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39
40#ifndef __SIM_THERMAL_ENTITY_HH__
41#define __SIM_THERMAL_ENTITY_HH__
42
43#include "sim/sim_object.hh"
44
45class LinearEquation;
46class ThermalNode;
47
48/**
49 * An abstract class that represents any thermal entity which is used
50 * in the circuital thermal equivalent model. It is necessary for
51 * ThermalModel to be able to solve the circuit.
52 */
53class ThermalEntity
54{
55  public:
56    // Get the equation given a node and a step in seconds (assuming N nodes)
57    virtual LinearEquation getEquation(ThermalNode *tn, unsigned n,
58                                       double step) const = 0;
59};
60
61
62#endif
63