Title :
Application of domain decomposition and transmission line modelling techniques to 2D, time-domain, finite element problems
Author :
Knight, Rachel E. ; Flack, Tim J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
fDate :
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper a finite element method, which combines domain decomposition with a novel technique for solving nonlinear magnetostatic finite element problems is described. It is then shown how the method can be extended to, and optimised for, the solution of time-domain problems
Keywords :
finite element analysis; magnetostatics; time-domain analysis; transmission line matrix methods; 2D time-domain finite element problems; convergence of numerical methods; domain decomposition; finite element method; matrix decomposition; nonlinear magnetostatic finite element problems; time-domain problems; transmission line matrix methods; transmission line modelling techniques; Ear; Finite element methods; Iron; Jacobian matrices; Matrix decomposition; Nonlinear equations; Optimization methods; Time domain analysis; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on