Source code for tidy3d.components.tcad.source.heat
"""Defines heat-charge material specifications for 'HeatChargeSimulation'"""
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Union
import pydantic.v1 as pd
from tidy3d.components.tcad.source.abstract import StructureBasedHeatChargeSource
from tidy3d.constants import VOLUMETRIC_HEAT_RATE
from tidy3d.log import log
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class HeatSource(StructureBasedHeatChargeSource):
"""Adds a volumetric heat source (heat sink if negative values
are provided) to specific structures in the scene.
Example
-------
>>> heat_source = HeatSource(rate=1, structures=["box"])
"""
rate: Union[float] = pd.Field(
title="Volumetric Heat Rate",
description="Volumetric rate of heating or cooling (if negative) in units of "
f"{VOLUMETRIC_HEAT_RATE}.",
units=VOLUMETRIC_HEAT_RATE,
)