Ceres Power: Energy Efficiency Simulation with Dymola and Abaqus

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Ceres Power: Energy Efficiency Simulation with Dymola and Abaqus

Case study showing how Ceres Power uses Dymola and Abaqus to simulate CHP fuel cell designs, reduce physical prototypes, and optimize cost-performance tradeoffs.

Published

June 4, 2026

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3 min read

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Ceres Power develops residential combined heat and power fuel cell units. The company applies Dassault Systemes Dymola from CATIA for system-level performance and cost modeling and Abaqus FEA from SIMULIA for structural, thermal, and assembly stress analysis. Simulation replaces multiple physical prototypes, supports control system development through co-simulation, and supplies accurate specifications to suppliers. The approach lowers development risk and improves decision-making across engineering and commercial criteria.

Key takeaways

Dymola enables virtual system performance and cost-benefit analysis for fuel cell CHP designs.

Abaqus FEA models structural, thermal, and sealing stresses to validate stack and assembly integrity.

Co-simulation supports control system development using the same physics models.

Fewer physical prototypes are required, shortening development cycles and reducing cost.

Accurate target specifications improve supply chain communication and cost-performance decisions.

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