Ansys Electronics

Ansys Maxwell is a specialised tool used to design and analyse electric machines, transformers and consumer electronic devices. It provides full 2D and 3D Finite Element Analysis to solve static, frequency-domain, and transient fields, helping engineers optimize performance from basic sensors to complex electromechanical systems. Maxwell provides variety of core loss models, litz wire modelling, permanent magnet dynamic demagnetization simulations and multiphysics coupling to have a detailed understanding of your electromagnetic/electromechanical components.

Built on 50+ years of experience in developing the most detailed Finite Element Method (FEM) solver for mechanical applications, the High-Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) is considered the gold-standard in electromagnetic field calculation due to its revolutionary automatic adaptive meshing algorithm. Featuring importable 3D components and advanced solvers, antenna and filter design will change from well-educated guesswork into physics-supported design decisions.

Specifically for printed circuit boards (PCB) design, there is a version of HFSS tailored to layered planar structures which allows direct imports from your favourite electronics design automation (EDA) software. Import off-the-shelf connectors and IC packages, connect the ports through specifying the solder balls and automatically aligning the pins and nets.

Ansys Motor-CAD is a high-fidelity 2D and 3D multiphysics design and analysis tool specifically for early development of electric motors. It allows designers to quickly evaluate the impact of design changes on machine performance through integrated electromagnetic, thermal, mechanical and lab modules, providing you with efficiency maps and performance analyses across duty cycles. Its intuitive workflow - supported by an extensive range of parameterised templates and geometries - enables both beginners and experts to perform highly efficient, reliable analysis.

Extending your simulation to modeling multiple conductors in a cable is also supported by one of our simulation solutions. In whole-system level simulations, long, bundled cables operating at high voltages or frequencies can introduce unforeseen electromagnetic effects. The Finite-Difference Time Domain (FDTD) solver can analyze the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) between the conductors and harness in your cable designs, preventing impedance mismatching and internal interference.

Validate your high-speed channels and power delivery system to ensure your design does not only work within your EDA. The elaborate ‘SIwave Workflow Wizard’ guides you through all the necessary steps helping you design a PCB robust to noise and crosstalk. Optimize your decoupling capacitor placement through the ‘PI Advisor’ to meet impedance targets. Use SIwave in combination with your EDA environment to achieve sign-off with confidence.

Create robust electronics that can function in a broad range of frequencies through Q3D Extractor. We offer a tool that can calculate the parasitic resistance, inductance, capacitance and conductance (RLCG) of all the conductors in your design - especially once you enter high-frequency range, your cables and wires will start to behave like reactive components - which can have a dramatic effect on your entire system.

If your electronics designs have to be resistant against electrostatic discharges (ESD) or you would like to model complex charging effects that occur in nature, we offer the ‘CHARGE’ solver which allows you to model specific natural environments or exceptional excitation modes. Perfect for applications in high-voltage or other harsh radiation environments that could cause external ESD interference which your electronic system should be robust against.

Built out of well-established computational fluids dynamics (CFD) solvers, predict electronic heating due to current flow - and conduction loss due to the induced temperature change -through a two-way ‘cosimulation’ with HFSS. Prevent your components and traces will burn down the second you connect to power. It provides electrothermal coupling for PCBs, electronic assemblies, and power electronics leading to a comprehensive thermal reliability solution.