Electromagnetic, Thermal and Stress Analysis

For low- and medium-frequency electromagnetic simulation that considers only the magnetic field component. Magnetostatics supports nonlinear materials, permanent magnets, DC currents and various boundary conditions; transient magnetics models time-varying field sources and pulses; AC magnetics handles time-harmonic AC systems. Both transient and AC magnetics can be coupled with the built-in circuit simulator to connect the field model to resistors, capacitors, inductors and voltage/current sources.

For electromagnetic problems where magnetic effects can be neglected. Electrostatic analysis computes the field produced by static charges and applied voltages in conductors and dielectrics; DC conduction computes current distribution in conductive materials; AC conduction handles time-harmonic voltages and currents; transient electric allows arbitrary time-varying voltage and current waveforms.

Steady-state heat transfer solves for the stable temperature distribution under any combination of heat sources and cooling conditions; transient heat transfer studies how temperature evolves over time under time-varying heat sources and cooling. Both can be coupled with electromagnetic analysis, importing Joule and iron losses directly as heat sources.

Computes mechanical stress, strain and deformation of a structure under thermal and mechanical loads. Combined with multiphysics coupling, results from a thermal or electromagnetic-force analysis can be imported as loads, completing the chain from electromagnetics to temperature rise to structural deformation.