Title :
Electromechanical system simulation with models generated from finite element solutions
Author :
McDermott, Thomas E. ; Zhou, Ping ; Gilmore, John ; Cendes, Zoltan
Author_Institution :
Ansoft Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper shows an effective way of coupling finite element analysis to system simulation tools. By creating equivalent circuit models for electromechanical devices, and using electrical analogs for mechanical subsystems, it is possible to perform accurate parametric design studies. The method is ideally suited to such problems as energy delivery in a pulse transformer, and transient motion and current waveforms in an actuator
Keywords :
SPICE; circuit analysis computing; electric actuators; equivalent circuits; finite element analysis; inductance; pulse transformers; state-space methods; transient analysis; SPICE; actuator; current waveforms; electrical analogs; electromechanical devices; electromechanical system simulation; energy delivery; equivalent circuit models; finite element solutions; mechanical subsystems; models; parametric design studies; pulse transformer; state space approach; system simulation tools; transient motion; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Coils; Coupling circuits; Differential equations; Electromechanical devices; Electromechanical systems; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic flux;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
