Component
École Nationale Supérieure d'Électrotechnique d'Électronique
Objectives
Know how to model an electromagnetism/electrical engineering problem in order to perform a finite element calculation;
Understand how the finite element method works;
Apply the concepts learned in class using a free tool on simple electrical engineering examples.
Description
The course ‘Numerical Modelling Using Finite Elements’ will cover the following topics:
- modelling/formulating equations for the problem: choosing the right EDP, variable and boundary conditions for the device under study;
- using nodal finite elements for discretising scalar potentials in particular;
- the use of vector finite elements for the discretisation of vector potentials or E, H, B, D fields, for example;
- the use of formulations coupled with several fields (useful when dealing with different materials or when coupling physical phenomena);
- additional complementary concepts concerning, in particular, the treatment of non-linear materials, the calculation of force-type quantities, and equivalent boundary conditions (to avoid meshing certain materials or large volumes of air).
Design office sessions will enable these concepts to be implemented using a ‘free’ finite element calculation tool.
Pre-requisites
Not essential, but it may be useful to have taken the second-year course on finite elements.