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CEM Solutions 2014

EM Simulation
Design

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Electromagnetics in Our Environment

Our world runs on the principles of electromagnetics!
Especially to communicate information
Time-harmonic electrical signals can carry information:
Propagated along transmission lines
Radiated and received by antennas

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EM is
important to
a wide range
of industries

What is CEM?
Maxwells equations describe electromagnetic field
phenomena
CEM = Computational electromagnetic
CEM is the numerical solution of Maxwells equations
CEM has become an indispensable industrial tool
Applications include the design and analysis of:
Circuits; electrical systems; antennas
CEM tool

Computer modeling

Numerical analysis

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What is CEM Solutions-2014?

CEM Solutions Suite is a state-of-the-art CEM tool based
on both frequency domain and time domain
techniques. First major (consolidated) release gathering
PAM-CEM Simulation Suite & Efield Solutions .
PAM-CEM Simulation Suite

EMC/EMI & other issues due to cabling

Thunder Lightning & other EM aggressions
Active Safety & RADAR devices

Efield Solutions for Frequency Domain

RADAR signature & Stealth

Antenna Design & Integration

Release date : December 12, 2012

CEM Solution 2014 is a product of ESI Group, Sweden

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Major Benefits
Unique features (USP) of the software are:
All EMC relevant features in a single
shared model
Importation of industrial CAD files and
Cable Networks featuring hundred of bundles
and thousands of wires.
User control on meshing & mesh quality check options.
Hybridization & decomposition of different numerical
methods, Multi-Domain Multi-method (MDMM)
Spherical Wave Expansion (SWE) excitation where field
pattern can be used as source.
Realistic analysis with the Virtual Anechoic Chamber

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Consolidated CEM Solution

CEM Solutions 2014

Finite Difference
Time Domain
Finite (FDTD)
Difference
Time Domain (FDTD)
Time Domain
FEM

Near Radiated Fields

(FDTD & PO)

Frequency Domain
MLFMM
Frequency Domain
CRIPTE (MTL)
Frequency Domain
MoM
Frequency Domain
PhysicalFrequency
Optics (PO)
Domain
Physical Optics (PO)

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MDMM
MultiDomain MultiMethod
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Product Overview
Which method should I use ?!?
PAM-CEM
PO

CEM Solutions 2014

Electrical size

MLFMM
MoM
FEM
MTL

FDTD

Complexity
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Applications of CEM Solution suite

A complete simulation environment for 3D electromagnetic applications:

Antenna design
Antenna integration
Scattering & radar cross-section
EMI/EMC interaction
Microwave design

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Antenna Design

Wire Antennas
Horn Antennas
Microstrip Antennas
Large arrays
Reflector Antennas
Broadband Antennas

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Antenna Placement
on Embraer 145
The IFF antenna four blade antenna elements
Blade antenna element modeled as a monopole

Blade antenna design

example

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Installed Antenna Simulation

using EField MLFMM
Gain pattern @1030MHz
Antenna modelled by four monopoles
Efield MLFMM simulation
No. elements: 317 956 triangles
No. unknowns: 476 926 Unknowns

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Scattering & RCS

Monostatic RCS using High-frequency solver
Monostatic RCS of Lockheed Hopeless
Diamond at 10 GHz
Dimensions: 15m x 11m x 2m
Comparison with competitor HF software GRECO

Monostatic RCS of ship at 300MHz

Dimensions: 120m x 19m x 33m
Comparison with Efield MLFMM and
competitor HF software GRECO

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RCS of Predator UAV

using EField MLFMM
No. elements 872,970
Memory req: 10GB
Simulation time: 1.1hrs (Opteron 285, 4 cores)

Bistatic RCS 3 GHz

Surface currents for plane wave excitation with vertical polarization at 3 GHz
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EMI/EMC Interaction
Radio Noise associated with Automotive Antennas

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EMI/EMC Interaction
Automotive EMC

Car body & harness path

PAM-CEM/FD
Full EM environment
with
induced currents on
Cable Network (CRIPTE)
Numerical simulations

E/Eref (dB)

Experimental measurements

Harness structure & schematic

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Frequency (MHz)

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Virtual Anechoic Chamber

When comparing simulated results with measurements
Realistic antennas modeling is appearing as mandatory
Wired antennas, log-periodic, biconical devices, etc.
3D/3D coupling for detailed modeling of the antenna,
preliminary characterization & further reuse (slant or moved)

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Graphical User Interference(GUI)

CEM dedicated context featuring
Visual-Mesh : CAD data import & cleaning, meshing &
tuning
(FE surface mesh, FD with refinement areas & non
uniform grids)
Visual-CEM : full 3D modeling (parts, materials & BC),
peripheral boundary conditions (ABC/PML), external plane
waves,
wired antennas & Cable Networks, T/F output (see below)
Visual-Viewer : 2D/3D output (THP, cut planes,
surface fields, induced currents, CVO, etc.),
time & frequency, 2D polar plots,
contour over time, etc.
Visual-Process Executive

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Dipole Antenna

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Dipole Antenna Design

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Horn Antenna

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A Variety of Industries
Electromagnetic Solutions for
Aeronautics
Defense
Automotive
Railway Transportation
Telecommunication

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Targeted Industrial Sectors (1)

Aeronautics & Defense
Thunder Lightning & Stealth
EMC/EMI with internal cabling
Antenna integration

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Targeted Industrial Sectors (2)

Automotive & Ground transportation
EMC/EMI with internal cabling
Active Safety & RADAR devices
Windshield Antennas

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Other EM Initiatives (Energy)

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Thank You

Swapnil Gaul
swapnil@ni2designs.com
+91 9225569057
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