An Adaptive Newton-Raphson Technique for Combined Vector-Scalar Potential Solutions of Large Scale 3D Magnetic Field Problems Involving Anisotropic Materials

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 1950-1957

  Demerdash, N A ^a   Wang, R ^a   Alhamadi, M A ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC MACHINERY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SUPERCOMPUTERS; VECTORS;

3D MAGNETIC FIELDS; ADAPTIVE NEWTON-RAPHSON TECHNIQUE; ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS; NEWTON-RAPHSON TECHNIQUE; VECTOR-SCALAR POTENTIALS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 0027559253     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.250791     Document Type: Article

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