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PowerEsim is a free web-based software providing power supply (SMPS) design, transformer design, magnetic design, loss analysis, thermal analysis, waveform analysis, MTBF analysis, BOM building, DVT analysis and optimization of power supply (SMPS). |
Table of Contents
1.1 A New CAD tool on the Internet for Switching
Power Supplies
1.2 Powerful Integrated features
1.5 A Tool for Component Vendors
2.2 Button
in Thermal Analysis
3 PowerEsim Account Management
3.1 Add
user account (for Administrator only)
3.2 Manage
user account (for Administrator only)
3.3 Logout
user(s) (for Administrator only)
4.1 Select
topology at front page
4.2 Select
topology at other sub-page
4.4 Changing
input voltage and current
4.5 First
thing to do - Initialize Design.
4.7 Select
a part from schematic page
4.8 Component
Selection User Interface – searched components box
4.9 Change
a component from database
4.11 Analysis
Particular Component
4.12 View
Component Characteristics
4.13 Select
PWM Controller Block
4.14 Change
PWM Controller Circuit
4.17 View
charts on the front page.
5.1 Go To
Project Management Page
5.3 Add
Power Supply to Project
5.4 Delete
Power Supply from Project
5.9 Switch
between Power Supplies
6.2 Most
crucial parameter – Total Loss.
6.3 Instant
update on the Total Loss after any change
6.4 Individual
Component Loss shown
6.7 Fringing
& Leakage Flux Loss
7.1 What is waveform analysis?
7.2 What are shown on these plots?
7.3 Hey, what are these curves for?
7.4 Can I change the operating condition?
8.2 Loop Analysis with power supply initialized -
Generic transfer function analyzer
8.3 Loop
Analysis with power supply initialized
9.2 How
to start the Thermal Analysis?.
9.3 Interface
Requirement(s) for viewing Thermal Analysis?
9.4 It is
a 2D and 3D Thermal Analyzer
9.6 How
to find a part by designator?
9.7 How
to add a part for thermal simulation?
9.8 Printed
Circuit Board PCB and heat sink can also be added
9.9 Defining
Highlighted Losses of added parts
9.11 Color
map for temperature distribution
9.12 How to
get and update the physical location of parts after placement?
9.13 How to
view or edit a part at Thermal Analyzer?
9.14 Different
thermal results at different combinations of Vin and Iout
9.15 How to
turn the board to 3D view?
9.16 Create
different package style of components
9.17 How to
zoom in or zoom out the working area?
9.18 Select
multiple components and move them together
9.19 Group
and ungroup components
9.20 Lock a
component in position
9.21 Attach
two components by the shortest distance
9.22 How to
ungroup the attached components?
9.23 How to
Rotate Components?
9.24 Details
of short-cut keys which help a lot
9.25 Put SMT
component on the PCB
10.2 Overall
Failure Rate Result, MTBF and Life time
10.3 Where
is the individual failure rate.
10.4 Electrical
setting of each part can be modified
12.2 Change
the current condition
13.1 What is magnetic builder?
13.3 Magnetic
Builder – Winding Construction.
13.4 Add number of primary winding
13.5 Add number of secondary winding
13.8 Add
Primary / Secondary Winding
13.10 Add a transformer to the design
13.11 Make split winding or parallel winding
13.12 Customize the winding order
13.13 Adjust number of turns for each winding
13.14 Select the wire used for each winding
13.15 Every change can affect the total loss
13.16 Every change can affect transformer loss
13.17 Some
change can affect the Peak Flux.
13.18 Putting transformers in parallel / series
13.19 Changing the transformer inductance
13.20 Select different core shape and manufacturer
13.21 Select different core material
13.22 Overall bobbin thickness can be adjusted
13.23 Adjust the overall creepage tape width
13.24 Adjust the Overall winding indent
13.25 Adjust the Overall Multi-Layer Winding setting
13.26 Change the
No. of wire in parallel
13.27 Adjust the overall wire used in all winding
13.28 How to change the Winding Wizard option?
13.29 Change bobbin thickness on each side
13.30 Configure the bobbin winding window dimension
13.31 How to change the winding layer usage?
13.33 Configure number of split walls
13.34 Configure the thickness of split walls
13.35 Configure the thickness of each partition
13.36 Configure tape characteristic in each winding
13.37 Configure the tape type used in each winding
13.38 Configure the dot sign of each winding
13.39 Define the winding start position of each winding
13.40 Configure the winding indent of each winding
13.41 Configure the characteristic of multi-layer
winding of each winding
13.43 Creepage
width of each winding
13.44 Change the number of turns of each split winding
13.45 Locate the winding in which bobbin partition
13.46 Generate
Transformer Drawing
14.2 What types
of parts can be added?
14.3 Adding parts from the component database
14.4 Define the losses of the added component
14.6 Define the losses of the added customize part
14.7 Define the material of the customize part
14.8 How to set the shape of the customize part?
14.9 How to set the size of the customize part?
14.10 How to edit the MTBF properties of a customized
capacitor?
14.12 Changing the fin of a heat sink
14.14 How
to view or delete the added parts?
15.1 What is the Smart Optimizer? What can it do?
15.2 How to fire off the Smart Optimizer?
15.5 Clear
Optimization Result
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