Electric Charge Density

In one sentence: Prescribe a surface or volumetric charge density on a boundary for Elmer Electrostatic analysis.

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Overview

Workbench: FEM
Menu: FEM → Model → Electromagnetic BCs → Electric Charge Density

Prescribes a surface charge density (C/m²) or volumetric charge density (C/m³) on a boundary. Used with the Elmer Electrostatic Equation to model charged dielectric surfaces or space charge distributions.

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See also

• Electrostatic Potential — voltage BC
• Equation: Electrostatic — the PDE this applies to
• FEM Workbench — workbench overview