The Current Conservation node adds the continuity equation for the electrical potential and provides an interface for defining the electric conductivity as well as the constitutive relation and the relative permittivity for the displacement current.
The Material type setting decides how materials behave and how material properties are interpreted when the mesh is deformed. Select
Solid for materials whose properties change as functions of material strain, material orientation, and other variables evaluated in a material reference configuration (material frame). Select
Nonsolid for materials whose properties are defined only as functions of the current local state at each point in the spatial frame, and for which no unique material reference configuration can be defined. Select
From material to pick up the corresponding setting from the domain material on each domain.
By default, the Electrical conductivity σ (SI unit: S/m) for the media is defined
From material. Or select
User defined,
Effective medium,
Archie’s Law,
Hall effect, or
Linearized resistivity. When
Effective medium is selected, either right-click Current Conservation or in the
Physics toolbar,
Attributes menu click to add an
Effective Medium subnode. When
Archie’s law is selected, do the same to add an
Archie’s Law subnode.
For User defined select
Isotropic,
Diagonal,
Symmetric, or
Full depending on the characteristics of the electrical conductivity, and then enter values or expressions for the electrical conductivity
σ in the field or matrix. The default is 0 S/m. If type of temperature dependence is used other than a linear temperature relation, enter any expression for the conductivity as a function of temperature.
Select Linearized resistivity for a temperature-dependent conductivity (this occurs in, for example, Joule heating, and is also called resistive heating). The equation describing the conductivity:
where ρ0 is the resistivity at the reference temperature
Tref, and
α is the temperature coefficient of resistance, which describes how the resistivity varies with temperature.
The default Reference resistivity ρ0 (SI unit:
Ω⋅m),
Reference temperature Tref (SI unit: K), and
Resistivity temperature coefficient α (SI unit: 1/K) are taken
From material, which means that the values are taken from the domain (or boundary) material.
T is the current temperature, which can be a value that is specified as a model input or the temperature from a heat transfer interface. The definition of the temperature field is in the
Model Inputs section.
To specify other values for any of these properties, select User defined from the list and then enter a value or expression for each. The default values are:
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1 Ω⋅m for the Reference resistivity
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Select Hall Effect to incorporate the effect of a magnetic field on the constitutive relation. A Hall current term
σRHJc × B is added to the total conduction current
Jc, where
RH is the Hall coefficient, and
B is the magnetic flux density. This current component is incorporated using an anisotropic modified electrical conductivity tensor.
The specified Electrical conductivity is isotropic and can be defined
From material or
User defined. The
Hall coefficient RH (SI unit: m
3/(s·A)) is defined macroscopically as the inverse of the carrier charge density
RH = 1/(nq), with
n the carrier density, and
q the carrier charge, with the value set by user input. The default magnetic flux density is
User defined, but can also be defined from
Common model input or from an appropriate magnetic fields interface.
Not that the Hall Effect model is based on the assumption that changes in the magnetic field are relatively small and do not produce significant induced currents. Therefore it is only suitable for stationary studies. In cases where the induced electric field is negligible, the stationary formulation can be used in time-dependent studies by setting the
Equation form to
Stationary, instead of the default
Study controlled.
Select a Dielectric model to describe the macroscopic properties of the medium (relating the electric displacement
D with the electric field
E) and the applicable material properties, such as the relative permittivity. For a description of the constitutive relations
Relative permittivity,
Polarization,
Remanent electric displacement and
Dielectric losses, see
Constitutive Relation D-E as described for the
Charge Conservation node for the Electrostatics interface. The constitutive relations specific to Electric Currents are:
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'Loss tangent, loss angle: uses the constitutive relation D = ε0ε'(1 − jtan δ)E. Specify the Relative permittivity (real part) ε' (dimensionless) and Loss angle δ (SI unit: rad).
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Loss tangent, dissipation factor: uses the constitutive relation D = ε0ε'(1 − jtan δ)E. Specify the Relative permittivity (real part) ε' (dimensionless) and the Dissipation factor tan δ (dimensionless).
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Dispersion to use the constitutive relation D = ε0E + P(E, εrS), where the polarization vector is calculated from the electric field using the dielectric dispersion model. This option is available only when the Material type is set to Solid. You enter the Relative permittivity εrS (dimensionless) values From material. For User defined, select Isotropic, Diagonal, or Symmetric and enter values or expressions in the field or matrix. This value of electric permittivity will be used in stationary study, for which the polarization vector is calculated as P = ε0(εrS − Ι)E.
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Once this option is selected, a subnode Dispersion will become available under the Current Conservation node. At that subnode, you can select the dispersion model, enter the corresponding parameters, and choose how the relative permittivity input on the parent node will be interpreted in Eigenfrequency, Frequency Domain, and Time Dependent studies.
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