Ansoft RMxprt Application Note
Application Note AP064-9911
A Permanent Magnet DC Motor Problem
This application note describes how to set up, solve, and analyze the results of a two-pole 75-watt DC
brush-type motor using RMxprt. You will then use the results from RMxprt as a basis for performing a
more detailed analysis in the finite element time transient solver, EMpulse.
RMxprt uses a combination of electric and magnetic circuit equations to predict the performance of this
permanent magnet DC motor. EMpulse uses the time domain finite element method, coupled with the
electrical equations of the drive circuit and the motion problem, to predict the dynamic and transient
behavior of the switched reluctance motor.
You can create the RMxprt project from scratch or open the pre-solved project stndj-1.pjt, which is located
in the /ansoft/examples/rmxprt/ directory. You can create the finite element project from scratch or down-
load stndj_fea.pjt from the Technical Support page for Maxwell 2D projects on the Ansoft web site, at
www.ansoft.com. If you are creating the project from scratch, select Permanent-Magnet DC Motors as the
motor type in RMxprt.
These projects were created using version 3.0 of RMxprt and version 8.0 of Maxwell 2D.