• DocumentCode
    976202
  • Title

    Finite elements and electrical machine design

  • Author

    Tandon, S.C. ; Richter, E. ; Chari, M.V.K.

  • Author_Institution
    General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    9/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1020
  • Lastpage
    1022
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the application of the finite element method for solution of linear magnetic field problems in two dimensions. The method has been applied to the analysis of slots with various geometries to compute the effect of slotting on the magnetic flux distribution in the air gap and to compute the slot leakage reactance. Results obtained with the finite element method are compared with closed form solutions, and good agreement is obtained between the two solutions in the cases of idealized geometry. However, considerable discrepancy in the two results is observed in the cases of complex geometry.
  • Keywords
    FEM; Finite-element method (FEM); Rotating machines; Computational geometry; Distributed computing; Equations; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Mesh generation; Research and development; Teeth;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1980.1060730
  • Filename
    1060730