With the increasing power, voltage, and current requirements of modern electric vehicles, DC relays and contactors must deliver higher performance while meeting strict requirements for reliability, temperature, response time, safety, and manufacturability. In this webinar, we will walk through a sample relay development workflow, starting with product definition and system requirements, followed by system architecture, component design, modeling and simulation, component testing, integration testing, qualification, and final product validation. The goal is to show how simulation can become an integral part of the development cycle rather than simply a final verification tool.
We will then identify the stages where EMWORKS EMAG and simulation can provide the most value, from comparing magnetic architectures and optimizing the actuator to evaluating saturation, pull-in force, coil heating, thermal behavior, and multiphysics interactions within the complete relay. The second part will feature a live EMWORKS EMAG 3D demonstration of electromagnetic and thermal simulation of a DC relay, providing a practical introduction to the software workflow and its capabilities. The webinar will show how simulation-driven design can reduce dependence on physical prototypes, accelerate design iterations, identify potential problems earlier, and ultimately help reduce development and testing costs.