Applus+ IDIADA is an engineering company that provides design, testing, engineering and homologation services to the automotive industry worldwide. With more than 25 years of history, Applus+ IDIADA is a multinational and innovative company with an international workforce of more than 3,100 professionals that together with our state-of-the-art facilities are capable of offering tailor-made solutions to each of our clients.

COMSOL is a global provider of simulation software for product design and research to technical enterprises, research labs and universities. Its COMSOL Multiphysics® product is an integrated software environment for creating physics-based models and simulation applications. A particular strength is its ability to account for coupled or multiphysics phenomena.

For the automotive and e-mobility sectors, components such as drive systems, infotainment systems, power electronics and those related to electric vehicle (EV) applications can be better understood in early development phases using modelling and simulation (M&S). In the product design process, M&S helps develop and implement innovative ideas and identify optimal configurations.

In order to provide these benefits, the models used must take into account the multiple phenomena that may impact the performance of a process or device — in other words, they must be multiphysics models. In EV applications, for example, multiphysics modelling capabilities are essential for finding and preventing hotspots in motors, understanding the effects of mechanical loads on battery cells, and accurately modelling concurrent flows of liquids and gases in the porous electrodes of fuel cells.

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