A Method to Find the Differential Equations from the Bond Graph Containing Inertial Elements in Derivative Causality

Abstract

Abstract The bond-graph method is used for finding the equations which describe the systems dynamics, by analysing the way of power transmission from the source to the working elements. When the energy storage elements I and C are in integral causality, the number of state equations equals the number of these elements. If there are also energy storage elements in derivative causality, the system contains a number of differential equations equal to the number of energy storage elements in integral causality and a number of algebraic equations equal to the number of energy storage elements in derivative causality. The work presents a new method for finding the system of differential equations for mechanical systems with one degree of freedom, starting from the original system which contains both algebraic and differential equations.