Simcenter MAGNET vs. SimulationX vs. Virtual REX vs. dbForge Data Generator for MySQL Comparison Chart

Simcenter MAGNET is a powerful electromagnetic field simulation solution for performance prediction of motors, generators, sensors, transformers, actuators, solenoids, or any component with permanent magnets or coils. Simcenter MAGNET helps you predict the performance of any component with permanent magnets or coils. Perform low-frequency electromagnetic field simulations. Simcenter MAGNET includes capabilities to accurately model the physics of electromagnetic devices. This includes the ability to model manufacturing processes, temperature-dependent material properties, magnetization and de-magnetization modeling, and vector hysteresis models among others. Simcenter MAGNET also has a built-in motion solver with a six-degree-of-freedom capability. It allows for complex problems like magnetic levitation or complex motion to be accurately modeled and analyzed. This is made possible with a unique smart re-meshing technology.

Electromagnetic sensors include a “front-end” that generates and receives the electromagnetic waves through a subsystem known as a Receiver/EXciter (REX). They also include a “back-end” that performs signal and data processing, typically implemented in software. These separate subsystems must be designed and developed separately, then integrated together. The development of the overall sensor is slowed and complicated by the problems that show up for the first time at integration testing. This is due in large part to the interdependencies of these subsystems that cannot be effectively tested during development. Later, software patches, configuration upgrades, waveform changes, and technology refresh become substantially more expensive because they can only be verified by traveling to the operational site to connect with the actual front-end hardware. The Virtual Receiver/EXciter (VREX) addresses these challenges through the use of a simulated front-end.