Title :
Comparison between nonconforming movement methods
Author :
Antunes, O.J. ; Bastos, J.P.A. ; Sadowski, N. ; Razek, A. ; Santandrea, L. ; Bouillault, F. ; Rapetti, F.
Author_Institution :
Centro Fed. de Educacao Tecnologica, Florianopolis
fDate :
4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this work, we compare two nonconforming movement techniques: the mortar element method and the Lagrange multipliers. We present a unified formulation that can be easily used for electrical machines analysis. The anti-periodicity conditions as well as the use of high-order interface are discussed. The obtained linear systems are compared and results are shown for a permanent magnet machine
Keywords :
electric machine analysis computing; matrix algebra; Lagrange multipliers; anti-periodicity conditions; electrical machines analysis; hierarchic elements; high-order interface; mortar element method; nonconforming movement method; permanent magnet machine; Finite element methods; Helium; Integral equations; Lagrangian functions; Linear systems; Magnetic analysis; Master-slave; Mortar; Permanent magnet machines; Sparse matrices; Hierarchic elements; Lagrange multipliers; mortar element method; movement;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.871431