ANTIC85: a general purpose finite element package for computer aided design and analysis of electromagnetic devices

Author

Nehl, T.W. ; Pawlak, A.M. ; Boules, N. Mikhaeil

Author_Institution

General Motors Res. Labs., Warren, MI, USA

Volume

24

Issue

1

fYear

1988

fDate

1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

358

Lastpage

361

Abstract

A description is given of ANTIC85, a powerful and user-friendly finite-element-based magnetic field analysis package. This program is used for the design and analysis of electromechanical devices for automotive applications. It is applicable to general two-dimensional and axisymmetric three-dimensional static and transient nonlinear magnetic field problems. The unique feature of this package is its ability to solve the coupled power-electronic, mechanical, and magnetic field problem for solenoid actuators. The theoretical basis and structure of this package are presented. Applications to a four-pole 3 kW permanent-magnet starter motor and a variable-reluctance-type speed sensor are shown

Keywords

CAD; computer aided analysis; electric sensing devices; electrical engineering computing; finite element analysis; permanent magnet motors; software packages; 2D magnetic field; 3 kW; ANTIC85; automotive applications; axisymmetric 3D static field; computer aided analysis; computer aided design; computer program; electromagnetic devices; electromechanical devices; four-pole permanent magnet motor; general purpose finite element package; magnetic field analysis package; software package; solenoid actuators; starter motor; transient nonlinear magnetic field; variable-reluctance-type speed sensor; Actuators; Automotive applications; Couplings; Electromechanical devices; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Nonlinear magnetics; Packaging; Solenoids;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.43931

Filename

43931