Electromechanical system simulation with models generated from finite element solutions

Author

McDermott, Thomas E. ; Zhou, Ping ; Gilmore, John ; Cendes, Zoltan

Author_Institution

Ansoft Corp., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Volume

33

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1682

Lastpage

1685

Abstract

This paper shows an effective way of coupling finite element analysis to system simulation tools. By creating equivalent circuit models for electromechanical devices, and using electrical analogs for mechanical subsystems, it is possible to perform accurate parametric design studies. The method is ideally suited to such problems as energy delivery in a pulse transformer, and transient motion and current waveforms in an actuator

Keywords

SPICE; circuit analysis computing; electric actuators; equivalent circuits; finite element analysis; inductance; pulse transformers; state-space methods; transient analysis; SPICE; actuator; current waveforms; electrical analogs; electromechanical devices; electromechanical system simulation; energy delivery; equivalent circuit models; finite element solutions; mechanical subsystems; models; parametric design studies; pulse transformer; state space approach; system simulation tools; transient motion; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Coils; Coupling circuits; Differential equations; Electromechanical devices; Electromechanical systems; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic flux;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.582595

Filename

582595