Distributed-element model
MODEL OF ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS THAT REPRESENTS ATTRIBUTES AS DISTRIBUTED CONTINUOUSLY RATHER THAN IN DISCRETE COMPONENTS
Distributed element model; Distributed element; Distributed elements; Distributed-element
In electrical engineering, the distributed-element model or transmission-line model of electrical circuits assumes that the attributes of the circuit (resistance, capacitance, and inductance) are distributed continuously throughout the material of the circuit. This is in contrast to the more common lumped-element model, which assumes that these values are lumped into electrical components that are joined by perfectly conducting wires.