Calculation of Inductance and Resistance of a Coil

How do I calculate inductance and resistance of a coil in post-processing phase?

In case you have forgotten to assign the Matrix-parameter before the simulation, you can also calculate inductance and resistance after the simulation.

To calculate inductance of a coil in the post-processing phase:

1) Go to 'Maxwell 3D -> Results -> Solution Data'. On the convergence tab, note the 'TotalEnergy (J)' of the last pass, and calculate the inductance with the formula L=4*TotalEnergy/I_peak^2, where I_peak is the peak current of your coil

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2) In the Fields Calculator, integrate the 'energy' over the volume 'AllObjects' to get the 'TotalEnergy', and calculate the inductance with the abovementioned formula.

To calculate resistance of a coil in the post-processing phase:

In the Fields Calculator, integrate the 'Ohmic-Loss' over the volume of your coil to get 'P_ohmic', and calculate the resistance with the formula R=2*P_ohmic/I_peak^2

Details about the formulas can be found in Maxwell-help: Maxwell 2D Technical Notes -> Eddy Current Field Simulation -> Impedance Matrix -> Computing an Impedance Matrix -> Matrix Resistance/Inductance.