Assigning an Independent Boundary for a 2D DC Conduction Solver

Independent and dependent boundaries enable you to model planes of periodicity where the E-field at every point on the dependent boundary surface is forced to match the E-field of every corresponding point on the independent boundary surface.

To set an independent boundary:

  1. Select the edge to which you want to assign the independent boundary.
  2. Click Maxwell 2D > Boundaries > Assign > Matching > Independent.
    The Independent Boundary dialog box appears.
  3. Enter a name for the boundary in the Name box, or accept the default.
  4. To reverse the direction of the vector, select the Reverse Direction check box.
  5. Click OK.