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*CECURRENT
Specify concentrated current in an electric conduction analysis.

This option is used to apply concentrated current to any node of a model in a coupled thermal-electrical analysis.

Product: ABAQUS/Standard  

Type: History data

Level: Step  

Reference:

Optional parameters:

AMPLITUDE

Set this parameter equal to the name of the amplitude curve that defines the magnitude of the current during the step (“Amplitude curves,” Section 19.1.2 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual). If this parameter is omitted, the reference magnitude is applied immediately at the beginning of the step or linearly over the step, depending on the value assigned to the AMPLITUDE parameter on the *STEP option (“Procedures: overview,” Section 6.1.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual).

OP

Set OP=MOD (default) for existing *CECURRENTs to remain, with this option modifying existing concentrated currents or defining additional concentrated currents.

Set OP=NEW if all existing *CECURRENTs applied to the model should be removed.

Data lines to define concentrated current at nodes: 

First line:

  1. Node number or node set label.

  2. Leave blank.

  3. Reference magnitude for current. (Units of CT–1.)

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define current at various nodes or node sets.