Intelligent electric-motor design and electromagnetic analysis
As industries move rapidly toward electrification, engineers need to design, optimise and validate electric motors faster and more accurately. Simcenter Motorsolve, part of the Siemens Simcenter portfolio, is a dedicated electric-machine design solution for rapid virtual prototyping and high-fidelity performance prediction across all major machine types. With template-based modelling, automated FEA and integration with system-simulation tools, it lets designers explore more concepts, reduce physical testing and deliver higher-performing machines at lower cost.
Why choose Motorsolve
- Reduce motor development time.
- Improve efficiency and torque output.
- Predict performance using automated FEA.
- Validate electromagnetic, mechanical and thermal behaviour.
- Compare multiple design variants in one environment.
- Export models for system-level simulation (Amesim, Simulink, Flomaster, MAGNET).
Key capabilities
- Template-based motor design — enter key parameters and customise rotor/stator templates and windings without scripting or complex CAD; DXF import for custom shapes, automatic winding calculation and auto-sizing by torque-per-volume or current density.
- Automated FEA — no manual meshing or setup; the solver handles mesh refinement, material nonlinearities, saturation, hysteresis and eddy-current losses, and electromagnetic-thermal coupling. One-click results include speed-torque curves, efficiency maps, back-EMF, flux density, torque ripple, demagnetisation and core losses.
- Multiphysics & coupled thermal analysis — 3D FEA-based thermal for TEFC/TENV cooling, water jackets, spray, contact and duct cooling, with electromagnetic losses fed automatically into thermal calculations.
- Visualisation & reporting — waveforms, field plots, phasor diagrams, efficiency and torque maps and duty-cycle losses, with automatic report generation and spreadsheet export.
- System-simulation integration — export to Amesim, Flomaster, MAGNET, SystemVision, VHDL-AMS, Simulink and Opal-RT for full motor + drive + thermal co-simulation and HIL.
- Multiple variants in one model — compare materials, magnet/slot shapes, winding strategies and cooling approaches with built-in parameter sweeps and automated reporting.
Key benefits
Faster development, fewer prototypes, improved efficiency, accurate electromagnetic and thermal prediction, easy variant comparison, no manual FEA setup, comprehensive reporting, and integration with system-level tools.