17.6.2.28.2. Conductor

Available for 3D simulations only.

A conductor body is characterized as a body that can carry current and possible excitation to the system.

Solid CAD geometry is used to model both solid source conductors and stranded source conductors. In solid conductors, such as bus bars, rotor cages, etc., the current can distribute non-uniformly due to geometry changes, hence the program performs a simulation that solves for the currents in the solid conductor prior to computing the magnetic field.

Stranded source conductors can be used to represent wound coils. Wound coils are used most often as sources of current excitation for rotating machines, actuators, sensors, etc. You may directly define a current for each stranded source conductor body.