Maxwell v11

The New Face of Maxwell

Maxwell
Finite Element Solvers (3D/2D)
Transient with Motion Eddy Current DC Magnetic Electrostatic

Coupled Drive & Control Circuit Equivalent Circuit Generation Parametric/Optimization

Maxwell
General Field Quantities
Field Visualization Induced Voltage Flux Linkage in Winding Saturation Effects Position Profile Speed Response Power Loss

New Desktop Environment

New Desktop Environment Integration & Model Resolution Integrated RMxprt Performance Enhancements

New User Interface

MFC Compliant Interface Windows Standard Look and Feel Common Dialogs (file browsers, color palettes) Copy and Paste to other Windows applications Export to: bmp, gif, jpeg, tiff, vrl

Ansoft Desktop Environment

six windows
Project Manager Window 3D Modeler Window

Properties Window

Message Window History Tree Window

Progress Window

Ansoft Desktop Environment

Project Management Tree for Projects and Designs
Multiple projects and/or designs open simultaneously in the same interface Each project input is saved as only one .mxwl file Store multiple field solutions in a single design Multiple solution setups, including multiple sweeps, in a single design (parametric and optimetrics run)

Ansoft Desktop Environment

Parameterics/Optimization
Implicit to entire interface Integrated Optimetrics Statistical and sensitivity analysis

Standard Scripting
Visual Basic scripts Replaces existing Maxwell macro language

3D Modeling Features
ACIS v14 kernel Improved visualization
Perspective Views Animated Rotation Pre-selection Highlighting of Faces or Objects

Support for Multi-Lumped Objects New Modeling Primitives (sphere, cone, toroid) Copy/Paste using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V Objects can be cloned (materials, dimensions, creation history with variables)

Material Features
3-Tier Library Structure System (global) Level predefined from Ansoft User Library shared among several users (can be encrypted) Personal Library - single user (can be encrypted)

Material Features
Continual access to material specification and boundary /source setup Design validity check button used instead of old checkmark system Supports nonlinear-anisotropic materials

Material Features
Material assigned by coordinate type:
Cartesian, Cylindrical, Spherical

Lamination model to account for stacking factor Robust BH curve entry can delete points

Analysis Features
New combined electrostatic field and conduction solver General 3D non-linear anisotropy and nonlinear lamination support

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Rotor lamination is defined in r direction of the rotor local cylindrical CS

Conductor

Rotor local CS

E field in both conductor and insulator

B plot of magnetic reluctance motor

Analysis Features
More motion types in 3D transient

Relay

Sensor

Non-cylindrical rotation for relay, DC contactor, circuit breaker applications

Allows general moving bands with different radii for rotational motion

Analysis Features
Dynamic demagnetization computation in 3D transient
The worst-case demagnetization point for each element is worst-case dynamically determined from demagnetizing point the entire transient process Demagnetization point is source, position and speed dependent
recoil curve

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B Br

Each element uses the recoil curve derived at the worst-case demagnetization point in subsequent transient simulation

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Integration Model Resolution

Meshing Features
Fault Tolerant Meshing
Tolerates geometrical inconsistencies (slivers and holes) Allows overlap between objects Reduces the load on the healer/translator

Mesh Based De-Featuring

User Controllable Improves mesh quality and reduces mesh size Increases the mesh speed Reduces the load on the solver Automatic and configurable

Faceting Control
face-by-face basis for true surfaces mesh operation > assign > surface approximation

Solid Model Import - Healing

1. Automated healing for imported solid models 2. Post-translation user controlled healing

Vertices not on a Face

Edges not on a Face

Geometry Healing
Auto healing on import removes unwanted geometry entities Manual healing provides for removal of geometry artifacts Healing menu provides access to all manual healing tools and object analysis dialogs

Healing Analysis
Healing dialog provides status of analyzed objects as well as details about specific entities Option to automatically heal selected object(s) or manually remove artifacts

Contact Analysis
Misaligned face pairs listed for each selected object combination Option provides alignment of intersecting faces

Electrically-aware Mesh Generation

Electrically-aware mesh generation of 3D artifacts:
Improves speed Reduces memory usage Ensures convergence

Model Resolution
Nominal = 34200 tets

With Model Resolution = 14215 tets

Nominal model Initial mesh Final mesh 517,000 1,124,000 0.05 mm MRL 243,000 Less than half 667,000 Both 9 passes, Delta S=0.03 1.5 GB 9 minutes 11 hours 72 points

RAM Time per freq. point Entire sweep

2.4 GB 15 minutes 30 hours 120 points

Post Processing
Plot and Report setup independent of state of solution
Setup plots/reports once solution setup is defined Undo/redo solutions change parameters and re-solve without redefining plots or expressions 3D shaded contour plots

Swept-parameter results
2D curve sets 3D line plots Data tables

Animation of plots/geometry vs. parametric solution

Integrated RMxprt

RMxprt
13 Machine Topologies Classical Analytical Approach Graphical Winding Editor Auto-Design Features Minimum Slot size Determine Wire Diameter Determine Number of Turns Calculate Starting Capacitance Determine Winding Topology

RMxprt
Waveforms
Current Cogging Torque Flux in the Air Gap Back EMF

Performance
Torque Power Efficiency

Optimization
Cost Material Consumption Size Performance

Export
Simplorer Models Maxwell Set-up

Whats New in RMxprt v11

Periodic or whole model option

One-click insert of Maxwell design

Geometry variables sharing with RMxprt

Complete geometry including moving band and background

Model Options

Geometry model with Geometry model with a minimum period a minimum period

Integration Features

Geometry Variable Sharing

Convenient for geometry Convenient for geometry parametric sweep and parametric sweep and optimization optimization

Maxwell geometry Maxwell geometry automatic update automatic update with variables with variables changed in RMxprt changed in RMxprt

Performance Enhancements

Distributing the Power of Ansoft

Available Distributions
Parametric variable sweeps Frequency sweeps (HFSS)

Distributing the Power of Ansoft

When a distributed machine completes a solution, a new subproblem is sent for analysis
Effective load balancing Utilize all machines available

Distributed Parametric Analysis Solenoid Problem

Process
One computer runs adaptive analysis Each sweep is sent to a different computer available for distributed analysis As each computer finishes a solution, the first of any remaining sweeps is sent to that computer

Distributed Parametric Analysis Solenoid Problem (2)

Variables (122 variations)
Angle: Gap: 0deg 15deg 0mm - 2mm
3.2GHz INTEL 8GB RAM dual processor

Solution Times
One machine: Three machines: 16h8min 2h45min

2.6GHz AMD 4GB RAM dual processor

2.6GHz AMD 8GB RAM dual processor

2.6GHz AMD 8GB RAM dual processor

On three machines, solves 5.9 times faster

Maxwell v11 Platform & OS Support

Windows 2000, XP Professional and Server 2003 Windows XP Professional x64 AMD Opteron Intel Xeon Solaris 7, 8 and 9 on SUN hardware.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 32-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 64-bit

Maxwell v11 Innovations

Desktop Environment MFC Based Interface Model Resolution
Healing Model resolution Fault tolerant meshing

Analysis
Non-cylindrical Rotation Combined Electrostatic & Conduction Solver Dynamic De-magnetization

Distributed Parametric Analysis Platform Support