Result Request

Analysis > Options > Solution Settings > Result Request

Introduction

The Result Request function has been added for Supplied Conductors AC solution. It allows the user to define the set of outputs for his study. By default, the outputs are the magnitude and phase of the electrical current and voltage on all the circuit components.

Dialog Box

The Result Request dialog box for Supplied Conductors AC is the following:



List of Result Request for Supplied Conductors AC solution

Result request SimLab Solution
SCAC
Global Computation Joule loss
RMS or Max for Voltage, Current and Flux
Laplace Force computation

Global Computation

Joule loss

By default, Joule loss calculation is enabled (True). The calculated values can be seen in the 2D Plot. They are listed by Joule losses on each FEM body and also by the sum over the entire 3D structure.

The resulting Joule loss curves will be named following this convention: JOULE_LOSSES_BODY_NAME for the FEM body, and JOULE_LOSSES_All for the entire 3D structure as shown in the image below.

The results of Joule Losses can be mapped to Flow solution by browser right click on Boundary Conditions as follow

Attention: Currently, only results from one frequency can be mapped. In the case of a multi-frequency scenario, the mapped heat source is obtained from the Joule losses calculated at the last frequency.

RMS/Max for Voltage, Current and Flux Results

The RMS/Max option allows to select the type of output for curve and contour/vector results.

If RMS is selected:

  • The Currents and Voltages of the passive and active components will be in RMS format and their flag will be named as

  • The contour/vector results for J, V and B quantities will be in RMS values as well

If Max is selected:

  • The Currents and Voltages of the passive and active components will be in Max format and their flag will be named as

  • The contour/vector results for J, V and B quantities will be in Max values as well
Note: The Joule losses will remain the same for both RMS and Max cases. They are computed using the RMS value of the current.

Laplace Force computation

  • Compute Laplace Force

    Enabling this option allows calculating the average and pulsating components of the Laplace force.

    The results obtained are:

    • Pulsating_Laplace_Force_Density: the pulsating force density per mesh element in N/m3. It is a complex number, so the phase can be changed using the according tool

    • Average_Laplace_Force_Density: the average force density per mesh element in N/m3. It is a real number.
    • Pulsating_Laplace_Force: the pulsating force per mesh node in N. It is a complex number, so the phase can be changed using the according tool

    • Average_Laplace_Force: the average force per mesh node in N. It is a real number.
    • Total_Laplace_Force: is the sum of the average and the pulsating force per mesh node in N. It is a real number.

      It is computed using this equation for each X, Y, Z component:

      This total force can represent the maximum force that a three-phase system can receive in the event of a short circuit for example.

    • Grid_Point_Forces: are the X, Y and Z component of the Total forces at the mesh node in N. They are used to do the mapping to OptiStruct solver through Static Stress Analysis by browser right click on Boundary Conditions as follow:

      Attention: Currently, only results from one frequency can be mapped. In the case of a multi-frequency scenario, the mapped forces are obtained from the forces calculated at the last frequency.