Title :
Automatic finite-element mesh generation using Auto-CAD
Author :
Faiz, Jawad ; Shafagh, E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tabriz Univ., Iran
fDate :
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Design of electrical devices requires calculation of magnetic flux distribution within the object. This paper describes a method to determine flux distribution in a sample transformer using Auto-CAD. The mesh preparing boundary source and material data and extraction of flux from the solution are almost all done automatically. The user is thus removed from the numerical analysis chores that, formerly, greatly reduced effectiveness. The method can also be applied to other heavily saturated electrical devices
Keywords :
CAD; magnetic flux; mesh generation; power engineering computing; power transformers; Auto-CAD; automatic finite-element mesh generation; electrical devices design; flux distribution; flux extraction; material data; mesh preparing boundary source; transformer; Computer errors; Electromagnetic fields; Finite element methods; Iron; Magnetic flux; Magnetic materials; Maxwell equations; Mesh generation; Partial differential equations; Power engineering and energy;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
