Calculating Finite Thickness Impedance

The Assign DC Thickness option on the HFSS menu is enabled if at least one object contains a good conducting isotropic material (such as copper), and the Solve Inside property is not selected. If the object meets these conditions, you can assign a DC thickness. If the thickness of the layer is finite, the surface impedance is calculated as:

 

(1)

 

(2)

 

(3)

where

 

(4)

 

(5)

where h is the layer thickness.

Similar surface impedance is assigned to surfaces of 3D objects of good conductors, which are of NoSolveInside and Thickness for DC Resistance is set.