A CAE package for an intuitive approach to magnetic circuits

Author

Muller, D. ; Nicolas, L. ; Buret, F.

Author_Institution

CEGELY, Ecully, France

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

18-23 June 1995

Firstpage

480

Abstract

We present a computer aided education package allowing one to visualize the magnetic field in and around the magnetic circuit of a double-U shaped contactor. The objective of this application is to allow students to intuitively understand the distribution of the magnetic field when varying geometric, electric and magnetic parameters. The modeling of this problem is performed by solving in real time a nonlinear finite element problem. The implementation of this method is optimized in order to allow one to animate field patterns in real time in reaction to any user interaction.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; data visualisation; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; finite element analysis; magnetic circuits; magnetic fields; software packages; CAE package; computer aided education package; double-U shaped contactor; electric parameters; field patterns animation; geometric parameters; magnetic circuits; magnetic field distribution; magnetic field visualisation; magnetic parameters; modeling; nonlinear finite element problem; real time animation; Animation; Application software; Computer aided engineering; Computer science education; Finite element methods; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic fields; Optimization methods; Packaging; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1995. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Newport Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2719-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1995.530063

Filename

530063