##  [Thermal RC Network Model](/thermal-rc-network-model) 

  ##  [Thermal RC Network Model](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/thermal-rc-network-model-0) 

  

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Definition

A lumped‑parameter thermal model that represents heat transfer in a building or element by nodes connected with thermal resistances (R) and thermal capacitances (C), analogous to an electrical resistor‑capacitor network; nodes represent lumped temperatures of masses or surfaces and the network yields ordinary differential equations for transient heat balances under the assumption that spatial temp