The AC/DC Module sets the stage for modeling the performance of capacitors, inductors, motors, and microsensors. Although these devices are principally characterized by electromagnetics, they are also influenced by other types of physics. Thermal effects, for instance, can change a material’s electrical properties, while electromechanical deflections and vibrations in generators need to be fully understood during any design process.

The capabilities of the AC/DC Module span electrostatics, magnetostatics, and electromagnetic quasi-statics with access to any derived field quantities and unlimited couplings to other physics. When considering your electrical components as part of a larger system, the AC/DC Module provides an interface with SPICE circuit lists where you choose circuit elements for further modeling. Then you can take your analysis beyond the conventional by running a single simulation of a mixed system of lumped and high-fidelity component models