Example14 Harmonic Analysis of Conductor in the Air

General

  • Harmonic analysis is performed for the U-shaped conductor in the air.
     

  • The model’s equivalent resistance and capacitance are acquired.
     

  • Unless specified in the list below, the default conditions will be applied.
     

 

Analysis Space

Item

Settings

Analysis Space

3D

Model unit

mm

 

Analysis Conditions

Item

Settings

Solvers

Electric Field Analysis [Coulomb]

Analysis Type

Harmonic analysis

Options

N/A

 

The frequency of the applied voltage is set as belows.

Tab

Setting Item

Settings

Harmonic analysis

Frequency

1×10^6[Hz]

Sweep

Select “Linear step by division number”.
Division number:

Model

An U- shaped conductor is created with solid bodies.

Different electrical potentials are set on the ends of the U shape conductor.

Body Attributes and Materials

Select the aluminum for the material.

Body Number/Type

Body Attribute Name

Material Name

1/Solid

U

008_Cu *

* Available from the Material DB

Boundary Condition

The end faces of the U-shaped conductor are set with Electric wall boundary condition. They have different electrical potentials.

Boundary Condition Name/Topology

Tab

Boundary Condition Type

Settings

V0/Face

Electric

Electric wall

Voltage specified, 0[V]

V1/Face

Electric

Electric wall

Voltage specified, 1[V]

Outer Boundary Condition *

Electric

Magnetic wall

 

 

To set Outer Boundary Condition, go to the [Model] tab
 


 

and click [Outer Boundary Condition] .

 

Results

To see the results, go to the [Results] tab,

 

 

 click [Table] .

 

The calculated resistance is 5.797e-5[ohm] as shown below.

 

 

The calculated capacitance is 6.636e-14[F] as shown below.

 

The vectors of the current density are shown below.

 

The vectors of the electric field are shown below.