MSL v4.0.0 (2020-06-04)

• Summary:
  • Version 4.0.0 is not backward compatible to previous versions. A tested conversion script is provided to transform models and libraries of previous versions 3.x.y to the new version.
  • New libraries:
    • Modelica.Clocked can be used to precisely define and synchronize sampled data systems with different sampling rates.
    • Modelica.Electrical.Batteries offers simple battery models.
  • Short Overview:
    • This version is based on the recent Modelica Specification 3.4.
    • About 649 issues (including 432 pull requests) have been addressed for this release.
    • The library version (i.e., "4.0.0") follows semantic versioning using the convention MAJOR.MINOR.BUGFIX and was decoupled from the version of the utilized version of the Modelica language standard.
    • Obsolete classes of previous versions 3.x.y have been replaced.
    • Obsolete classes, that could not be automatically converted to alternative implementations, have been moved to library ObsoleteModelica4.
    • Major emphasis was put on improvements of the overall quality with respect to class naming and package structuring, conventions and style guide-lines, icons, documentation style and example models. The following sublibraries have been renamed.
      1. Modelica.SIunits → Modelica.Units.{SI, NonSI, Conversions}
      2. Modelica.Electrical.MultiPhase → Modelica.Electrical.Polyphase
      3. Modelica.Electrical.QuasiStationary → Modelica.Electrical.QuasiStatic
    • The licenses of the utilized open-source third-party software components as well as the BSD 3-clause license of the Modelica Standard Library itself are available as separate resources.
  • Detailed Release Notes