Unit Delay

One-step delay (z⁻¹): the output at step k equals the input at step k-1. Breaks algebraic loops and lets a control output feed back into its own input.

Category: Discrete

Keywords: delay, z^-1, z-1, memory, register, previous, lag, k-1, discrete

Ports

Name	Direction	Value type	Notes
in	input	double
out	output	double

Parameters

This component has no user-editable parameters.

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Implemented in C++ class SimCompCtlUnitDelay (components/control/CSim_comp_ctl_unit_delay/sim_comp_ctl_unit_delay.h).