Overview of Multiphysics Couplings
The AC/DC Module contains a number of Multiphysics Coupling features that can couple electromagnetic domains to heat-transfer media, structures, and charged particles to model a variety of multiphysics problems. Several of the coupling features are used in predefined multiphysics interfaces but can also be added manually. Except for the coupling features between AC/DC interfaces, most of the coupling features require additional licenses of other modules such as the Structural Mechanics Module.
This section summarizes all Multiphysics Coupling features related to the AC/DC Module. For detailed descriptions, click the hyperlinks of the feature names listed below:
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Coupling features between AC/DC Interfaces:
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Electric Scalar-Scalar Potential Coupling (): Assures continuity of the electric potential across boundaries between The Electrostatics Interface and The Electrostatics, Boundary Elements Interface.
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Magnetic Scalar-Scalar Potential Coupling (): Assures continuity of the magnetic scalar potential across boundaries between The Magnetic Fields, Currents Only Interface and The Magnetic Fields, No Currents, Boundary Elements Interface.
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Magnetic Vector-Scalar Potential Coupling (): Assures continuity of the magnetic flux density across boundaries between The Magnetic Fields Interface and The Magnetic Fields, No Currents, Boundary Elements Interface.
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Electric Currents Solid to Shell Via Boundary (): Assures continuity of the electric potential across boundaries between The Electric Currents Interface and The Electric Currents in Shells Interface or The Electric Currents in Layered Shells Interface.
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Magnetic Fields Formulation Magnetic Fields No Currents Coupling (): Assures continuity of the normal magnetic flux density and the tangential magnetic field across boundaries between The Magnetic Field Formulation Interface and The Magnetic Fields, No Currents Interface.
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Coupling features in predefined Electromagnetic Heating interfaces:
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Electromagnetic Heating () in The Joule Heating Interface.
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Electromagnetic Heating () and Thermal Expansion () in The Joule Heating and Thermal Expansion Interface.
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Electromagnetic Heating () in The Induction Heating Interface.
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Pyroelectricity () in The Pyroelectricity Interface and in The Piezoelectricity and Pyroelectricity Interface.
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Coupling features in predefined Electromagnetics-Structure Interaction Interfaces:
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Electromechanical Forces () in The Electromechanics Interface.
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The Electromechanics Interface () in The Electromechanics, Boundary Elements Interface.
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Piezoelectricity () in The Piezoelectricity Interface, Solid.
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Piezoelectricity, Layered () in The Piezoelectricity, Layered Shell Interface.
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Electrostriction () in The Electrostriction Interface and in The Ferroelectroelasticity Interface.
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Piezomagnetism () in The Piezomagnetism Interface.
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Nonlinear Magnetostriction () in The Nonlinear Magnetostriction Interface.
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Magnetomechanics () in The Magnetomechanics Interface.
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Magnetomechanics () in The Magnetomechanics, No Currents Interface.
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Magnetic Forces, Rotating Machinery () in The Magnetic–Elastic Interaction in Rotating Machinery Interface and The Magnetic–Rigid Body Interaction in Rotating Machinery Interface.
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Piezoresistivity, Domain Currents () in The Piezoresistivity, Domain Currents Interface.
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Piezoresistivity, Boundary Currents () in The Piezoresistivity, Boundary Currents Interface.
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Piezoresistivity, Shell () in The Piezoresistivity, Shell Interface.
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Coupling features in predefined Electromagnetics-Fluids Interaction Interfaces:
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Magnetohydrodynamics () in The Magnetohydrodynamics Interface.
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Coupling features in predefined Electromagnetics-Particle Interaction Interfaces:
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Electric Particle Field Interaction () in The Particle–Field Interaction, Nonrelativistic Interface.
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Electric Particle Field Interaction () and Magnetic Particle–Field Interaction () in The Particle–Field Interaction, Relativistic Interface.
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Other Multiphysics Coupling features:
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Electromagnetic Heating, Layered Shell (): Use it to account for electromagnetic surface losses as a heat source in the heat equation in layered materials represented by boundaries.
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Thermoelectric Effect, Layered Shell (): Use it to account for a Peltier heat source or sink in layered materials represented by boundaries where electrical and thermal models are defined.