{"id":302615,"date":"2023-08-21T22:12:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T22:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-to-use-hfss-to-simulate-the-q-factor-of-a-inductor-structure\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T22:12:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T22:12:09","slug":"how-to-use-hfss-to-simulate-the-q-factor-of-a-inductor-structure","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/how-to-use-hfss-to-simulate-the-q-factor-of-a-inductor-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use HFSS to simulate the Q factor of a inductor structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello:<\/p>\n<p>I am working on using HFSS to simulate the Q factor of a specific structure. The version of the HFSS I am using is 2022 R2<\/p>\n<p>My setup is :<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>change the solution type to HFSS, Network analysis, Modal, auto open ragion.<\/li>\n<li>I cover a layer of perfect E on the input\/ and output terminal of my structure<\/li>\n<li>define the wave port on the face of the input\/ and output terminal of my structure<\/li>\n<li>in analysis I selct broadand, and add a frequency sweep.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>run the simulation and export the Y parameter.<\/li>\n<li>The formula to calulate the Q factor that I used is im(1\/Y11)\/Re(1\/Y11)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now, the Q factor graph that I get is wired since I got some very high speck.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Could you please help me check where I went wrong?<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/21-08-2023-1692655892-Screenshot 2023-08-21 at 18.11.23.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-302615","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["17212","109997"],"_bbp_author_ip":["23.206.193.146"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["1484"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["302615"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27793"],"_bbp_engagement":["17212","109997"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["3"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["302844"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["302844"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2023-08-23 06:21:32"]},"test":"yushu-zhaomail-mcgill-ca"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/302615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/302615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}