The Power-Oriented Graphs Technique: system modeling and basic properties

In this paper the Power-Oriented Graphs (POG) technique is introduced and its basic graphical properties are compared with those of the Bond Graph (BG) technique. The two techniques are based on the same concepts, are equivalent from a mathematical point of view and use two different graphical representations for modeling physical systems. The BG schemes are quite compact and more flexible in the exact description of all the power connections within the system. The POG schemes are easier to use for beginners and use vectorial compact forms when the system complexity increases. The paper ends describing some “dissipative” properties of the POG state space models.