Numerical solutions in primal and dual meshes of magnetostatic problems solved with the finite integration technique

Abstract

Purpose

To compare the numerical solutions in primal and dual meshes of magnetostatic problems solved with the finite integration technique.

Design/methodology/approach

The development of the whole set of magnetostatic discrete formulations is proposed. Four formulations are computed: two in terms of fields and two in terms of potentials. Moreover, each computation is carried out on the primal and dual mesh. Two applications are presented and the results are analysed and discussed.

Findings

The whole set of magnetostatic formulations gives only two solutions. The solutions do not depend of the formulation, but they depend of the choice of the field discretisation in primal or dual mesh.

Originality/value

The computation is carried out on the dual mesh.

Citation

Korecki, J., Le Menach, Y., Ducreux, J. and Piriou, F. (2008), "Numerical solutions in primal and dual meshes of magnetostatic problems solved with the finite integration technique", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1108/03321640810836627