SIMULIA’s own Karine Degrendele, SIMULIA Electric Machines Industry Process Consultant Manager & Tyler Dodge, SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant, presented at the 2026 SIMULIA Americas Users Conference.

Abstract: 

This presentation explores the critical tradeoffs between electromagnetic and e-NVH performances in electric machines design, illustrating the role of SIMULIA Manatee in optimizing this balance. First, it highlights most magnetic noise control techniques (such as skewing, notching, pole shaping or harmonic current injection) and their relationship with electromagnetic design parameters such as torque. Then, it demonstrates the use of Manatee software to quickly study these trade-offs and identify the best designs in concept and preliminary design phases of electric drivetrains.

 

Presenters: 

Karine Degrendele

SIMULIA Electric Machines Industry Process Consultant Manager - Dassault Systèmes

Karine is currently working as SIMULIA Electric Machines Industry Process Consultant Manager, mainly focusing on Manatee software, the only CAE collaborative tool dedicated to the assessment and control of magnetic noise & vibrations of electrical system. She holds a Master’s degree specialized in acoustics from Ecole Central Marseille in France. She previously worked as an acoustic engineer at General Electric and Dyson, focusing on noise emission and performance optimization across industrial applications.

Tyler Dodge

SIMULIA Industry Process Consultant - Dassault Systèmes

Dr. Tyler Dodge is an Industry Process Consultant at Dassault Systèmes. Within this role, his primary focus is on electromagnetic simulations applied to a wide set of applications across the electromagnetic spectrum. Truly a physicist at heart, his expertise expands further into broader multiphysics aspects of electrical systems. His publications span from topics like superconductors to metamaterials while earning his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Boston College. While there, he’s been the instructor for a half dozen of physics courses dedicated for undergraduate engineers, earning the Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award. Being a dedicated member to the American Physical Society, he has given several presentations at the various conferences. Today, Tyler applies his knowledge of electromagnetics, and its interactions with the world, as a simulation expert sharing that expertise amongst the wide-ranging CST STUDIO SUTE user base, across several industries