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From Motor to System: Design system-ready electric machines with Ansys Motor-CAD
Ansys Motor-CAD for a Multidisciplinary Electric Machine Design Approach
This is the second and last webinar in our 2-part series, shifting from motor-level optimization to a system-level perspective.
In this 35-minute session, our Application Engineer Shashank Shanbhag will show how engineers turn motor results into system-ready models for faster, more reliable trade studies using FMU/ROM-based workflows, including electro-thermal coupling to track machine temperatures, cooling effectiveness and pressure drops.
We’ll also feature a short guest contribution from Tuhin Shinde, Chassis Engineer at Electric SuperBike Twente on how they used Ansys Motor‑CAD to build a digital twin of their competition motor, identify thermal hotspots, and use efficiency maps to optimize their cooling strategy for stable performance throughout the race.
Which areas will be covered?
- Why system-level verification matters: integrated components interact (losses, thermal limits, controls, cooling), and late changes are expensive.
- How to run faster system studies with Reduced Order Models (ROMs) that balance speed and accuracy.
- How to integrate Motor‑CAD models into tools like Ansys Twin Builder using FMI/FMU workflows.
- How to capture electro‑thermal interaction across transients (losses ↔ temperature) using coupled approaches.
You’ll see Motor‑CAD’s Multiphysics system-integration capabilities in action, including:
- Lab FMU for operating-point driven behavior (torque, losses and key outputs for system models).
- Thermal FMU and coupled Lab–Thermal FMU concepts to exchange losses/temperatures and support variable operation.
- Thermal network / thermal model export for system simulation and collaboration (Twin Builder / Simulink-oriented export options).
- Equivalent Circuit Extraction (ECE) to export torque and non-linear flux linkage characteristics for system-level simulation and control workflows.
Key takeaways
- Create system-ready motor models for rapid trade studies
- Run electro-thermal drive-cycle/transient analysis without heavy runtimes
- Enable system integration and collaboration while protecting IP via exported models
Real-World Racing Case Study by Electric SuperBike Twente
A key highlight of this webinar is a guest presentation from Electric SuperBike Twente. Chassis Engineer, Tuhin Shinde, will share how they used Ansys Motor‑CAD to build a digital twin of their competition-supplied motor and translate thermal insights into cooling decisions for race conditions.
The presentation will showcase:
- Building a motor digital twin
- Mapping heat distribution (stator/rotor/housing/interfaces)
- Finding thermal hotspots
- Creating efficiency maps to reduce losses
- Optimizing to preserve ice cooling capacity longer and maintain stable operation
