Title :
Software for teaching electrical machines and electromagnetics for graduate and undergraduate courses
Author :
Pereira, Luís Alberto
Author_Institution :
Catholic Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents an object-oriented software under development at the Electrical Engineering Department of PUCRS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). It is based on the finite element method and aims to support the teaching of electromagnetics and other related disciplines such as electrical machines, transformers and energy conversions. The paper also presents the basic structure and the main capabilities of the several modules of the software together with the major academic and learning expected results, which can be obtained using the software. Typical academic and practical cases where it can be applied are shown and commented upon
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; electric machines; electrical engineering education; electromagnetism; finite element analysis; object-oriented methods; teaching; Brazil; Electrical Engineering Department; Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul; electrical machines; electrical machines teaching; electromagnetics teaching; energy conversion; finite element method; graduate courses; object-oriented software; software structure; transformers; undergraduate courses; Design optimization; Education; Electromagnetics; Energy conversion; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Modems; Partial differential equations; Transformers;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Machines and Drives Conference, 2001. IEMDC 2001. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7091-0
DOI :
10.1109/IEMDC.2001.939409
