Master Thesis - OUFTI-1
Master Thesis - OUFTI-1
Master Thesis - OUFTI-1
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Figure 4.1: Example of manufacturing variation [44]<br />
• Limitations due to parameters and variation sources which can not be easily specied,<br />
such as non-linear eects, limitations of the FE mesh, physical eects that are too<br />
complicated to be easily included in the model (i.e., air or acoustic inuences), ...<br />
Most often, these diculties are overcome by including appropriate SF in the model.<br />
4.2.2 Creating FE models of PCBs<br />
The procedure to follow for creating FE models of PCBs, can be divided into 5 parts:<br />
• Determination of the PCB properties<br />
• Recognition of components eects<br />
• Modeling of the chassis<br />
• Denition of the boundary conditions<br />
• Introduction of damping<br />
4.2.3 Determination of the PCB properties<br />
The PCB properties include: Young's modulus, Poisson ratio, density, thickness, ...<br />
The specication of these properties represents the most dicult step in creating a PCB<br />
FE model. In general, their values may be provided by manufacturers. However, these<br />
values are not always exact (as shown in Figure 4.2). So, it is better to determine them<br />
by ourselves.<br />
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