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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2002
Hidehito Matsuyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Tohya, Tokyo, JP;
Hidehito Matsuyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Tohya, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for generating thermal network data for use in thermal analysis of a coupling structure of a large number of components. Depending on the density of nodes having a position defined by the structure, two-dimensional quadtree area division or three-dimensional octtree area division is performed. A node is provided in the center of the divided area and anode is determined using approximation to a node having a position defined by the structure. Alternatively, an area and a node are determined using Voronoi area division in case of area subdivision where a small area is assigned only to a defined node. Thermal network data is generated by inserting thermal resistances between respective nodes.