"Best" software for emotor simulation?

[imavirgo]

TL;DR

What software is most productive for designing electric motors?

I know Ansys has MotorCad, but I also know COMSOL has a lot of functionality. Anything else I need to look at?

In general, what are the selection criteria? What outputs should I look for in the model besides power consumption and torque?

What is a sane error? In other words, assuming I can fabricate almost identical to design, how much should the software prediction be off from the experimental values before I decide the model is "wrong"?

Thanks so much

Joe

PS - sorry if this belongs in electrical engineering, please let me know and I'll move it.

 

[berkeman]

PS - sorry if this belongs in electrical engineering, please let me know and I'll move it.

It's probably okay here for now. If you end up wanting it moved, a Mentor will have to do it for you (just click the Report link and ask them to do the move).

Ansys and COMSOL are pretty expensive software packages, IIRC. One of the most important selection criterion will be the cost to you and whether it is affordable. Do you have access to licenses for this type of software through your university?

 

[imavirgo]

It's probably okay here for now. If you end up wanting it moved, a Mentor will have to do it for you (just click the Report link and ask them to do the move).

Ansys and COMSOL are pretty expensive software packages, IIRC. One of the most important selection criterion will be the cost to you and whether it is affordable. Do you have access to licenses for this type of software through your university?

Yes.