Current flow in conductor with various cross-sections - QuickField simulation example
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How to find current crowding in nonuniform conductors?
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Set up a plane-parallel QuickField DC Conduction problem for conductors with nonuniform cross-sections and evaluate current crowding from computed field results.
nonuniform conductors, fuse elements, irregular busbar sections
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Plane-parallel problem of DC conduction.
Conductor thickness is 1 mm.
Electric resistivity of conductor ρ = 0.0097784 Ohm·m;
Upper edge potential: 10 V;
Bottom edge potential: 0 V.
Determine the current distribution within the conductor.
Current density distribution in the conductor.
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