DocumentCode
1050257
Title
Efficient Techniques for Finite Element Analysis of Electric Machines
Author
Silvester, P. ; Cabayan, H.S. ; Browne, B.T.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical Engineering, McGill University
Issue
4
fYear
1973
fDate
7/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1274
Lastpage
1281
Abstract
Highly efficient methods are described for implementing the finite element method for analysis of electric machines. These include improved techniques for generating Jacobian matrices, implicit handling of boundary conditions, spline approximations to reluctivity characteristics, compact matrix storage and manipulation, and semiautomatic node ordering. Analysis of finite element models involving 500-1000 nodal variables becomes practical with the use of these techniques, within the memory limitations of modern medium-sized computers.
Keywords
Boundary conditions; Character generation; Convergence; Electric machines; Finite element methods; Iterative methods; Jacobian matrices; Matrix decomposition; Nonlinear equations; Spline;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9510
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPAS.1973.293811
Filename
4075205
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