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How to Implement anEfficient Design Strategy

for your Electrical Device?– Introduction

Dr. Markus Schick, Director Electromagnetic Solutions – EMEAVincent Leconte, Director of Program Management & Business Development – EM Solutions

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Altair Company Overview


Our Vision

To radically change the way organizations design productsand make decisions


30+ years driving innovation$300+ million in revenue50 offices in 22 countries 2,600+ creative designers, engineers, scientists, and developers150+ technology and business partners5000+ customers

Altair Numbers


Altair HyperWorks

HyperWorks is the most comprehensive open-architecture

simulation platform, offering technologies to design and optimize

high performance, efficientand innovative products.

Drive Innovation

Simulate Everything

Interoperate Freely

Access it All


HyperWorks®Engineering simulation

and performance optimization technology

#1 Platform Provider for High-end Simulation and Optimization; Fastest Growing Overall

Constant Innovation and Improvement

Delivery through Patented Licensing Model

solidThinking®Design, cloud BI,

manufacturing, and systems development technology

PBS Works™HPC job scheduling,

management, monitoring and reporting technology

Cloud SolutionsPhysical and virtual CAE appliances, public/private

management, user portal tools

Partner AlliancePartner applications

enabled through Altair’s software licensing model

Software


ID / Product DesignIndustrial design, product strategy,

engineering and development

Largest Simulation-focused Consultancy in the World

Workflow AutomationPackaged and tailored software stack solutions streamlining user workflows

Technical StaffingDesign, engineering, software

development, HPC and IT talent

Big Data / AnalyticsAnalytics solutions for deeper /

forward looking business insights

Systems / ControlsInternet of Things, systems modeling, embedded systems, electromagnetics

Technical Services

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Altair Solver Technology

Multiphysics Analysis and Optimization

Digital Materials

Structural Analysis

Manufacturing Simulation

Systems Simulation

Fluid Dynamics

ThermalAnalysis

Crash, Safety, Impact & Blast

Electro-Magnetics


High FrequencyLow Frequency

Altair EM Solvers

FEKO for EM simulation of applications

related to antenna design, antenna

placement, EMC, radiation hazard, bio-

electromagnetics, radomes, etc.

WinProp for wave propagation modelling and radio network planning

complementing FEKO

Flux for EM simulation of static and low

frequency applications related to electric

machines, actuators and sensors, high

power equipment and heat treatment


Electromagnetic Solutions


Flux – Low Frequency EMAG Analysis for Electrical Engineering

For more than 30 years, Flux simulation software has been used worldwide in leading industries and university labs for electromagnetic and thermal analyses. It has become a reference for the high accuracy it delivers.

Whatever the electric device or equipment you are designing, it captures the complexity of electromagnetic and thermal phenomena to predict the behavior of your products with precision.

Learn more at altairhyperworks.com/flux


A wide range of applications

Motors & Generators

Wireless charging

Insulation, Electric fieldActuatorsSensorsTransformers

& Inductances

EMC Cables BusbarSystems

Power Modules

Induction heating

Ship magnetic signature


FEKO – High Frequency EMAG and Antenna Design

FEKO is a leading electromagnetic simulation software that uses multiple frequency and time domain techniques.

True hybridization of these methods enables the efficient analysis of a broad spectrum of EM problems mainly related to antenna design and placement, scattering, radar cross section (RCS) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

Learn more at altairhyperworks.com/feko

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FEKO Key ApplicationsElectromagnetic

Compatibility (EMC)

Multiphysics Analysis and Optimization

Antenna Design Others ScatteringAntenna Placement


WinProp Software Suite

Radio network planning tool • Wave propagation models for various scenarios

• Indoor/Tunnel

• Urban

• Rural/Suburban

• Satellite

• Radio network planning of various systems• Cellular incl. LTE and beyond

• WLAN, WiMAX

• TETRA, Broadcasting

• Applications• Radio channel analysis

• Radio network planning


WinProp Software Suite

Tools


Efficient Design Workflow for an Electric Motor for EV/HEV Application


Challenges of e-mobility

• Electrification of powertrains• Energy efficiency / Autonomy• Meeting standards• Performance• Economical

• Constraints for the machine design• High efficiency• Low weight• Wide range of constant power• Acceptable noise

And find innovative solutions !


Introduction

Let’s imagine we have to design an electric machine for an electric powertrain

We will describe a typical workflow involving:

• Different levels of simulation from pre-design to verification stage• The coupling between different physics• Typical calculations made for motor design• The use of optimization studies

It will show how the combination of Altair tools offers a complete & innovative solution


Electric Machine Design Process

Specifications

Thermal analysis Flux 2D/3D

Advanced Thermal analysis

AcuSolve

NVHOptiStruct

OptimzationHyperStudy

Analytical computations

Compose

Motor topology selection & fast analysis

FluxMotor

Refined design Flux 2D / 3D

Prototype & tests System Analysis – SolidThinking Activate

Multiphysics

Control implementation -SolidThinking Embed


FluxMotor: A New Tool for Electric Machine Design

For machine designers and integrators

A dedicated tool• Customizable templates• Easy to use • increased productivity

Simulation-driven design


Flux, CAE for the design of electric machines

Finite Element Electromagnetic solver

Emag and also Thermal

Any kind of rotating machine in 2D, 3D or skew

Templates for fast definition

Electric circuit & rotating motion

Full analysis of the machineCoupling with system-level toolsEfficiency optimizationMulti-disciplinary studies and optimization


Flux integration into complete design workflows

Taking advantage of the unique Altair licensing system


Agenda

• Introduction - Markus Schick / Vincent Leconte, Altair

• System view requirements for the electric motor - Andrew Dyer, Altair

• Choice and pre-design of the electric motor using FluxMotor - Sylvain Perez, Altair

• Refined electromagnetic design and optimization of the motor - Cyril Favre, Altair

• Coffee Break

• Coupled thermal-electromagnetic analysis - Yassine Salhi, Altair

• Noise reduction of the motor performing NVH analysis - Yassine Salhi, Altair

• Designing the motor control - Duco Pulle, EMsynergie

• Conclusion - Vincent Leconte, Altair

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