Ansys Maxwell Contact Resistances

[megaccount]

Hello everyone,

I am using Maxwell 16.2 with no chance to get an update.

I want to do a 3D design Eddy Current Simulation to find out the Joule losses of my single phase GIS design.

An important factor for the joule losses that I need to insert is the contact resistances of the several current carrying alluminium bars.
The contact resistances were measured in real life with an Ohmmeter and I would like to to insert them in Maxwell. How do I do that?

The Joule losses are then used as an input to an CFD software. The final objective is to use to compare the temperature rise of the GIS from the simulation and laboratory test.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Achy47]

Thank you for your question. In order to incorporate the measured contact resistances into your Maxwell 16.2 simulation, you will need to use the Custom Materials feature. This feature allows you to define the material properties of your design, including the contact resistances, and input them into your simulation.

To do this, you will first need to create a new material in Maxwell using the Custom Materials option. Then, you can input the contact resistances as the material properties for your design. Once this is done, you can assign this material to the relevant parts of your design and run the simulation.

I would also recommend checking the documentation and tutorials for Maxwell 16.2 for more detailed instructions on how to use the Custom Materials feature.

Best of luck with your simulation and comparison with laboratory test results.