This extender enables engineers to simulate
components exposed to electric currents and fields.
Additionally, electrostatic analysis can help to evaluate
the effectiveness of insulation and predict the motion
of charged objects in electric fields.
When combined with heat transfer analysis capabilities,
this extender also enables the simulation of electrothermal
effects by considering Joule heating. Specifically,
electric current results may be automatically transferred
to the heat transfer analysis. Electrothermal effects
are of importance when simulating the operation of
many electronic components, as well as large classes
of MEMS devices.
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
- Circuit breaker design
- Micro-gripper design
- Piezoelectric actuators
- Power transmission cable design
- Thermoelectric actuators
- Inkjet printhead design (piezoelectric
and thermal)
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- Comb drive design
- Corrosion simulation
- Micro-mirror technology
- Printed Circuit Board (PCB) simulation
- Study of Electron Discharge Machining
(EDM) processes
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- Electronic device design
- Electroplating study
- Fuse design
- Spark plug analysis
- MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems)
design
- Insulator design
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ANALYSIS CAPABILITIES
- Electrostatic current and voltage
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- Electrostatic field strength and voltage
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ELEMENT LIBRARY
- Electrostatic 2-D element
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- Electrostatic 3-D brick element
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- Electrostatic 3-D tetrahedral element
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