Numerically Efficient Steady-State Finite-Element Analysis of Magnetically Saturated Electromechanical Devices

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3481-3485

  Li, Siyun ^a   Hofmann, Heath ^b  

^a Chrontel Inc   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromechanical steady state analysis; Finite element analysis; Generalized minimum residuals method (GMRES); Magnetic saturation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAGNETIZATION; SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

MAGNETIC VECTOR POTENTIAL; STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0346276846     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2003.819471     Document Type: Article

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