EM Simulation as Game Changer

Electromagnetic simulation software enables engineers to investigate the electromagnetic properties of components or whole systems efficiently. Electromagnetic (EM) systems pose multiscale challenges, such as very wide frequency ranges and electrically large structures with very fine detail. Dedicated solvers exploit specific numerical technologies for fast and accurate simulation. EM simulation can be applied throughout the entire design process. From the inception of an idea, to the synthesis of components to meet specifications, to analyzing the electromagnetic performance under operational conditions: virtual prototypes are transforming the design cycle.

EM simulation software is a game changer when it comes to reducing the time and cost of bringing a product to market, not just in the high-tech industries of electronics and communication, but also in aerospace, defense, transportation and life sciences. Analysis with EM software ranges from individual components such as antennas, sensors and chips up to entire devices, including aircraft, smartphones and MRI.

Co-design within the SIMULIA product portfolio integrates EM simulation into industry processes, accelerating the process of evaluating the performance, reliability and safety of materials and products before committing to physical prototypes. Multiphysics design flows on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform drive the development process from the earliest stages.

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CST Studio Suite

CST Studio Suite is a best-in-class software package for EM and multiphysics simulation used in leading technology and engineering companies around the world. With solvers that span the frequency spectrum, CST Studio Suite offers a wide range of tools for designing, analyzing and optimizing products. The Electromagnetics Analyst role available in 3DEXPERIENCE allows CST Studio Suite to be integrated into collaborative workflows on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Industry applications covered by CST Studio Suite are:

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Opera

Opera Simulation Software is a Finite Element Analysis software suite which allows users to perform simulations of electromagnetic (EM) and electromechanical systems in 2 and 3 dimensions. Opera complements the existing SIMULIA EM portfolio with its strength in low frequency simulation, which is extremely useful for the design of magnets, electric motors and other electrical machines.

Opera is able to give accurate numerical solutions to real-world problems in:

• Electrostatics
• Magnetostatics
• Low frequency electromagnetics
• High frequency electromagnetics
• Electromechanical
• Space charge
• Thermal problems
• Structural problems
• Circuits
• Magnetron Sputtering
• Superconducting Quench
• Magnetic Material Modelling

Opera has a wide range of supporting capability to enable high-fidelity models that includes:

• Moving parts
• Transient fields
• Non-linear materials
• Hysteretic magnet materials
• Lossy dielectrics
• External circuits
• System engineering
• Device optimization