Exploring Electric Spark Simulation using COMSOL Multiphysics Software
On September 25, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET, 1:00 PM CT, 11:00 AM PT, and 7:00 PM GMT, COMSOL, Inc. is hosting a webinar focused on the simulation of electrostatic discharges (ESD) and related events. The event, scheduled to last for an hour, will be led by Pang Chu, a senior applications engineer at COMSOL, Inc., who specializes in electromagnetics and optics.
Pang Chu holds a PhD in condensed matter physics from the University of California, Irvine, and will provide an introduction to the modeling and simulation capabilities of the Electric Discharge Module, an add-on to the COMSOL Multiphysics® software platform.
The Electric Discharge Module is designed to analyze and simulate electric discharge phenomena across various materials, including gases, liquids, and solid dielectrics. Its capabilities enable detailed study of different discharge types such as streamer, corona, dielectric barrier, and arc discharges.
This powerful tool serves as a valuable resource for engineers and researchers, particularly in the fields of consumer electronics, medical devices, and high-voltage power systems. Key applications include understanding ESD to improve device reliability, simulating lightning-induced electromagnetic pulses and transient voltages from lightning strikes to enhance protection and design, and reducing costs by simulating electric discharges instead of relying solely on physical prototyping and testing.
The module also offers core capabilities such as adaptive meshing and automatic timestep control, transient full-wave simulation, seamless integration with other COMSOL modules, and modeling discharges in all phases. These features allow for broad exploration of discharge behavior in different environments and materials, and enable efficient capture of rapid discharge phenomena, like nanosecond-scale dynamics in corona discharges.
The webinar will cover various applications that can be modeled, specialized functionality for product development, and a demonstration of setting up and solving a model. Those who are already registered can log in to attend the event, and no new registration or log-in requirements are mentioned.
Join COMSOL, Inc. on September 25, 2025, to learn more about the Electric Discharge Module and its applications in technology and industry.
- Pang Chu, an expert in electromagnetics and optics, will demonstrate the utilization of the Electric Discharge Module in space-and-astronomy, particularly in simulating and analyzing electric discharge phenomena in solid dielectrics, which is crucial for understanding and improving the reliability of scientific equipment.
- During the webinar, technology enthusiasts will discover how data-and-cloud-computing, combined with the Electric Discharge Module, can revolutionize the design and testing of high-voltage power systems, enabling researchers to simulate lightning-induced electromagnetic pulses and transient voltages from lightning strikes, ultimately reducing costs and enhancing protection for these systems.
