April 25, 2024 at 4:26 pm
Marta Ściubak
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I created an Ansys Maxwell and Icepak Two-Way Coupling analysis for 1cm of cable based on the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MWTGHqRpjk

With the Eddy Current solver, I achieved an ohmic loss of 0.27W and a cable temperature of 65 degrees Celsius. I was not satisfied with this result - it's a bit low. 
I tried an analysis in the Magnestostatic solver, where the ohmic loss was 0.51W - almost double that. Then the cable temperature was 85 degrees Celsius and that was the result I wanted.

Why are these results so different? I don't understand which one is correct and which solver should be used to model this cable. 

I need to ask for an AC current of 1662A and a frequency of 50 Hz. 

I have found several different articles in which the authors use either the Eddy Current or Magnestostatic solver for the AC, hence my doubts and questions.