19.10. Electric Results

The application supports the electric results described below. In addition, see the Electric Probes and Frequency Response for Electric Results sections for additional result options.

ResultDescription
Electric Voltage Represents contours of constant electric potential (voltage) in conductor bodies. This is a scalar quantity.
Total Electric Field IntensityIs computed throughout the simulation domain and is a vector sum quantity. Selecting this result enables you to view the total magnitude of the vectors as a contour.
Directional Electric Field IntensityIts vector components are computed throughout the simulation domain. This result enables you to view individual vector components (X, Y, Z) as contours.
Total Electric Flux DensityIs computed throughout the simulation domain and is a vector sum quantity. Selecting this result enables you to view the total magnitude of the vectors as a contour.
Directional Electric Flux DensityIts vector components are computed throughout the simulation domain. This result enables you to view individual vector components (X, Y, Z) as contours.
Total Electrostatic ForceAvailable for Coupled Field Harmonic, Coupled Field Static, and Coupled Field Transient analyses. This result to computed throughout the simulation domain and is a vector sum quantity. Specifying this result enables you to view the total magnitude of the vectors as a contour.
Directional Electrostatic ForceAvailable for Coupled Field Harmonic, Coupled Field Static, and Coupled Field Transient analyses. The vector components for this result are computed throughout the simulation domain. This result enables you to view individual vector components (X, Y, Z) as contours.
Total Current DensityCan be computed for any solid conductor body. It is displayed as a vector and is best viewed in wireframe mode. You can use the Vector Display group to adjust the vector arrow viewing options. You can use the element-aligned option in the Vector Display group for current density vectors, but not the grid-aligned option.
Directional Current DensityIts vector components are computed throughout the simulation domain. This result enables you to view individual current density vector components (X, Y, Z) as contours.
Joule Heat Occurs in a conductor carrying an electric current. Joule heat is proportional to the square of the current, and is independent of the current direction.
Note:
  • This result is not supported when generated by non-zero contact resistance.

  • During a Coupled Field Harmonic (piezoelectric) analysis, this result only contributes damping losses from coupled elements. Any structural elements do not contribute to the result.