finite element methods; magnetic field; inductor; source field
Abstract :
[en] A general method to compute source fields in magnetostatics or magnetodynamics is presented for inductors of any shape. That source field is not the physical one because the zero divergence condition is not satisfied. However, the freedom so obtained is exploited to minimize its support as well as to reduce the CPU time. The use of edge finite elements enables its rigorous construction. A test problem illustrates the method.
Disciplines :
Electrical & electronics engineering
Author, co-author :
Dular, Patrick ; Université de Liège > Dép. d'électric., électron. et informat. (Inst.Montefiore) > Applied and Computational Electromagnetics (ACE)
Henrotte, François
Robert, Frédéric
Genon, André
Legros, Willy
Language :
English
Title :
A Generalized Source Magnetic Field Calculation Method for Inductors of any Shape
Publication date :
March 1997
Journal title :
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
ISSN :
0018-9464
eISSN :
1941-0069
Publisher :
IEEE, Piscataway, United States - New Jersey
Volume :
33
Issue :
2
Pages :
1398-1401
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
BELSPO - SPP Politique scientifique - Service Public Fédéral de Programmation Politique scientifique
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