The Piezoelectricity multiphysics coupling node (
) passes the appropriate relative permittivity from the
Piezoelectric Material node in the
Solid Mechanics interface (where it is specified together with the other material properties of the piezoelectric) to the
Charge Conservation, Piezoelectric node in the
Electrostatics interface. The Charge Conservation, Piezoelectric node implements the domain level electrostatics equations and does not require any user settings when it is coupled with the multiphysics coupling node.
The Label is the multiphysics coupling feature name. The default
Label (for the first multiphysics coupling feature in the model) is
Piezoelectricity 1.
The Name is used primarily as a scope prefix for variables defined by the coupling node. Refer to such variables in expressions using the pattern
<name>.<variable_name>. In order to distinguish between variables belonging to different coupling nodes or physics interfaces, the
name string must be unique. Only letters, numbers, and underscores (_) are permitted in the
Name field. The first character must be a letter.
The default Name (for the first multiphysics coupling feature in the model) is
pze1.
You can also select None from either list to uncouple the Piezoelectricity node from a physics interface. If the physics interface is removed from the
Model Builder, for example
Solid Mechanics is deleted, then the list defaults to
None as there is nothing to couple to.