Steady-state finite-element solver for rotor eddy currents in permanent-magnet machines using a shooting-Newton/GMRES approach

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3249-3253

  Zhong, Danhong ^a   Hofmann, Heath ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromechanical steady state analysis; Finite element methods; Generalized minimum residual (GMRES) method; Permanent magnet synchronous machines; Rotor losses

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINATING; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; OPTIMIZATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY; VACUUM;

ELECTROMECHANICAL STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS; GENERALIZED MINIMUM RESIDUAL (GMRES); PERMANENT-MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES; ROTOR LOOSES;

ROTORS;

EID: 4644373184     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.831655     Document Type: Article

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