Title :
Eddy-current calculations in three-dimensional moving structures
Author :
Rapetti, Francesca ; Maday, Yvon ; Bouillault, Frédéric ; Razek, Adel
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Univ. of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A nonconforming nonoverlapping domain decomposition method to approximate the eddy-current problem, formulated in terms of the modified magnetic vector potential, in three-dimensional moving structures, is presented. This approximation allows for nonmatching grids at the sliding interface and is based on the mortar element method combined with edge elements in space and finite differences in time. Numerical results illustrate how the method works and the influence of eddy currents on the field distribution
Keywords :
eddy currents; finite element analysis; eddy current; edge elements; electromagnetic field distribution; finite differences; magnetic vector potential; mortar element method; nonconforming nonoverlapping domain decomposition method; nonmatching grids; numerical simulation; sliding interface; three-dimensional moving structure; Current density; Eddy currents; Electromechanical systems; Finite difference methods; Lagrangian functions; Magnetic domains; Magnetostatics; Mathematical model; Maxwell equations; Mortar;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
