, etc.). To synchronize the part itself, use the Logical to Physical fluidic command.