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Global Component To Calculate Capacitance Has Disappeared?

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Hello,

I am using the AC/DC electrostatics module to calculate the capacitance between two metal lines (a component of the overall detector I am modeling). I defined one of the lines as the terminal and another of the lines as ground using the boundary conditions, and applied a voltage. I have successfully obtained the capacitance between two objects before in COMSOL, but when I follow the same steps as I did last time by going to Global Evaluation (Component 1>Electrostatics>Terminals>es.C11 - Capacitance), es.C11 does not appear. Is there any reason why I am able to obtain capacitance this way in some models and not in others?

Thanks for any help.

2 Replies Last Post 15.04.2017, 17:54 GMT-4
Ivar KJELBERG COMSOL Multiphysics(r) fan, retired, former "Senior Expert" at CSEM SA (CH)

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Posted: 8 years ago 09.06.2016, 16:00 GMT-4
Hi

Have you checked that the variable names has not just change a little in the newer version ?
Use the variable finder systematically it's quite easy, also often the CNTR-Space works for many entries.

Else you can turn on the Equation view and check the variable names there. I used the capacitance calculation last week so it is definitively there, but I'm not by my workstation just now ;)

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Good luck
Ivar
Hi Have you checked that the variable names has not just change a little in the newer version ? Use the variable finder systematically it's quite easy, also often the CNTR-Space works for many entries. Else you can turn on the Equation view and check the variable names there. I used the capacitance calculation last week so it is definitively there, but I'm not by my workstation just now ;) -- Good luck Ivar

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Posted: 8 years ago 15.04.2017, 17:54 GMT-4
Hi Ivar,

I have the same question on processing my model. Somehow I cannot get the any evaluated value by global evaluation in the way described in this topic. I need to obtain the capacitance for the model. Could you tell me how to do it in details?

Hi Ivar, I have the same question on processing my model. Somehow I cannot get the any evaluated value by global evaluation in the way described in this topic. I need to obtain the capacitance for the model. Could you tell me how to do it in details?

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