ANSYS Maxwell Overview
For the next couple of minutes, I'll describe ANSYS Maxwell, the gold standard 3D electromagnetic field solver for low frequency applications.
Key Features of ANSYS Maxwell
ANSYS Maxwell is especially valuable for designing electric motors, offering a logical flow from initial design to fully coupled analyses, including:
- Electrical
- Thermal
- Stress
- Acoustics
- Drives
It can produce precise reduced order models for use in multi-domain system simulations, such as with ANSYS Simplorer, to evaluate how the non-linear behavior of the motor affects drive circuits and vice versa.
Simulation Capabilities
ANSYS Maxwell simulates 3D and 2D electromagnetic electromechanical devices using advanced modeling technology. It employs an automated finite element method to solve:
- Static problems
- Electromagnetic problems
- Electromechanical problems
The ANSYS Maxwell model incorporates advanced modeling technology for:
- Laminations
- Non-linear materials
- Temperature-dependent demagnetization
- Hysteresis
- Magnetization process
- Core loss
Simulation Examples
Here are several examples of Maxwell simulations:
- Power transmission
- An actuator circuit
- A planar transformer
- A bus bar
High Performance Computing
Distributed high-performance computing (HPC) speeds up solutions for all models using ANSYS HPC. ANSYS Maxwell can use parallel computing to accelerate 3D transient simulations, including transient AC steady state solutions.
Coupling with Other Solvers
ANSYS Maxwell can be coupled with other 3D physics solvers in the ANSYS Workbench. For example, in a noise and vibration analysis, Maxwell computes the electromagnetic fields, and then transient electromagnetically induced forces are passed to structural dynamics simulations. In this example, Maxwell uses the ANSYS Maxwell model to compute structural harmonics. These harmonics change the shape of the stator, which in turn produces an acoustic field as computed by mechanical simulations. This approach can predict acoustic noise and enables the application of strategies to reduce that noise.
Conclusion
ANSYS Maxwell is the premier low frequency 3D electromagnetic field solver.
For the next couple of minutes, I'll describe ANSYS Maxwell, the gold standard 3D electromagnetic field solver for low frequency applications.
ANSYS Maxwell is especially valuable for helping you design electric motors in a logical flow from initial design to fully coupled electrical, thermal, stress, acoustics, and drives.
It can produce precise reduced order models for use in multi-domain system simulation, like ANSYS Simplorer, to evaluate how non-linear behavior of the motor affects drive circuits and vice versa.
ANSYS Maxwell simulates 3D and 2D electromagnetic and electromechanical devices using the most advanced modeling technology. Maxwell uses an automated finite element method to solve static, electromagnetic, and electromagnetic transient problems.
The ANSYS Maxwell model is a model of the most advanced technology for laminations, non-linear materials, temperature-dependent demagnetization, hysteresis, magnetization process, and core loss.
Here, you see several Maxwell simulations, including power transmission, an actuator circuit, a planar transformer, and a bus bar. Distributed high-performance computing speeds the solution for all models using ANSYS HPC.
ANSYS Maxwell can use parallel computing to speed 3D transient simulations, including transient AC steady-state solutions. ANSYS Maxwell can be coupled to other 3D physics solvers in the ANSYS Workbench. Here is an example of a noise and vibration analysis.
Maxwell is used to compute the electromagnetic fields, and we then pass transient electromagnetically induced forces to structural dynamics simulations. In this example, Maxwell is using the ANSYS Maxwell model to compute structural harmonics.
Those harmonics change the shape of the stator, which in turn produces an acoustic field as computed by mechanical. As you can see, this approach can be used to predict acoustic noise and hence enable you to apply strategies to reduce that noise.
ANSYS Maxwell is the premier low and high frequency 3D electromagnetic field solver.
