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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.

電機的低頻電磁場模擬

使用 Maxwell,您可以精確地描述電磁元件的非線性暫態運動特性,及其對驅動電路和控制系統設計的影響。透過利用 Maxwell 的先進電磁場求解器,並將其緊密連結至積體電路和系統模擬技術,您可在打造實體原型之前,就瞭解機電系統的效能。

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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.



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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

常見問題

Ansys Maxwell 是一款電磁場求解器,用於電力機械、變壓器、無線充電、永磁閂鎖、致動器和其他機電設備。它可以求解靜態、頻域和時變磁場和電場。Maxwell 也為電機和電源轉換器提供專門的設計界面。

您可以多種不同的方式學習 Ansys Maxwell,依據您是現有客戶或學生或非客戶而定。

此為在我們的 Ansys 創新課程網站上提供的免費課程,您將學習 Ansys Maxwell 設計和 LF 模擬工作流程的基礎知識。

這些 Maxwell 課程提供給 Ansys 客戶。

Ansys Maxwell 可與 Ansys Motor-CAD、Ansys HFSS、Ansys Icepak、Ansys Mechanical、Ansys CFD、Ansys Motion、Ansys TwinBuider 和 Ansys optiSLang 介接。

按一下 Maxwell>Draw (繪製) >Region (區域)

  • 這會顯示 Region (區域) 對話方塊。您可以將區域填充定義為百分比、相對位置或絕對位置。
  • 針對填充資料,選擇 Pad all directions similarly (以類似方式填充所有方向)、Pad individual directions (填充個別方向) 或 Transverse padding (橫向填充)。

若要下載 Ansys Maxwell,您必須是 Ansys 客戶並可存取客戶入口網站。Ansys Maxwell 包含在 Electronics 軟體套組中,也包含在免費的 Ansys 學生套組中。

Ansys Maxwell 可用於多種應用,包括電力機械、變壓器、無線充電,永磁閂鎖、致動器、感應器、轉換器、電磁屏蔽和其他機電設備。

若要求解電容、電感、阻抗或電導矩陣:

  • 按一下 Maxwell 3D 或 Maxwell 2D,然後選擇 Parameters (參數)>Assign (指派)>Matrix (矩陣)。

即會顯示 Matrix (矩陣) 對話方塊。

  • 按一下 Setup (設定) 標籤。
  • 在 Name (名稱) 方塊中輸入矩陣的名稱。
  • 若要指定欲包含在矩陣中的來源,請執行以下操作之一:
    • 針對 3D 靜電、2D 和 3D 靜磁、2D 和 3D 渦電流設計,選擇或清除任何所列出來源的 Include (包含) 核取方塊。
    • 對於 Maxwell 2D 設計,可以指定每個來源的回流路徑。依預設,回流路徑為無限;但是,任何具有指定來源的導體都可以充當回流路徑。
    • 針對 2D 靜電、2D 和 3D 直流傳導以及 2D 和 3D 交流傳導,選擇或清除任何所列出來源的 Signal (訊號) 或 Ground (接地) 核取方塊。接地端子被視為參考電壓,電壓值為零。
    • 勾選為訊號的激發將在矩陣中 (在參數萃取過程中每次以 1V 激發一個)。勾選為接地的激發將保持在 0 V,並且不會是矩陣的一部分。任何未核取的激發都不納入考量。

如需詳細資訊,Ansys 客戶可以存取所有「如何」的相關資訊

在安裝 AnsysEM 資料夾的 Maxwell.pdf 檔案中可以找到相同的資訊。

 

若要匯入 3D CAD 檔案:

  • 按一下 Modeler (建模器) > Import (匯入)。

即會顯示 Import File (匯入檔案) 對話方塊。

  • 從檔案類型下拉式功能表中選擇所需的檔案類型。
  • 選擇所選檔案類型可用的任何匯入選項。
  • 使用檔案瀏覽器尋找要匯入的檔案。
  • 按一下 Open (開啟)。檔案會匯入到目前作用中的建模器視窗。

如需處理非常複雜模型的提示,請參閱技術文件:處理複雜的模型

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