Assigning a Floating Excitation for a 2D Electrostatic Solver

This type of excitation models conductors at unknown potentials and specifies the total charge on the conductor.

To define a floating conductor:

1. Select the section of the geometry on which you want to apply the excitation. This can be a 2D or 1D geometry entity. If it is a 2D object, it doesn’t have to be a conductor (but it will behave like one when the solution becomes available).
2. Click Maxwell 2D > Excitations > Assign > Floating.
   The Floating Excitation dialog box appears.
3. Click the General tab.
4. Enter a name for the excitation in the Name box, or accept the default.
5. In the Parameters section, enter the charge value or parameter in the Value box.
6. Optionally, click Use Defaults to revert to the default values in the dialog box. You can also click the Defaults tab to save new default settings or to revert to the standard default values.
7. Click OK to assign the excitation to the selected object.