Maxwell v11

The New Face of Maxwell

 Maxwell®
Š Finite Element Solvers (3D/2D)
Š Transient with Motion
Š Eddy Current
Š DC Magnetic
Š Electrostatic
Š Coupled Drive & Control Circuit
Š Equivalent Circuit Generation
Š Parametric/Optimization
 Maxwell®
Š General Field Quantities
Š Field Visualization
Š Induced Voltage
Š Flux Linkage in Winding
Š Saturation Effects
Š Position Profile
Š Speed Response
Š Power Loss
New Desktop Environment
Š New Desktop Environment
Š Integration & Model Resolution

Š Integrated RMxprt

Š Performance Enhancements
 New User Interface
Š MFC Compliant Interface
Š Windows Standard Look and Feel
Š Common Dialogs (file browsers, color palettes)
Š Copy and Paste to other Windows applications
Š Export to: bmp, gif, jpeg, tiff, vrl
 Ansoft Desktop Environment
six
windows
Project
3D
Manager
Modeler
Window
Window

Properties
Window

Progress
Message Window
Window
History
Tree
Window
 Ansoft Desktop Environment
Š Project Management Tree for
Projects and Designs

Š Multiple projects and/or designs open

simultaneously in the same interface

Š Each project input is saved as only

one .mxwl file

Š Store multiple field solutions in a single

design

Š Multiple solution setups, including multiple

sweeps, in a single design (parametric and
optimetrics run)
 Ansoft Desktop Environment
Š Parameterics/Optimization
Š Implicit to entire interface
Š Integrated Optimetrics
Š Statistical and sensitivity
analysis
Š Standard Scripting
Š Visual Basic scripts
Š Replaces existing Maxwell
macro language
 3D Modeling Features
Š ACIS v14 kernel
Š Improved visualization
Š Perspective Views
Š Animated Rotation
Š Pre-selection Highlighting of Faces or Objects
Š Support for Multi-Lumped Objects
Š New Modeling Primitives (sphere, cone, toroid)
Š Copy/Paste using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V
Š Objects can be cloned (materials, dimensions, creation
history with variables)
 Material Features
Š 3-Tier Library Structure
Š System (global) Level – predefined from Ansoft

Š User Library – shared among several users (can be

encrypted)
Š Personal Library - single user (can be encrypted)
 Material Features
Š Continual access to material specification and boundary
/source setup
Š Design validity check button used instead of old
“checkmark” system
Š Supports nonlinear-anisotropic materials
 Material Features
Š Material assigned by coordinate type:
Š Cartesian, Cylindrical, Spherical
Š Lamination model to account for stacking factor
Š Robust BH curve entry – can delete points
 Analysis Features
‰ New combined electrostatic ‰ General 3D non-linear anisotropy
field and conduction solver and nonlinear lamination support

Rotor lamination is defined in r direction

Pe r f e ct I n or
sulat 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 Allows general moving bands with

contactor, circuit breaker applications different radii for rotational motion
 Analysis Features
I n or
sulat
Pe r f e ct
‰ Dynamic demagnetization computation in 3D transient

¾ The worst-case demagnetization

point for each element is B
worst-case
dynamically determined from demagnetizing point Br
the entire transient process
¾ Demagnetization point is source,
position and speed dependent
recoil curve
¾ Each element uses the recoil
curve derived at the worst-case
Hc 0 H
demagnetization point in
subsequent transient simulation
Integration Model Resolution
 Meshing Features
Š Fault Tolerant Meshing
Š Tolerates geometrical inconsistencies (slivers and holes)
Š Allows overlap between objects
Š Reduces the load on the healer/translator
Š Mesh Based De-Featuring
Š User Controllable
Š Improves mesh quality and reduces mesh size
Š Increases the mesh speed
Š Reduces the load on the solver
Š Automatic and configurable
Š Faceting Control
Š face-by-face basis for true surfaces
Š 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

Š Auto healing on import

removes unwanted
geometry entities
Š Manual healing provides
for removal of geometry
artifacts
Š Healing menu provides
access to all manual
healing tools and object
analysis dialogs
Healing Analysis

Š Healing dialog provides

status of analyzed
objects as well as
details about specific
entities

Š Option to automatically
heal selected object(s)
or manually remove
artifacts
Contact Analysis

Š Misaligned face pairs

listed for each
selected object
combination
Š Option provides
alignment of
intersecting faces
 Electrically-aware Mesh Generation
Electrically-aware mesh generation
of 3D artifacts:
Š Improves speed
Š Reduces memory usage
Š Ensures convergence
 Model Resolution
Nominal = 34200 tets

With Model Resolution = 14215 tets

Nominal model 0.05 mm MRL

Initial mesh 517,000 243,000

Less than half

Final mesh 1,124,000 667,000

Both 9 passes,
Delta S=0.03

RAM 2.4 GB 1.5 GB

Time per freq. 15 minutes 9 minutes

point

Entire sweep 30 hours 11 hours

120 points 72 points
 Post Processing
Š Plot and Report setup independent of state of
solution
Š Setup plots/reports once solution setup is defined
Š Undo/redo solutions
Š change parameters and re-solve without
redefining plots or expressions
Š 3D shaded contour plots
Š Swept-parameter results
Š 2D curve sets
Š 3D line plots
Š Data tables
Š Animation of plots/geometry vs. parametric
solution
Integrated RMxprt
RMxprt™
Š 13 Machine Topologies
Š Classical Analytical Approach
Š Graphical Winding Editor

Š Auto-Design Features
Š Minimum Slot size
Š Determine Wire Diameter
Š Determine Number of Turns
Š Calculate Starting Capacitance
Š Determine Winding Topology
RMxprt™
Š Waveforms
Š Current
Š Cogging Torque
Š Flux in the Air Gap
Š Back EMF
Š Performance
Š Torque
Š Power
Š Efficiency
Š Optimization
Š Cost
Š Material Consumption
Š Size
Š Performance
Š Export
Š Simplorer Models
Š Maxwell Set-up
 What’s New in RMxprt v11
Periodic or whole
model option

One-click insert Geometry

of Maxwell variables sharing
design with RMxprt

Complete geometry
including moving band
and background
Model Options

Geometry
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minimumperiod
period
Integration Features
 Geometry Variable Sharing

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Performance Enhancements
 Distributing the Power of Ansoft

Available Distributions
Š Parametric variable sweeps
Š Frequency sweeps (HFSS)
 Distributing the Power of Ansoft

When a distributed machine

completes a solution, a new
subproblem is sent for
analysis
Š Effective load balancing
Š Utilize all machines available
 Distributed Parametric Analysis
Solenoid Problem
Process
Š One computer runs
adaptive analysis

Š Each sweep is sent to a

different computer
available for distributed
analysis

Š 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: 0deg – 15deg
Gap: 0mm - 2mm

Solution Times 3.2GHz INTEL

One machine: 16h8min 8GB RAM
Three machines: 2h45min dual processor

2.6GHz AMD 2.6GHz AMD 2.6GHz AMD

4GB RAM 8GB RAM 8GB RAM
dual processor dual processor dual processor

On three machines, solves 5.9 times faster

 Maxwell v11 Platform & OS Support

Š Windows 2000, XP Professional and Server 2003

Š Windows XP Professional x64
Š AMD Opteron
Š Intel Xeon

Š Solaris 7, 8 and 9 on SUN hardware.

Š Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 32-bit

Š Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 64-bit
 Maxwell v11 Innovations

Š Desktop Environment
Š MFC Based Interface
Š Model Resolution
Š Healing
Š Model resolution
Š Fault tolerant meshing
Š Analysis
Š Non-cylindrical Rotation
Š Combined Electrostatic & Conduction Solver
Š Dynamic De-magnetization
Š Distributed Parametric Analysis
Š Platform Support