Title :
Parallel computing in the teaching of electromagnetic computational methods for analyzing EMC problems
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Parallel computational algorithms are introduced during the final part of a graduate level EMC course in which computational electromagnetic (CEM) methods are taught as useful tools for solving EMI problems. Examples on the use of CEM are discussed with the students. Students are first taught the history, theory, and methodologies used in parallel computing with mathematical examples. Then, parallel computational methods and approaches are addressed for two popular CEM techniques, the method of moments (MOM) and the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. The paper emphasizes simple conceptual algorithms for parallelization of an FDTD code as taught to students. Parallel algorithms for MOM are also covered. Subsequent work deals with solving practical but complex EMI problems using parallel algorithms in CEM tools
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational courses; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic interference; finite difference time-domain analysis; method of moments; parallel algorithms; teaching; EMC problems analysis; EMI problems solution; FDTD code; FDTD method; MOM; electromagnetic computational methods; finite difference time domain; graduate level EMC course; history; method of moments; parallel computational algorithms; parallel computational methods; theory; Computational electromagnetics; Concurrent computing; Education; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic interference; Finite difference methods; Message-oriented middleware; Parallel algorithms; Parallel processing; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1995. Symposium Record., 1995 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3608-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.1995.523515