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Electro-thermal model in transient simulation

    • m_gonser
      Subscriber

      Hello together,

      i just spend a lot of time to model a battery in steady-state thermal-electric module on Ansys Mechanical and validated my model with experimental data.

      Now i want to do a transient simulation where my current is changing. As joule heating plays a major role in my thermal behaviour, how can i do a transient simulation including the joule heating? Coupling my models? Import the Joule heat as heat generation, depending on my current?

      I am a beginner to mechanical and have almost no experience in using APDL.


      I hope someone can help me out! Thanks already!

    • Erik Kostson
      Ansys Employee
      Hi

      The easiest is to run your current model (steady-state thermal-electric), and just use an apdl command snippet to change/convert it (steady-state thermal-electric) to a transient analysis.

      Below is a discussion that gives the commands on how to do that (run transient).

      All the best
      Erik
      • dgonzaleznino
        Subscriber

        Greetings!

         

        I am interested on doing something similar. Where I can find this discussion?

         

        Thanks,

    • m_gonser
      Subscriber
      Thank you !
      Thats exactly what i was looking for!
    • Erik Kostson
      Ansys Employee
      Glad to help.

      All the best.

      Erik
    • Erik Kostson
      Ansys Employee

      Hi

      We should use the native system now called coupled field transient with thermal and electric (conduction) physics. 

       

      See here for more info:

      Coupled Field Analysis Types (ansys.com)

      Or search the online Ansys help for coupled field analysis types.

      Thank you

      Erik

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