The program includes a variety of elements you can use to model electromagnetic phenomena. Table 1.5: List of Electromagnetic Elements summarizes them briefly. For detailed descriptions of the elements and their characteristics (DOFs, KEYOPT options, inputs and outputs, etc.), see the Element Reference.
Not all elements listed in the table below apply to every type of electromagnetic analysis described in this manual. To see which elements apply to a particular analysis type, read the chapter(s) discussing that analysis type.
All 3D electrical circuit elements require that you specify the solenoidal current density to obtain a solution, or to perform any postprocessing operations.
Table 1.5: List of Electromagnetic Elements
| Element | Dim. | Element Type | No. of Nodes | Shape | DOFs[1] and Other Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOURC36 | 3D | Current source | 3 | n/a | No DOF; coil, bar, and arc shape primitives |
| SOLID96 | 3D | Magnetic solid scalar | 8 | Brick | MAG; reduced, difference, general potential formulations |
| SOLID236 | 3D | Low-frequency edge | 20 | Brick | AZ (edge), AZ (edge)-VOLT |
| SOLID237 | 3D | Low-frequency edge | 10 | Tet | AZ (edge), AZ (edge)-VOLT |
| CIRCU124 | 1D | Circuit | 2–6 | Line | VOLT, CURR; resistor, capacitor, inductor, current source, voltage source, mutual inductor, controlled source |
| CIRCU125 | 1D | Diode | 2 | Line | VOLT |
| PLANE121 | 2D | Electrostatic solid | 8 | Quad | VOLT |
| SOLID122 | 3D | Electrostatic solid | 20 | Brick | VOLT |
| SOLID123 | 3D | Electrostatic solid | 10 | Tet | VOLT |
| INFIN110 | 2D | Infinite solid | 8 | Quad | AZ, VOLT, TEMP |
| INFIN47 | 3D | Infinite boundary | 4 | Quad | MAG, TEMP |
| INFIN111 | 3D | Infinite solid | 20 | Brick | MAG, AZ, VOLT, TEMP |
| LINK68 | 3D | Thermoelectric bar | 2 | Line | TEMP-VOLT |
| SHELL157 | 3D | Thermoelectric shell | 4 | Quad | TEMP-VOLT |
| PLANE13 | 2D | Coupled solid | 4 | Quad | UX, UY, TEMP, AZ UX-UY-VOLT |
| SOLID5 | 3D | Coupled solid | 8 | Brick | UX-UY-UZ-TEMP-VOLT-MAG; TEMP-VOLT-MAG UX-UY-UZ; TEMP, VOLT, MAG |
| SOLID98 | 3D | Coupled tetrahedral | 10 | Tet | UX-UY-UZ-TEMP-VOLT-MAG; TEMP-VOLT-MAG UX-UY-UZ; TEMP, VOLT, MAG |
| CONTA172 | 2D | Surface-to-surface contact | 3 | n/a | AZ,VOLT |
| CONTA174 | 3D | Surface-to-surface contact | 8 | n/a | MAG,VOLT |
| CONTA175 | 2D 3D | Node-to-surface contact | 1 | n/a | AZ, MAG,VOLT |
| TARGE169 | 2D | Target segment | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| TARGE170 | 3D | Target segment | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| PLANE230 | 2D | Electric solid | 8 | Quad | VOLT |
| SOLID231 | 3D | Electric solid | 20 | Brick | VOLT |
| SOLID232 | 3D | Electric solid | 10 | Tet | VOLT |