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Current flow in conductor with various cross-sections - QuickField simulation example

This example is prepared by Dariusz Czerwinski

Engineering question

How to find current crowding in nonuniform conductors?

Answer
Set up a plane-parallel QuickField DC Conduction problem for conductors with nonuniform cross-sections and evaluate current crowding from computed field results.

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Typical applications
nonuniform conductors, fuse elements, irregular busbar sections

Current flow in conductor with various cross-sections

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Simulation problem

Problem Type
Plane-parallel problem of DC conduction.

Geometry
Conductor thickness is 1 mm.
Conductor current flow model Current flow in conductor with various cross-sections. Conductor dimensions: 121x293 mm; rectangular gap dimensions: 71x50 mm. Conductor V+ Ground 71 mm 121 mm 293 mm 50 mm

Given
Electric resistivity of conductor ρ = 0.0097784 Ohm·m;
Upper edge potential: 10 V;
Bottom edge potential: 0 V.

Task
Determine the current distribution within the conductor.

Results
Current density distribution in the conductor.
conductor current flow

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