Powerful, accurate software for two-dimensional,
electromagnetic, electromechanical, and thermal analysis
CONCEPT TO REALITY...FASTER
Maxwell
®
2D’s AC Magnetic capability
solves systems that have significant
effects from induced eddy currents, skin
effect, and proximity effect. Designers
may use the AC Magnetic solver in
frequency ranges from 0 Hz through
several hundred MHz. Applications
include bus bars, transformers, coils,
2D AC Magnetic
AC Magnetic: XY and RZ symmetry • AC Axial Current: XY symmetry only
and nondestructive evaluation systems.
The solver automatically calculates
power loss, core loss, impedance for
frequency, force, torque, inductance, and
stored energy. Additionally, plots of flux
lines, B and H fields, current distribution,
and energy densities over the entire
phase cycle are available. Power and
core loss can be exported to the 2D
thermal solver and used as sources for a
coupled thermal simulation.
Conductors may be placed in series
or parallel, and termination may be
included. Each conductor may have
a current with a different amplitude
and phase lead or lag. The change
in inductance and resistance over a
frequency range also may be examined
using the AC Magnetic module.
The specialized AC Axial solver assumes
that the current flow lies in the cross-
section of the model and that the
magnetic field has only a component
perpendicular to the cross-section. The
AC Axial solver is used primarily for
systems where material is immersed
in a magnetic field specified using
appropriate boundary conditions. Typical
applications include eddy-current losses
in thin laminations.
Induced eddy currents in thin printed circuit traces
typically found in induction heating applications.
Maxwell
®
is the world’s leading software for the simulation of electromagnetic fields.
Designers of electromagnetic and electromechanical components depend on Maxwell’s
unsurpassed accuracy and ease of use to achieve design objectives, reduce risk, and
bring products to market quickly.
Overview
Electromagnetic components, such as
sensors, actuators, motors, transformers,
and industrial control systems are
used more than ever in a broad range
of industries. As designers push the
envelope of performance and size,
the need for advanced, easy-to-use,
numerical field simulation techniques
significantly grows. Maxwell
®
delivers
an unequaled level of usability and
numerical power required by engineers
in today’s leading-edge companies.
Maxwell 2D includes AC/DC
magnetic, electrostatic, and transient
electromagnetic fields; thermal analysis;
parametric modeling; and optimization.
Additionally, Maxwell 2D produces
highly accurate equivalent circuits for
inclusion within Ansoft’s SIMPLORER
®
and other circuit tools.
