Title :
Data transfer methodology between a FEM program and a system simulator
Author_Institution :
Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
This paper presents a methodology for data exchange between a finite element method program and a system simulator. With this methodology, it is possible to simulate electrical machines, circuits and control systems together in time domain. An interface is developed between FCSMEK, a program for 2-dimensional finite element analysis, and SIMULINK. The implementation is based on both intermediate files and direct transfer of variables. The intermediate file approach is used in the initialization phase or at the end of the simulation, but during the time stepping analysis, variables are exchanged directly between the programs
Keywords :
circuit simulation; digital simulation; electric machine analysis computing; electronic data interchange; finite element analysis; software packages; 2-dimensional finite element analysis; FCSMEK; FEM program; SIMULINK; circuits; control systems; coupled field-circuit problems; data exchange; electrical machines; finite element method program; initialization phase; interface; intermediate file approach; intermediate files; system simulator; time domain; time stepping analysis; Analytical models; Circuit simulation; Computational modeling; Coupling circuits; Equations; Finite element methods; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Power system modeling; Power system simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines and Systems, 2001. ICEMS 2001. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shenyang
Print_ISBN :
7-5062-5115-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICEMS.2001.971875
