Simcenter™ E-Machine Design Software combines electromagnetic and thermal simulations in a single, powerful platform. This solution minimises the need for physical prototypes and helps the electric vehicle industry to successfully overcome the specific challenges of developing the next generation of compact motors.
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Model complexity - adjust accuracy as needed
Simcenter™ E-Machine Design is the only software that gives you the choice between analytical EMAG experiments, calibrated analytical EMAG experiments or finite element method (FEM) EMAG experiments. This versatility allows you to customise the accuracy and duration of data acquisition depending on the design phase.
Get ahead faster - with ready-made templates
No more need to have an FEM expert or go through the complicated process of modelling, mesh refinement, experiment definition and verification. Instead, use our template-based software to run a variety of experiments automatically.
Define and validate your ideas quickly and accurately, reducing the reliance on multiple physical prototypes.
Explore possibilities - Comprehensive solution
Simcenter™ E-Machine Design is the only product on the market that offers a comprehensive solution for checking machine performance under ‘operating conditions’. Avoid potential errors right from the start by automatically coupling magneto-thermal effects. No exchange of data or geometries is necessary, eliminating potential user errors.
This design software offers parameterised templates and modelling functions for both radial and axial flux machines.
In addition, E-Machine Design connects seamlessly with Simcenter HEEDS optimisation and design exploration software via a dedicated portal.
Integration with Simcenter Xcelerator
To produce a high-quality electric vehicle that is both efficient and quiet, engineering teams need to work on the motor, its housing, transmission and other components to understand the overall NVH performance of the vehicle. Simcenter tools can simulate all these functions and their native file formats make it possible to share design updates with all engineers so that everyone is always working with the latest files.
Five electric motor types
Simcenter E-Machine Design currently supports the following machine types via its design templates: synchronous, induction, switched reluctance, commutator, and axial flux. All templates can be easily modified, as they are fully parameterized. Automatic scaling is also available via the initial sizing function.
Electric machine phase windings
The winding layout plays a central role in machine performance. The technology used to determine the complete list of all possible balanced layouts is unique and makes evaluating alternatives easy. All the relevant factors are automatically calculated.
You can modify any predetermined layout, or manually describe the winding.
Motor thermal analysis
Leverage seamless co-simulation between electromagnetics and thermal analysis for electric machines to study the effects of heat and various cooling strategies on performance. Using a robust and highly proficient 3D FEM and a clearly defined operating duty cycle, the software provides transient temperature results which can be readily reviewed.
Conduct virtual experiments
Use preset virtual experiments to evaluate the simulated performance of electric machines. The experiments yield tables, charts, and shade plots of all necessary performance data.
The virtual experiments allow the user to analyze a range of operating points to fully characterize the machine.
Quick and easy set-up via editors
Use the templates to quickly define the parameters of your Rotor and Stator for either radial or axial machines. Changes to the parameters are instantly displayed showing your new geometry.
Flexible material databases
Test your design with different materials quickly with easy access to our database of materials. Our database includes independent libraries for each component of the machine. Assign lamination steels, magnets, or conductors from available libraries or enter your materials.
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