Direct finite element solution for the capacitance, conductance or inductance, and force in linear electrostatic and magnetostatic problems

COMPEL - The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 70-84

  Spink, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAPACITANCE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDUCTANCE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POISSON EQUATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROSTATICS; MAGNETOSTATICS;

ENERGY FUNCTIONS; EQUIPOTENTIAL SURFACES; POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; VIRTUAL WORK; FORCE; INDUCTANCE;

ELECTROSTATICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0030388467     PISSN: 03321649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03321649610130263     Document Type: Article

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