Multilayer analysis of electromagnetic systems incorporating layers of discrete conductors

The paper presents the development of an electromagnetic model which represents an array of discrete conductors in a form suitable for use with the multilayer method of analysis of electromagnetic systems. The multilayer technique is thereby extended in scope to cover an important class of problems concerning eddy current effects in machine windings. The model employs the concepts of magnetic equivalent circuits incorporating transference to construct an equivalent network. This is reduced by network analysis to a simple transformation of magnetic fluxes and scalar potentials. The transformation is subsequently modified to relate field rather than network quantities so that it can be employed in multilayer analysis.