Infolytica Announcement #18
June 9, 2003
OptiNet -- The shape of things to come
Infolytica Corporation is pleased to introduce OptiNet, our high quality, reliable, and easy-to-use optimizer that is the ideal companion tool for any industrial designer. Tightly integrated with our simulation packages (MagNet, ElecNet, and ThermNet), OptiNet works seamlessly with any parameterized model to optimize the electromagnetic or thermal characteristics of a device. Since a design improvement of even only a few percentage points may result in significant savings for a company, OptiNet provides several options to help designers discover the perfect balance between creating an optimal design and the overall cost of a project.
By evaluating the global variations of the design variables through sensitivity analysis, OptiNet gives the designer insight on which variables are most meaningful. In this way, the user can find out which parameters the objective or goal is most sensitive to during the optimization process.
OptiNet uses an evolutionary strategy based optimizer that is very efficient even for a large number of parameters.
The following Gallery pages provide outstanding examples of OptiNet's versatility:
Brushless Motor: minimizing cogging torque
This example demonstrates the use of OptiNet with MagNet to find the ideal dimensions for the air gap and the stator teeth in order to produce a minimum cogging torque, while still maintaining a certain running torque.
Optimization - minimizing loudspeaker mass
Using OptiNet with MagNet, this Gallery page demonstrates how you can find a loudspeaker design that has a minimum weight, while obtaining a certain flux density in the air gap.
Shape optimization of a die press
This page demonstrates the use of OptiNet with MagNet to find the pole shape and dimensions of the die molds, with the purpose of producing a radial field in a magnetic powder component.
Surge Arrester: minimizing electric field stress in resistors
In this Gallery page, we show how the tandem of OptiNet and ElecNet was used to find the dimensions and the placing of the grading rings in a surge arrester, with the aim of lowering the max p.u. electric stress in the resistors.
A special introductory price for OptiNet is available only until September 1, 2003. To get more information on this offer or to register for an OptiNet webinar please contact one of our sales representatives at 514-849-8752 or by email at info@infolytica.com.
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