Antoine Alexandre Journeaux, Nicolas Nemitz and Olivier Moreau
– This article presents a locally conservative projection method which aims to preserve the integral of a function and one operator among grad, div, or curl.
Abstract
Purpose
This article presents a locally conservative projection method which aims to preserve the integral of a function and one operator among grad, div, or curl.
Design/methodology/approach
After a theoretical description of the projection methods, the locally conservative projection is analytically tested and compared with the orthogonal method. In the second part, the implementation of the methods is described, and improvements are proposed. An industrial application of the present work, consisting in a magneto-thermal coupled problem, is then presented.
Findings
The implementation of the conservative method is simpler than the implementation of the orthogonal method while presenting similar behaviour in terms of accuracy and conservation.
Originality/value
The locally conservative method is extended to curl-conform and div-conform elements. Furthermore, three-dimensional studies are proposed.
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Zuqi Tang, Yvonnick Le Menach, Emmanuel Creuse, Serge Nicaise, Francis Piriou and Nicolas Nemitz
In this paper, the aim is to propose a residual‐based error estimator to evaluate the numerical error induced by the computation of the electromagnetic systems using a finite…
Abstract
Purpose
In this paper, the aim is to propose a residual‐based error estimator to evaluate the numerical error induced by the computation of the electromagnetic systems using a finite element method in the case of the harmonic A‐φ formulation.
Design/methodology/approach
The residual based error estimator used in this paper verifies the mathematical property of global and local error estimation (reliability and efficiency).
Findings
This estimator used is based on the evaluation of quantities weakly verified in the case of harmonic A‐φ formulation.
Originality/value
In this paper, it is shown that the proposed estimator, based on the mathematical developments, is hardness in the case of the typical applications.
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Zuqi Tang, Yvonnick Le-menach, E. Creusé, S. Nicaise, F. Piriou and N. Némitz
The purpose of this paper is to propose some a posteriori residual error estimators (REEs)to evaluate the accuracy of the finite element method for quasi-static electromagnetic…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to propose some a posteriori residual error estimators (REEs)to evaluate the accuracy of the finite element method for quasi-static electromagnetic problems with mixed boundary conditions. Both classical magnetodynamic A-ϕ and T-Ω formulations in harmonic case are analysed. As an example of application the estimated error maps of an electromagnetic system are studied. At last, a remeshing process is done according to the estimated error maps.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper proposes to analyze the efficiency of numerical REEs in the case of magnetodynamic harmonic formulations. The deal is to determine the areas where it is necessary to improve the mesh. Moreover the error estimators are applied for structures with mixed boundary conditions.
Findings
The studied application shows the possibilities of the residual error estimators in the case of electromagnetic structures. The comparison of the remeshed show the improvement of the obtained solution when the authors compare with a reference one.
Research limitations/implications
The paper provides some interesting results in the case of magnetodynamic harmonic formulations in terms of potentials. Both classical formulations are studied.
Practical implications
The paper provides some informations to develop the proposed formulations in the software using finite element method.
Social implications
The paper deals with the possibility to improve the determination of the meshes in the analysis of electromagnetic structure with the finite element method. The proposed method can be a good solution to obtain an optimal mesh for a given numerical error.
Originality/value
The paper proposes some elements of solution for the numerical analysis of electromagnetic structures. More particularly the results can be used to determine the good meshes of the finite element method.