Patent ID: 8959009
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for modeling a conductor in a substrate and a dielectric coating formed between the conductor and the substrate, the method comprising: meshing a surface of the conductor into a plurality of conductor cells, each conductor cell including a corresponding node in network topology; modeling a first displacement current flowing from each conductor cell through the substrate using a computer processor, wherein modeling the first displacement current comprises determining a first branch connecting the node corresponding to each conductor cell to ground, the first branch having at least a first capacitance; and modeling a second displacement current flowing from each conductor cell through the dielectric coating using a computer processor, wherein modeling the second displacement current comprises determining a coating capacitance connected in series between the node corresponding to each conductor cell and the first branch, the coating capacitance representing a capacitive effect of the dielectric coating, wherein modeling the first displacement current further comprises determining a second branch connecting the coating capacitance corresponding to each conductor cell to another coating capacitance corresponding to another conductor cell, the second branch having at least a second capacitance.