ISSN:
0894-3370
Keywords:
Engineering
;
Numerical Methods and Modeling
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
This paper presents an FE modelling approach for the calculation of transient eddy currents in thin conductive layers, where the complexity of the geometry prohibits both a detailed FE modelling and the use of analytical tools. The method allows an estimation of the maximum values of eddy currents at a highly reduced modelling effort and the use of a commercial FE software package. A prerequisite is a slowly varying magnetic field that can be assumed to be unaffected by the eddy currents. It is shown that neither the source of the magnetic field nor the insulating environment has to be modelled. The model is built up exclusively from 2D elements and is excited via the magnetic vector potential. The spatial distribution of the latter is calculated separately in a magnetostatic calculation based on Biot-Savart's law. It is then applied in time-varying form as a dynamic boundary condition at every node of the model. The method was applied to a simple problem for which the results of a detailed FE calculation were available, to document its validity. Further numerical results are presented for the plasma vessel and the heat radiation shield of the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment in the case of an emergency discharge. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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