Title :
Simulation of inductive heating
Author :
ter Maten, E.J.W. ; Melissen, J.B.M.
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Labs., Eindhoven, Netherlands
fDate :
3/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A description is given of a software package for the simultaneous solution of the eddy current and the heat transfer equation for the simulation of inductive heating. Aspects such as velocity effects, Curie temperature transitions, RZ coordinates and enforced current conservation have been taken into account. The use of PDL (Package Designer Language) in the definition phase has proved to be a very flexible way to structure the complex combinatorics of several specialized options and to handle redefinition of the algorithms, because time-consuming items like adapting data structures are handled via PDL. This also resulted in a substantial reduction in development time required for the package
Keywords :
eddy currents; finite element analysis; heat transfer; induction heating; power engineering computing; simulation; software packages; Curie temperature transitions; Package Designer Language; complex combinatorics; development time; eddy current; enforced current conservation; heat transfer equation; inductive heating; simulation; simultaneous solution; software package; velocity effects; Algorithm design and analysis; Combinatorial mathematics; Eddy currents; Equations; Heat transfer; Heating; Packaging; Page description languages; Software packages; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on