Electromagnetics Blog Posts

Simulation Delivers Reliable Results for Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors
With COMSOL Multiphysics®, you can easily couple multiphysics simulations to test MEMS device performance. Take a look at one example that showcases such capabilities.

Study Sensor Performance in Rapid Thermal Annealing with Simulation
Rapid thermal annealing (RTA) is one step in the process of producing semiconductors. You can optimize RTA conditions by studying the phenomena involved via modeling.

How to Model Electrodynamic Magnetic Levitation Devices
Is it magic or magnets? We define electrodynamic magnetic levitation and then go over how to model this phenomenon in COMSOL Multiphysics®.

Designing a Power Generation Source for Bicycle Safety Lights
A guest blogger from Reelight discusses designing a power generation source for bicycle safety lights using COMSOL Multiphysics®.

Students Use Simulation to Optimize Hyperloop for Design Competition
Students at Delft University of Technology designed a magnetic suspension system for a Hyperloop pod with the help of simulation. Learn more in this guest blog post.

Introduction to Efficiently Modeling Antennas in COMSOL Multiphysics®
Here’s your guide to efficiently modeling antennas using COMSOL Multiphysics® and the RF Module. An anechoic chamber, which is used to characterize antenna performance, is used as an example.

How to Automate Winding Design in Electrical Machines with an App
Learn how to create selections in COMSOL Multiphysics® to streamline the analysis of a winding design for electrical machines, as well as how to automate the process with the Application Builder.

MIT’s PSFC Designs a Tokamak to Survive Plasma Disruptions
A group of engineers at MIT’s Plasma Science Fusion Center (PSFC) used multiphysics simulation to address a key challenge in tokamak design: instability due to plasma disruptions.