Title :
A novel spreadsheet based two dimensional electromagnetic solver
Author :
Arulanantha Prabu, P.M.
Author_Institution :
Switchgear Design & Dev. Center, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Mumbai, India
Abstract :
It is important to understand magnetic fields and their interactions in electrical equipments, transmission cables etc. But very often, visualizing magnetic fields is a difficult task. For this purpose, engineers make use of various Finite Element Analysis (FEA) softwares. In many cases, these commercial softwares are expensive and cumbersome to use. This paper illustrates a method to compute and visualize magnetic fields in two dimensions using a MS Excel Spreadsheet. The finite difference method is used to solve Maxwell´s equations. The results of computation are shown and the same is compared with commercial FEA software.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; computational electromagnetics; electromagnetic wave propagation; finite difference methods; finite element analysis; magnetic fields; spreadsheet programs; 2D electromagnetic solver; FEA softwares; MS Excel spreadsheet; Maxwell´s equations; electrical equipments; finite difference method; finite element analysis softwares; magnetic fields; transmission cables; Color; Conductors; Finite element analysis; Geometry; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux density; Electromagnetism finite element; solver; spreadsheet;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Research Areas: Magnetics, Machines and Drives (AICERA/iCMMD), 2014 Annual International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kottayam
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5201-4
DOI :
10.1109/AICERA.2014.6908195
