Transient Simulation

Department

Master's Program Mechatronics

Course unit code

MECH-M-3-SVE-TSI-ILV

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3.0

Name of lecturer(s)

Gadner Thomas, BSc MSc

Mode of delivery

face-to-face

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

- Ulrich Tietze et. al., Halbleiter-Schaltungstechnik, Springer
- Robert Heinemann, PSPICE Einführung in die Elektroniksimulation, Carl Hanser
- Jürgen Liepe, Schaltungen der Elektrotechnik und Elektronik - verstehen und lösen mit NI Multisim: Ein Übungs- und Arbeitsbuch, Carl Hanser
- Gilles Brocard et. al., Simulation in LTSpice IV: Handbuch, Methoden, und Anwendungen, Swiridoff
- Schwab Begriffswelt der Feldtheorie Elektromagnetische Felder, Maxwell-Gleichungen, Gradient, Rotation, Divergenz, Springer

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam, Project work

Level of course unit

Master

Year of study

Fall 2025

Semester when the course unit is delivered

3

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students
• understand the algorithms behind the standard electrical engineering simulation programs,
• are capable of performing sensitivity analyses,
• and familiar with stochastic simulation methods and capable of using some of them (e.g. Monte Carlo analysis),
• are capable of creating mixed-mode simulation models,
• know how to perform various types of field simulation,
• know how to perform both conductor-based and non-conductor-based wave propagation simulation

Course contents

• Working with SPICE-P programs
• Analysis methods (sensitivity analysis, Monte Carlo analysis)
• Mixed-mode simulation with SPICE derivatives (e.g.TinaCloud)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.

Work placement(s)

none