Title :
Visualization of magnetic flux density in ferrite core structures
Author :
Skutt, Glenn ; Lee, Fred C.
Author_Institution :
Power Electronics Center, Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
The use of two-dimensional numerical computation of magnetic field solutions for inductors and transformers is examined and the display of such data in an instructional and useful form is discussed. The emphasis of the paper is on the intuitive insights provided by computer animation and other visualization techniques. Such techniques offer a qualitative understanding of the effects of device construction on the resulting magnetic field distributions and aid in both the basic understanding of magnetic device operation and the exploration of unusual or unfamiliar operating modes. The topic of the occurrence of dimensional resonance in ferrite magnetic cores is used as an example to illustrate the use of various visualization techniques
Keywords :
computer animation; data visualisation; digital simulation; electrical engineering computing; ferrites; inductors; magnetic fields; magnetic flux; numerical analysis; transformer cores; transformers; computer animation; dimensional resonance; ferrite magnetic cores; inductors; magnetic device operation; magnetic field distributions; magnetic field solutions; magnetic flux density; operating modes; transformers; two-dimensional numerical computation; visualization techniques; Computer aided instruction; Computer displays; Data visualization; Ferrites; Inductors; Magnetic cores; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux density; Transformer cores; Two dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Power Electronics, 1994., IEEE 4th Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Trois-Rivieres, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2091-3
DOI :
10.1109/CIPE.1994.396692
