A review of important recent developments in full-wave CEM for RF and microwave engineering [computational electromagnetics]

Author

Davidson, David B.

Author_Institution

Dept. Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa

fYear

2004

fDate

1-4 Nov. 2004

Abstract

The three main full-wave methods used in RF and microwave engineering $the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method, the method of moments (MoM) and the finite element method (FEM) - are reviewed, and some key aspects of theoretical advances in these methods over the last decade are discussed. The impact of these developments, and the rapid improvement in computer technology, are seen as the core technology drivers for the widespread availability and adoption of commercial packages for industrial use. Some challenges which this brings are outlined.

Keywords

computational electromagnetics; finite difference time-domain analysis; finite element analysis; method of moments; FDTD; FEM; MoM; RF engineering; commercial CEM packages; computational electromagnetics software; finite difference time domain method; finite element method; full-wave CEM; method of moments; microwave engineering; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Magnetic losses; Magnetic materials; Message-oriented middleware; Military computing; Moment methods; Power engineering and energy; Radio frequency; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computational Electromagnetics and Its Applications, 2004. Proceedings. ICCEA 2004. 2004 3rd International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8562-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCEA.2004.1459268

Filename

1459268