Comparison of different finite element formulations for 3D magnetostatic problems

Author

Magele, Ch ; Stogner, H. ; Preis, K.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Grundlagen & Theor. der Elektrotech., Tech. Univ. Graz, Austria

Volume

24

Issue

1

fYear

1988

fDate

1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

31

Lastpage

34

Abstract

The results obtained with several three-dimensional software packages for magnetostatic field calculation using the finite-element method (FEM) are compared with regard to their accuracy and their computational time requirements. The packages are based on the vector potential (VPOT), the reduced scalar potential (RSP), and the total and reduced scalar potential (TSP+RSP), respectively. Results for an iron cylinder immersed in the field of a cylindrical coil are given. It is found that the finite-element formulation using a total and reduced scalar potential and the direct iteration method are useful for dealing with nonlinear magnetostatic field problems

Keywords

finite element analysis; magnetostatics; physics computing; 3D magnetostatic problems; direct iteration method; finite element formulations; iron cylinder; nonlinear magnetostatic field problems; reduced scalar potential; software packages; vector potential; Conducting materials; Differential equations; Finite element methods; Lead; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Magnetic materials; Magnetic separation; Magnetostatics; Maxwell equations; Permeability; Region 2;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.43846

Filename

43846