A combined vector potential - scalar potential method for FE computation of 3D magnetic fields in electrical devices with iron cores

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 3971-3977

  Wang, R ^a   Demerdash, N A ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC MACHINERY; MAGNETOSTATICS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

3-D MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SCALAR POTENTIAL; MAGNETOSTATIC FIELDS; ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINERY;

ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0026224027     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.104972     Document Type: Article

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