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Click Draw>Line
means that you can also click the
Draw Line toolbar button to execute the Line command.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Maxwell Solution Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
The Maxwell Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
General Procedure for Setting Up Maxwell Designs 1-5
About the Example Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
4-3
4-4
4-4
4-5
Contents-1
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-4
7-6
7-7
7-8
7-9
Introduction
This Getting Started Guide is written for Maxwell beginners and experienced users who would like to quickly refamiliarize themselves with the capabilities of Maxwell.
This guide leads you step-by-step through solving and analyzing the results of a rotational actuator magnetostatic
problem with motion.
By following the steps in this guide, you will learn how to
perform the following tasks:
Modify a models design parameters.
Assign variables to a models design parameters.
Specify solution settings for a design.
Validate a designs setup.
Run a Maxwell simulation.
Plot the magnetic flux density vector.
Include motion in the simulation.
Note
Estimated time to
complete this guide:
1 hour 30 minutes.
Introduction 1-1
b.
Transient (time domain) magnetic fields caused by permanent magnets, conductors, and windings supplied by voltage
and/or current sources with arbitrary variation as functions of time.
Rotational or translational motion effects can be included in the
simulation.
1-2 Introduction
Menu
Toolbars
Modeler Window
Project
Manager
Window
Properties
Window
(Docked)
History
Tree
Message Window
Progress Window
Status Bar
Introduction 1-3
1-4 Introduction
102.1
27.8
209.0
50.8
21.4
12.7
107.5
25.4
Axial length
and stator)
Coils
results and the corresponding FEM code, see the IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol 38, No. 2, March 2002, pp 609-612.
1-6 Introduction
3
4
5
Select Rename.
The design name becomes highlighted and editable.
c.
Project Manager
Window
Importing the
Geometric Model
2
3
4
5
6
7
For the transient problem, you want to use a pulse excitation to drive the coils. In order to accomplish this, you will
assign a external current winding excitation to the coils
and use the Maxwell Circuit Editor to create the external
driving circuit including a pulse source. You will also allow
the software to calculate the eddy currents in the solid
metal objects in the model.
In this chapter you will complete the following tasks:
Verify material properties.
Assign excitations.
Set up an external circuit for the current winding
Set up the mesh operations.
Specify the eddy effect.
Assign Excitations
Currents need to be defined and assigned as excitations for
the two coil terminals.
Add a Winding
To add a winding for the excitation:
1 Click Maxwell3D>Excitations>Add Winding.
The Winding dialog box appears.
6 Click OK.
Boundary Conditions
The region box (bgnd) by default has all faces assigned with
magnetic flux tangent boundary conditions. Thus, for this
problem no additional boundary conditions are needed.
In the project tree, under Maxwell Circuit Elements/Dedicated Elements, select the Winding element.
b.
Click on, and Drag the Winding element onto the sheet.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Click OK.
g.
b.
c.
d.
b.
c.
Parameter
Value
Description
V1
Initial voltage
V2
5.97
Peak voltage
Td
Tr
0.001
Rise time
Tf
0.001
Fall time
Pw
Pulse width
Period
d.
Leave the other fields set to the default values, and click OK.
b.
Place the Ground symbol on the sheet as shown below, rightclick, and select Finish.
2 Select the folder where you want to save the external circuit file.
3 Type trans_circ in the File name box.
4 Click Save.
The Netlist Export dialog box closes and the Maxwell Circuit Editor reappears.
Save the Maxwell Circuit Editor Project
To save the project and exit Maxwell Circuit Editor:
1 Click File>Save, type ExternalCircuit as the name, and
click Save to save the Maxwell Circuit Editor project.
2
3
4
5
Setting Up and
Running the Analysis
2
3
4
5
6
d.
e.
f.
7 Click OK.
8 Click File>Save to save the model before running the analysis.
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5
6
7
Planes.
In the project tree, right-click Field Overlays, and select
Fields>B>B_Vector.
The Create Field Plot dialog box appears.
Make sure B_Vector is selected in the Quantity list.
Select Objectlist1 in the In Volume list.
Click Done.
The B_Vector plot is displayed as shown below. The vector
values are zero at 0sec as a result of the pulse source used
in the winding setup having zero initial voltage.
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3
4
5
2
3
4
5
2
3
4
5
6
Including Motion in
the Simulation
i.
j.
Click OK.
An polyhedron object named band is drawn.
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4
5
6
7
d.
e.
f.
7 Click OK.
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3
4
5
2
3
4
5
6
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3
4
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6
2
3
4
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6
2 Click File>Close.
3 Click File>Exit to exit Maxwell.
Index
Numbers
3D Modeler window 1-4
A
adding a band object 7-2
adding a solution setup 5-2, 7-4
adding a trace 6-8
adding a winding 4-4
adding a winding terminal 4-4
adding motion to the design 7-2
analysis setup 5-2, 7-4
Analyze command 5-2, 7-5
analyzing the solution 5-2
analyzing the transient solution
7-5
applying a mesh 7-4
assigning excitations 4-3
assigning motion to the band 73
attributes
plot properties 6-2
B
B vector 6-2
background
boundary condition 4-5
band object
adding 7-2
applying meshing 7-4
assigning motion 7-3
band object for motion 7-2
C
calculating the eddy effect 4-11
closing a plot 6-9
closing Maxwell 7-10
closing the project 7-10
coil terminal 4-3
context-sensitive help 1-iii
conventions used in guide 1-i
coordinate system 7-2
copyright notice 1-2
Create Field Plot dialog box 6-5
Create Report dialog box 6-8
creating a report 7-6
creating an object list 6-2
current
assigning excitations 4-3
plotting 6-7
current density distribution 6-5
current vs. time plot 6-8, 7-7
Index-1
desktop
Maxwell 1-4
drawing units 2-4
driving circuit for winding 4-5
E
eddy current effect 4-11
editing an external circuit 4-10
electric 3D field solutions 1-3
example Maxwell design 1-6
excitations 4-3
winding terminal 4-4
exiting Maxwell 7-10
exporting a netlist 4-10
external circuit for winding 4-5
F
field overlays 6-2
G
general design procedure 1-5
H
harmonic steady-state solutions 1-3
help
Ansoft technical support 1-iii
context-sensitive 1-iii
on dialog boxes 1-iii
on menu commands 1-iii
history tree 1-4
I
including motion in the simulation 7-2
Index-2
M
Mag J
plotting the current density distribution
6-5
magnetic flux density vector 6-2
magnetostatic solutions 1-3
Maxwell
closing 7-10
design diagram for example problem 16
exiting 7-10
renaming a design 2-2
renaming a project 2-2
saving project 7-10
Maxwell Circuit Editor 4-5
Maxwell desktop 1-4
Maxwell solution types 1-3
mechanical quantities 7-6
menu bar 1-4
mesh
band object 7-4
mesh operations 4-11
Message window 1-4
modifying plot attributes 6-2
motion
adding to design 7-2
band object 7-3
N
netlist
exporting 4-10
O
object list
creating 6-2
opening a project 2-2
P
plot
closing 6-9
plot attributes 6-2
plotting
current density distribution 6-5
current vs. time 6-8, 7-7
magnetic flux density vector 6-2
object list 6-2
position vs. time 7-6
power loss vs. time 7-9
preparation 6-2
torque vs. time 6-7, 7-8
plotting current 6-7
plotting torque 6-7
position vs. time plot 7-6
post processing 6-2, 7-6
power loss vs. time plot 7-9
preparing for a plot 6-2
Progress window 1-4
project
closing 7-10
Project Manager window 1-4
project tree 1-4
projects
opening and saving 2-2
properties
plot attributes 6-2
a design 2-2
a project 2-2
report type 6-8, 7-6
reverting to the initial mesh 7-4
rotational actuator example 1-6
running for transient case 7-5
running the analysis 5-2
running the transient analysis 7-5
quantity
plotting 6-2
Index-3
winding 4-4
time domain solution 1-3
time step
setting solution context 6-3
toolbars 1-4
torque vs. time plot 6-7, 7-8
trademark notice 1-2
transient design 7-2
transient electric fields 1-3
transient feature 6-7
transient results
post processing 7-6
transient simulation 7-5
transient solution type 2-3
transient solutions 1-3
V
varying global quantities as a function of
time 6-7
verify materials 4-2
view context 6-3
W
winding
adding 4-4
external driving circuit 4-5
winding terminal
adding 4-4
windows in Maxwell desktop 1-4
working coordinate system (CS) 7-2
Index-4