Automated Electrothermal Busbar Workflow with PyAEDT

Overview

Modern power electronic systems require accurate multiphysics analysis to evaluate both electrical performance and thermal behavior. Busbars and connectors in power converters must be assessed across electromagnetic, circuit, and thermal domains to ensure reliable and efficient operation. Traditional workflows often rely on separate tools and manual data transfer between simulations, resulting in slow, fragmented processes that are difficult to scale. This webinar introduces an automated electrothermal workflow for power converter busbars and connectors, integrating electromagnetic (Ansys Q3D), circuit (Ansys Twin Builder), and thermal (Ansys Icepak) simulations into a single end-to-end process. The workflow supports parasitic extraction, system-level transient analysis, and thermal mapping of power losses in busbars under realistic transient current conditions. Automation is achieved using PyAEDT, which orchestrates model setup, simulation execution, and data transfer within a unified Python environment. This approach improves consistency, reduces manual effort, and enables scalable, repeatable multiphysics analysis for power electronics design.

What attendees will learn

• Integrate electromagnetic, circuit, and thermal simulations into one automated workflow
• Extract parasitics and evaluate transient system-level behavior accurately
• Map power-loss-driven thermal effects in busbars under real operating loads
• Automate model setup, simulation execution, and data transfer using PyAEDT

Who should attend

• Power Electronics Engineers
• Thermal Engineers
• Electrical Design Engineers
• Simulation & Modeling Engineers using Ansys software (Q3D, Icepak, Twin Builder)
• CAE Specialists
• R&D Teams

Speakers

• Olga Ilina
• Giulia Malinverno
• Davide Frigerio
• Jean Lachapelle