• DocumentCode
    809447
  • Title

    A computationally efficient air-gap element for 2-D FE machine models

  • Author

    Gersem, Herbert De ; Weiland, Thomas

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Theorie Elektromagnetischer Felder, Technische Univ. Darmstadt, Germany
  • Volume
    41
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1844
  • Lastpage
    1847
  • Abstract
    A reformulation of the air-gap macroelement enables the application of the fast Fourier transform algorithm and leads to an improved computational efficiency when a specialized iterative solver is applied.
  • Keywords
    air gaps; fast Fourier transforms; finite element analysis; iterative methods; mechanical engineering computing; 2D FE machine models; air-gap macroelement; coupled problems; fast Fourier transform; finite element methods; improved computational efficiency; rotating machines; specialized iterative solver; time integration; Air gaps; Fast Fourier transforms; Finite element methods; Iron; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Shape; Sparse matrices; Stators; Vectors; Coupled problems; Fourier transforms; finite element methods; rotating machines; time integration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2005.846498
  • Filename
    1430980