Temperature Profiles

 

The picture shows you the default view without any content. As a first step, you need to add a profile:

 

Prerequisite: the Temperature profiles view is opened.

 

  1. In the “Profiles” section, click on the plus icon: - Outcome: the "Add Temperature Profile" dialog will open.

  2. Enter a Name for the profile.

  3. Click OK. - Outcome: the new temperature profile “temp” was added and is visible in the "Profiles" section of the Temperature profiles view.

  4. Select a temperature profile by left-clicking.

  5. Click on the plus icon in the “Factors” section. - Outcome: the “Add TempFactors to profile 'X'“ dialog will open.

  6. Enter values for factor (i.e. the weighting of the temperature) and temperature. Confirm with OK or click on Save & proceed to create another set of values to the two variables.

Outcome: a temperature profile with its associated values was created and can be assigned to components.

(t_ac)_i

Environmental temperature

τ_i

Factor for calculation with the corresponding
temperature (t_ac)_i . (temperature weighting)

Σ tau

Sum of all τ_i

T_ac_mean

Average environmental temperature