FEM‐PEEC coupled method for modeling solid conductors in the presence of ferromagnetic material

Abstract

Purpose

This paper seeks to model magneto‐harmonic solid conductors in the presence of ferromagnetic materials.

Design/methodology/approach

The approach takes the form of a coupling between the FEM and the PEEC method.

Findings

The paper shows one how to use the FEM‐PEEC coupled method to model a problem comprising solid conductors and ferromagnetic materials and compare its results with the FEM.

Research limitations/implications

The formulation allows one to treat linear material in the magneto‐harmonic assumption.

Originality/value

The two methods FE and PEEC are well‐known. The innovation here is coupling these methods in order to profit by the main advantages.

Citation

Tran, T., Meunier, G., Labie, P., Le Floch, Y., Guichon, J. and Roudet, J. (2008), "FEM‐PEEC coupled method for modeling solid conductors in the presence of ferromagnetic material", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 904-910. https://doi.org/10.1108/03321640810878324