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Ansys Maxwell
Low Frequency EM Field Simulation

Ansys Maxwell is an EM field solver for electric machines, transformers, wireless charging, permanent magnet latches, actuators and other electric mechanical devices. It solves static, frequency-domain and time-varying magnetic and electric fields. Maxwell also offers specialized design interfaces for electric machines and power converters.

Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Simulation for Electric Machines

With Maxwell, you can precisely characterize the nonlinear, transient motion of electromechanical components and their effects on the drive circuit and control system design. By leveraging Maxwell’s advanced electromagnetic field solvers and seamlessly linking them to the integrated circuit and systems simulation technology, you can understand the performance of electromechanical systems long before building a prototype in hardware.

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    Advanced Magnetic Modeling
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    Multiphysics Couplings
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    ISO 26262 Compliant
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    Bi-Directional CAD Integration
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    Electric Drive Modeling

Product Specs

Maxwell offers trusted simulation of low-frequency electromagnetic fields in industrial components. It includes 3-D/2-D magnetic transient, AC electromagnetic, magnetostatic, electrostatic, DC conduction and electric transient solvers to accurately solve for field parameters including force, torque, capacitance, inductance, resistance and impedance.

  • Reduced-Order Modeling
  • Slice-Only Solving
  • Co-sim Transient Performance
  • Automatic Adaptive Meshing
  • 2D and 3D EM Solvers
  • Component to System
Ansys Electronics

Slice-only Technology

Slice-only technology enables a cyclic repeatability simulation technique for electric motor applications. The analysis has been improved by efficiently solving just a slice of the motor, employing non-planar boundary conditions, using symmetric mesh and replicating results to the full model. To learn more about how “slice-only” technology helps simulate complex electric motors, read the blog: How to Model and Simulate Complex Electric Motors.

January 2024

What's New

Ansys Maxwell continues to innovate, providing faster simulations and facilitating the work of PCB designers in the consumer electronics world and electrical engineers in the energy sector.

3D Layout Component
New ECAD-MCAD Integration

Perform NVH analysis on complex flex and rigid PCBs. The new meshing technology enables ECAD of 3D layout components and MCAD assemblies. Electronic engineers can now predict EM forces and losses to facilitate PCB’s thermal and NVH analysis.

A-Phi Transient Solver
Shell Elements Modeling

This modeling increases the accuracy of the EM field computation on EMI/EMC and magnetic shielding, thus enabling faster design optimization. Moreover, it improves the computational efficiency of thermal and EM coupling analysis on EM heating systems.

Ansys Chip Simulation
Resistive Thin Layers Modeling

In line with the previous release version, Maxwell’s new capability increases the accuracy of electric arc simulations. The modeling reduces the simulation time in power electronics applications, specifically on topologies with thin layers of conductors.

Maxwell Applications

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MAXWELL CAPABILITIES

Increase machine efficiency and reduce time-to-market with Ansys Maxwell simulation

Customizable modeling capabilities, automatic adaptive meshing and advanced high-performance computing technology allow designers to solve complete high-performance electromechanical power systems. Automatically generate nonlinear equivalent circuits and frequency-dependent state-space models from field parameters that may be further used in system and circuit simulation to achieve the highest possible fidelity on SIL (software-in-the-loop) and HIL (hardware-in-the-loop) systems. Ansys simulation technology enables you to predict with confidence that your products will thrive in the real world.

Customers trust our electromagnetic analysis software to help ensure the integrity of their products and drive business success through innovation.

Maxwell Capabilities

 

Key Features

Maxwell is an industry-leading electromagnetic field simulation software for the design and analysis of electric motors, actuators, sensors, transformers and other electromagnetic and electromechanical devices.

  • Low-frequency EM simulation
  • Automatic, adaptive meshing
  • Multidomain system modeling
  • Expert design interfaces
  • Optimetrics
  • Granta Materials Data
  • ISO 26262 compliant

A key benefit of Maxwell is its automatic adaptive meshing techniques, which require you to specify only the geometry, material properties and the desired output to obtain an accurate solution. Maxwell’s meshing process uses a highly robust volumetric meshing technique and includes a multithreading capability that reduces the amount of memory used and accelerates time to solution. This proven technology eliminates the complexity of building and refining a finite element mesh and makes advanced numerical analysis practical for all levels of your organization.

Maxwell's electromagnetic field solvers are linked through Ansys Workbench to easily set up and analyze complex coupled-physics behaviors such as deformed mesh feedback structures, stress and strain feedback on magnetic properties, EM fluids and acoustics.

Perform advanced simulation calculations such as core loss calculations, vector hysteresis, four-quadrant simulation for permanent magnets, magnetostriction and magnetoelastic analysis, Litz Wire Loss and manufacturing effects on loss computation.

Electric machines and power converters require significantly different design criteria and simulation, which is why Maxwell provides specialized interfaces for each.

In addition to providing classical motor performance calculations, RMxprt automatically generates geometry, motion and mechanical setup, material properties, core loss, winding and source setup for detailed finite element analysis in Maxwell.

A multi-domain power electronics simulator for electrical, magnetic, mechanical, fluid, and thermal systems that seamlessly integrates three fundamental component libraries: circuits, block diagrams, and state machines. Simplorer provides an integrated analysis thanks to its connection with EM (Maxwell, PExprt, RMxprt, Q3D, HFSS) and thermal tools (Ansys CFD, Ansys Icepak). 

Simplorer also includes the ability to characterize high fidelity power semiconductor models for thermal and EMI/EMC simulations. In addition, Simplorer’s model libraries include VHDL-AMS capability and existing controls systems and customer developed models.  

Power Electronics Expert (PExprt) is a magnetic design and optimization tool for ferrite transformers and inductors including, multi-winding transformers, coupled inductors, and flyback components. PExprt's template-based interface for transformers and inductors can automatically create a design from voltage waveform or converter inputs. The auto-design process considers all combinations of core shapes, sizes, materials, gaps, wire types and gauges, and winding strategies to optimize the magnetic design.

It contains manufacturer libraries for common components. It also combines FEA-based solutions to include skin and proximity effects, and gap effects due to magnetic fringing. Additionally, it calculates winding losses, core Losses, R, L, C parameters and temperature rise, and couples to Simplorer using a frequency dependent netlist for the simulated component.

You can output transient electromagnetic forces from Ansys Maxwell into Ansys Motion, extending electromagnetic interaction to rigid body dynamics to enhance the overall noise-vibration solution.

A new Maxwell transient solver provides multiterminal conductor support on a single conduction path.

MAXWELL RESOURCES & EVENTS

Featured Webinars

Webinar on Demand
Ansys On Demand Webinar
Wireless Charging Systems – Create Better Designs Through Simulation

Learn how to model and analyze inductive-based wireless charging systems using Ansys Maxwell for optimum design.

Webinar Series
Ansys Electric Machine Webinar
Electric Machine Webinar Series

This webinar series focuses on design and analysis of electric machines, and presents many of the technology capabilities offered by Ansys simulation tools including full-length presentations as well as short demonstrations.

On Demand Webinar
Maxwell Ansys Overview video
Ansys Maxwell: An In-Depth Overview

 Join us for this webinar which delivers a detailed analysis of Ansys Maxwell’s key capabilities, such as automatic adaptive meshing, high-performance computing, multidomain system modeling, power electronic circuits, advanced material modeling and more.



Case Studies

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SuperGrid Institute Uses Ansys’ Solutions to Develop Power Electronics Technologies for Future Power Grids

SuperGrid Institute can efficiently design and simulate power converters thanks to the nonlinear and linear solvers in Ansys software.



FAQs

Ansys Maxwell is an electromagnetic field solver for electric machines, transformers, wireless charging, permanent magnet latches, actuators, and other electromechanical devices. It solves static, frequency-domain and time-varying magnetic and electric fields. Maxwell also offers specialized design interfaces for electric machines and power converters.

You can learn about Ansys Maxwell in several different ways depending on whether you are an existing customer or a student or non-customer.

This free course, available on our Ansys Innovation Courses Site, you will learn the basics of Ansys Maxwell design and the LF simulation workflow.

These Maxwell courses are available to Ansys Customers.

Ansys Maxwell interfaces with Ansys Motor-CAD, Ansys HFSS, Ansys Icepak, Ansys Mechanical, Ansys CFD, Ansys Motion, Ansys TwinBuider and Ansys optiSLang.

Click Maxwell>Draw>Region

  • This displays the Region dialog box. You can define the region padding as a percentage, relative position, or absolute position.
  • For the Padding data, select either Pad all directions similarly, Pad individual directions, or Transverse padding.

To download Ansys Maxwell, you must be an Ansys customer and have access to the Customer Portal. Ansys Maxwell is included in the Electronics software bundle and is also included in the free Ansys Student bundle.

Ansys Maxwell can be used in a variety of applications, including electric machines, transformers, wireless charging, permanent magnet latches, actuators, sensors, conveters, electromagnetic shielding, and other electromechanical devices.

To solve for a capacitance, inductance, impedance, or conductance matrix:

  • Click Maxwell 3D or Maxwell 2D, and then select Parameters>Assign>Matrix.

The Matrix dialog box appears.

  • Click the Setup tab.
  • Type a name for the matrix in the Name box.
  • To specify the sources to be included in the matrix, do one of the following:
    • For 3D Electrostatic, 2D and 3D Magnetostatic, 2D and 3D Eddy Current designs, select or clear the Include check box for any of the listed sources.
    • For Maxwell 2D designs, the return path for each source may be specified. By default, the return path is at infinity; however, any conductor with a source specified can act as the return path.
    • For 2D Electrostatic, 2D and 3D DC Conduction, and 2D and 3D AC Conduction, select or clear the Signal or Ground check box for any of the listed sources. Grounded terminals are treated as reference voltages with zero voltage values.
    • Excitations checked as Signal will be in the matrix (excited one at a time with 1V during the parameters extraction process). Those excitations checked as Ground will be kept at 0 V and will not be part of the matrix. Any excitations not checked will not be considered.

For more details, Ansys customers have access to all "how to" information.

The same information can be found on the Maxwell.pdf file which is part of the installation AnsysEM folder.

 

To import a 3D CAD file:

  • Click Modeler>Import.

The Import File dialog box appears.

  • Select the file type you want from the Files of type drop-down menu.
  • Select any import options available for the selected file type.
  • Use the file browser to find the file you want to import.
  • Click Open. The file is imported into the active Modeler window.

For tips on dealing with very complex models, see Technical Notes: Handling Complicated Models

常见问题

Ansys Maxwell是一款电磁场求解器,适用于电机、变压器、无线充电、永磁闩锁、致动器以及其它机电设备。它可以求解静态、频域以及时变磁场和电场。Maxwell为电机和功率转换器提供了专门的设计接口。

您可以通过多种不同的方式了解Ansys Maxwell,无论您是否是现有客户或者学生。

这门免费课程可在Ansys创新课程网站上获取,您从中将了解Ansys Maxwell设计和低频仿真工作流程的基础知识。

这些Maxwell课程可供Ansys客户使用。

Ansys Maxwell可与Ansys Motor-CAD、Ansys HFSS、Ansys Icepak、Ansys Mechanical、Ansys CFD、Ansys Motion、Ansys TwinBuider以及Ansys optiSLang交互。

点击Maxwell>绘制>区域(Maxwell>Draw>Region)

  • 弹出区域(Region)对话框。您可以定义该区域的填充比例、相对位置或绝对位置。
  • 对于填充数据,可以选择以类似方式填充所有方向、填充单个方向或横向填充。

如需下载Ansys Maxwell,您须成为Ansys客户并访问客户门户。Ansys Maxwell包含在电子软件包中,也包含在免费的Ansys学生版产品包中。

Ansys Maxwell可用于各种应用,包括电机、变压器、无线充电、永磁闩锁、致动器、传感器、转换器、电磁屏蔽以及其它机电设备。

若要求解电容、电感、阻抗或电导矩阵:

  • 点击Maxwell 3D或Maxwell 2D,然后选择参数>分配>矩阵(Parameters>Assign>Matrix)。

弹出矩阵(Matrix)对话框。

  • 点击设置(Setup)选项卡。
  • 在名称(Name)框中键入矩阵的名称。
  • 若要指定包含在矩阵中的源,请执行下列操作之一:
    • 对于3D静电、2D和3D静磁、2D和3D涡流设计,选中或清除包括(Include)复选框中列出的任何源。
    • 对于Maxwell 2D设计,可以指定每个源的返回路径。默认情况下,返回路径为无穷大;但是,任何具有指定源的导体都可以作为返回路径。
    • 对于2D静电、2D和3D DC传导,以及2D和3D AC传导,选中或清除信号(Signal)或接地(Ground)复选框中列出的任何源。接地端子被视为电压值为零的参考电压。
    • 被勾选为信号(Signal)的激励将出现在矩阵中(在参数提取过程中,用1V一次激励一个)。被勾选为接地(Ground)的激励将保持在0V,并且不会成为矩阵的一部分。任何未勾选的激励将不被考虑。

如欲了解更多详情,Ansys客户可以访问所有的“how to”信息

该信息可以在Maxwell.pdf文件中找到,该文件是安装AnsysEM文件夹的一部分。

 

若要导入3D CAD文件:

  • 点击建模器>导入(Modeler>Import)。

弹出导入文件(Import File)对话框。

  • 从文件类型(Files of type)下拉菜单中选择所需的文件类型。
  • 选择适用于所选文件类型的任何导入选项。
  • 使用文件浏览器查找要导入的文件。
  • 点击打开(Open)。文件被导入到活动的建模器(Modeler)窗口中。

如欲了解有关复杂模型的处理技巧,请参阅技术说明:处理复杂的模型

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