Direct vector solution of three-dimensional magnetic field problems
- 15 April 1985
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 57 (8) , 3835-3837
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.334940
Abstract
A new finite-element formulation of magnetic field problems is presented in which the vector field is solved for directly. Unlike solutions obtained by using scalar and vector potentials, a continuous solution in terms of the magnetic field intensity vector is obtained. The formulation is based on a matrix representation of the curl and divergence operators and provides a least-squares solution of the overdetermined system of equations. The procedure is used to solve both two- and three-dimensional problems in magnetic recording and in electric machine design.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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