Assigning an Insulating Boundary for a Transient Solver

This boundary condition is used to model very thin sheets of perfectly insulated material between touching conductors. Current cannot cross an insulating boundary.

To set an insulating boundary:

  1. Select the section of the geometry on which you want to apply the boundary condition (typically a face).
  2. Click Maxwell > Boundaries > Assign > Insulating.
    The Insulating Boundary window appears.
  3. Enter a name for the boundary in the Name box, or accept the default.
  4. Click OK to assign the boundary to the selected object.
Note: An insulating boundary condition can operate on the source current. It can also be used to control the flow of induced eddy currents.