Numerical Modelling and Design of Electrical Machines and Devices (Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering) (Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, V. 1)

Designed for undergraduates, graduates and practicing engineers, this text provides an up-to-date overview of numerical field computational methods and, in particular, of the finite element method (FEM) in magnetics. Particular attention is paid to the practical use of the FEM in designing electromagnetic devices such as motors, transformers and actuators. The book is based on the authors' extensive experience teaching numerical techniques to students and design engineers from industry and is ideal for use by anyone who wishes to learn fundamentals and immediately apply these to actual design problems. "A textbook for a graduate or undergraduate course in design engineering. Instructors from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgian overview numerical field computation methods in magnetics, emphasizing the use of the finite element method in designing such electromagnetic devices as motors, transformers, and actuators. The topics include computer aided design in magnetics, potentials and formulations, coupled field problems, numerical optimization, linear system equation solvers, modelling electrostatic and magnetic devices, and examples of computed models. The text is also suitable as a primer for practicing engineers who want to learn the fundamentals and apply them immediately to actual design problems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) This text provides an overview of numerical field computational methods and, in particular, of the finite element method (FEM) in magnetics. Based on the authors' extensive teaching experience, the book is ideal for use as a text at undergraduate and graduate level, or as a primer for practising engineers who wish to learn the fundamentals and immediately apply these to actual design problems. Providing an overview to numerical field computational methods, this text pays particular attention to the finite element method (FEM) in magnetics. It focuses on the FEM in designing electromagnetic devices such as motors, transformers and actuators.