Padne
Open source power delivery network analyser padne
padne is a KiCad-native tool for power delivery network analysis using the finite element method. It simulates DC voltage drops and current density on printed circuit boards, bringing capabilities to the open-source EDA ecosystem that have traditionally required expensive proprietary software. This project focuses on validating computational accuracy through test PCB fabrication and measurement, improving performance through parallelization, and building documentation to support wider adoption.
- The project's own website: https://github.com/atx/padne
This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
