03 Sep 2010

Multi-domain, multi-physics, multi-level simulation


The capacity to simulate complex systems

System design means complex integration. Thanks to its comprehensive and expandable libraries of components that can be combined within the same simulation sheet, Portunus opens the possibility of creating easily interactions between all the domains relating to your most complicated applications.

Portunus multi-physics environment:

 

Standard libraries ready to use:

  • A set of component for the modelling in the electrical, mechanical, magnetic and thermal domains including for example sources, time functions, passive components, semiconductors, electrical machines, magnets, windings, springs and dampers, measurement devices, signal analyzer, etc.
  • A complete Thermal Library for the simulation of heat flow based on conduction, convection and radiation effects
  • A Spice library of models incorporating parts of the source code of the simulation package SPICE 3F5 developed by the Berkeley University of California
  • A Power Electronics Library that contains more than 80 models for the simulation of power electronics systems considering all kind of power conversion (AC/DC, …, DC/AC). In addition to predefined network models for typical topologies, a high value is set on providing models for control algorithms
Application example: Hybrid Vehicle Modelling