Difference between Simscape and Simulink

Hi,

I want to create a model of a district heating substation. Until now I have used simulink for control purposes and found out the existence of simscape.

What is the difference, do you recommend one or another?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

[J Chen]

Simulink uses block diagram approach. The signal flow is unidirection. Simscape uses physical modeling approach. The signal flow is bi-directional between blocks. Simscape models should have less blocks and easier to understand and maintain if you can use the blocks in the Simscape library to describe your system.