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09 3 BasicMagnetoStatic

The document provides a step-by-step guide for setting up a magnetostatic force calculation using the ANSYS Maxwell 2D Field Simulator v15. It includes instructions for creating designs, defining regions, assigning excitations and boundaries, and analyzing the results. The exercise focuses on a coil and a ferromagnetic slug, illustrating how to calculate the vertical force exerted by the coil's current on the slug.

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09 3 BasicMagnetoStatic

The document provides a step-by-step guide for setting up a magnetostatic force calculation using the ANSYS Maxwell 2D Field Simulator v15. It includes instructions for creating designs, defining regions, assigning excitations and boundaries, and analyzing the results. The exercise focuses on a coil and a ferromagnetic slug, illustrating how to calculate the vertical force exerted by the coil's current on the slug.

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Maxwell v15 9.

3
Basic Exercises – Magnetostatic Force Calculation

Force calculation in Magnetostatic Solver


This exercise will discuss how to set up a force calculation in the 2D
Magnetostatic Solver.

Problem Description
As shown in the following picture, a coil and slug are drawn in a plane using RZ
symmetry. The coils carry a current that exert a vertical force on the
ferromagnetic slug.

Actual 3D Coil and Slug 2D Symmetric Coil and


Slug about z-axis

ANSYS Maxwell 2D Field Simulator v15 User’s Guide 9.3-‹#›


Maxwell v15 9.3
Basic Exercises – Magnetostatic Force Calculation

Create Design
To Create Design
Select the menu item Project > Insert Maxwell 2D Design, or click on the
icon

Set Solution Type


To set the Solution Type:
Select the menu item Maxwell 2D > Solution Type
Solution Type Window:
1. Geometry Mode: Cylindrical about Z

2. Choose Magnetic > Magnetostatic

3. Click the OK button

Create Model
Create Slug
Select the menu item Draw > Rectangle
1. Using the coordinate entry fields, enter the position of rectangle

X: 0, Y: 0, Z: -10, Press the Enter key


2. Using the coordinate entry fields, enter the opposite corner

dX: 5, dY: 0, dZ: 15, Press the Enter key


Change the name of resulting sheet to Slug and color to Gray
Change the material of the sheet to Steel1008
Create Coil
Select the menu item Draw > Rectangle
1. Using the coordinate entry fields, enter the position of rectangle

X: 6, Y: 0, Z: 0, Press the Enter key


2. Using the coordinate entry fields, enter the opposite corner

dX: 4, dY: 0, dZ: 20, Press the Enter key


Change the name of resulting sheet to Coil and color to Brown
Change the material of the sheet to Copper

ANSYS Maxwell 2D Field Simulator v15 User’s Guide 9.3-‹#›


Maxwell v15 9.3
Basic Exercises – Magnetostatic Force Calculation

Define Region
Create Simulation Region
Select the menu item Draw > Region
In Region window,
1. Pad all directions similarly:  Checked

2. Padding Type: Percentage Offset

3. Value: 100

4. Press OK

You should see a message indicating that the –X direction is set to zero
due to RZ-symmetry about the Z-axis.

Select the object Region from the history tree.


Select the menu item View > Hide Selection > Active View

Assign Excitations
To Assign Excitations
Select the sheet Coil from history tree
Select the menu item Maxwell 2D > Excitations > Assign > Current
Name: Current1
Value: 1000
Ref. Direction: Negative (current will be in the negative Y direction)

ANSYS Maxwell 2D Field Simulator v15 User’s Guide 9.3-‹#›


Maxwell v15 9.3
Basic Exercises – Magnetostatic Force Calculation

Assign Boundary
To Assign Boundary to Region Edges
Select the object Region from history tree
Select the menu item Edit > Select > All Object Edges
Select the menu item Maxwell 2D > Boundaries > Assign > Balloon
Note: On symmetry axis, “Balloon Boundary” assignment is automatically
skipped, This can also be achieved by selecting the edges of region which
are not on symmetry axis.
In Balloon Boundary window,
Press OK

Assign Force Calculation


To Assign Force Parameter
Select the object Coil from history tree
Select the menu item Maxwell 2D > Parameters > Assign > Force
In Force Setup window,
Press OK

Analysis Setup
To create an analysis setup:
Select the menu item Maxwell 2D > Analysis Setup > Add Solution Setup
Solution Setup Window:
1. General Tab

Maximum Number of Passes: 15


2. Convergence Tab

Refinement Per Pass: 30%


3. Click the OK button

Analyze
To start the solution process:
1. Select the menu item Maxwell 2D > Analyze All

ANSYS Maxwell 2D Field Simulator v15 User’s Guide 9.3-‹#›


Maxwell v15 9.3
Basic Exercises – Magnetostatic Force Calculation

Solution Data
To View Solution Information
Select the menu item Maxwell 2D > Results > Solution Data
To View Convergence
Select the Convergence tab

To View Calculated Force Value


Select the Force tab

ANSYS Maxwell 2D Field Simulator v15 User’s Guide 9.3-‹#›


Maxwell v15 9.3
Basic Exercises – Magnetostatic Force Calculation

Plot Magnetic Flux Density


To Plot Magnetic Flux Density
Expand the history tree for Planes
Select the plane Global:XZ
Select the menu item Maxwell 2D > Fields > Fields > B > Mag_B
In Create Field Plot window,
Press Done

ANSYS Maxwell 2D Field Simulator v15 User’s Guide 9.3-‹#›

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