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Circular Capacitive Pressure

Sensor
Date
Nov 20, 2015 3:53:47 PM

Contents
1. Global.................................................................................................................
1.1. Definitions....................................................................................................
2. Component 1.....................................................................................................
2.1. Definitions....................................................................................................
2.2. Geometry 1..................................................................................................
2.3. Materials......................................................................................................
2.4. Electromechanics.........................................................................................
2.5. Mesh 1.........................................................................................................
3. Study 1...............................................................................................................
3.1. Parametric Sweep........................................................................................
3.2. Stationary....................................................................................................
4. Results...............................................................................................................
4.1. Data Sets.....................................................................................................
4.2. Derived Values.............................................................................................
4.3. Tables...........................................................................................................
4.4. Plot Groups..................................................................................................

1 Global
Used products

COMSOL Multiphysics
CAD Import Module
MEMS Module

1.1 Definitions
1.1.1 Parameters 1
Parameters

Name

Expression

Value

p0

20[kPa]

20000 Pa

Description

2 Component 1
2.1 Definitions
2.1.1 Component Couplings
Average 1
Coupling type

Average

Operator name

aveop1

Integration 1
Coupling type

Integration

Operator name

intop1

2.1.2 Selections
Explicit 1
Selection type
Explicit
Selection
Boundaries 2, 5, 8, 2324
Explicit 2
Selection type
Explicit
Selection
Boundaries 1, 4, 7, 11, 15
Explicit 3
Selection type
Explicit
Selection
Domain 2
Explicit 4
Selection type
Explicit
4

Selection
Domains 15
Difference 1
Selection type
Difference
Selection
Domains 1, 35
Union 1
Selection type
Union
Selection
Boundaries 12, 45, 78, 11, 15, 2324
2.1.3 Coordinate Systems
Boundary System 1
Coordinate system type

Boundary system

Tag

sys1

2.2 Geometry 1

Geometry 1
Units

Length unit

Angular unit

deg

2.3 Materials
2.3.1 Silicon

Silicon
Selection

Geometric entity level

Domain

Selection

Domains 1, 35

2.3.2 Air

Air

Selection

Geometric entity level

Domain

Selection

Domain 2

2.4 Electromechanics

Electromechanics
Features

Free Deformation 1
Electrical Material Model 1
Zero Charge 1
Free 2
Electromechanical Interface 1
Prescribed Mesh Displacement 1
Linear Elastic Dielectric 1
Initial Values 1
Linear Elastic Material 1
Symmetry 1
Boundary Load 1
Prescribed Displacement 2
Terminal 1
Ground 1

2.5 Mesh 1

Mesh 1

3 Study 1
3.1 Parametric Sweep
Parameter name

Parameter value list

p0

range(0,5000,25000)

3.2 Stationary
Study settings

Property

Value

Include geometric nonlinearity

On

Physics and variables selection

Physics interface

Discretization

Electromechanics (emi)

physics

Mesh selection

Geometry

Mesh

Geometry 1 (geom1)

mesh1

4 Results
4.1 Data Sets
4.1.1 Study 1/Solution 1
Solution

Name

Value

Solution

Solution 1

Component

Save Point Geometry 1

Data set: Study 1/Solution 1

4.2 Derived Values


4.2.1 Global Evaluation 1
Data

Name

Value

Data set

Study 1/Solution 1

Expression

Name

Value

Expression

emi.C11

Unit

pF

Description

Capacitance

10

4.3 Tables
4.3.1 Table 1
Global Evaluation 1 (emi.C11)
Table 1

p0

Capacitance (pF)

0.0000

0.0043463

5000.0

0.0043498

10000

0.0043534

15000

0.0043569

20000

0.0043605

25000

0.0043640

4.4 Plot Groups


4.4.1 Displacement (emi)

p0(6)=25000 Surface: Total displacement (m)

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4.4.2 Potential (emi)

p0(6)=25000 Slice: Electric potential (V)

4.4.3 1D Plot Group 3

Global

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4.4.4 1D Plot Group 4

Global: Capacitance (pF)

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