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Laminated Electromagnet simulation
Posted 2015年5月4日 GMT-4 09:55 Low-Frequency Electromagnetics, Materials 13 Replies
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I am simulating an electromagnet dipole and I would like to simulate the iron as a laminated core instead of a solid core.
Is there any way to set the filling factor and the lamination directio or I should design each layer (which would be crazy)?
Thanks
Francesco
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You can try to define anisotropic conductivity of the core material.
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Dima.
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Is there any example I can use as a reference?
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Check the attached model.
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Dima.
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Thank you for your kind help.
I'll check the model in the next days and let you know.
cheers
F.
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I would like to ask you something regarding your model:
1) how do you take into account the fact that your core is missing a certain percentage of magnetic material?
I mean, if laminated, the core will be made of layer of metal and insulator, henche the core will have a magnetic material volume smaller than 100% of the yoke volume. This can be described by a filling factor usually, but I don't know how to set it i comsol.
2) I use single coil turn with an inner surface as gap feed. There are advantages in using the multi turn coil, as you did?
Thanks
Francesco
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1. The attached model was just an example of how to use material conductivity settings in order to prevent undesired eddy currents in the core. There is no (as far as i know) straightforward way to define core filling factor. You can reduce core permeability (depends on the permeability settings you use) in order to get the desired flux.
2. Sure, any type of coil and excitation can be used. Multi-turn coil was used just for the example.
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Dima.
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Thank you for your help and explanations
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Arxiv some time ago:
arxiv.org/abs/1212.5163
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Jens
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Thank you for the paper, I am reading it and I find it very intersting.
I need to admit that I have to read it more carefully as some points are not totally clear to me after a first reading. Anyway what I find very hard to understand is how to implement the model you describe in comsol.
Could you give me some more practical details?
Thanks
Francesco
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in order to implement this in Consol I had to use advanced feature. So, first
swithch on the "Equation view", so that for each feature you can inspect and
edit the implementation.
What the maths eventually gives you is a function to calculate Hx, Hy, and Hz
from Bx, By, and Bz. I suggest that you implement these as expression in a
"Variables" node.
For the domains of the lamination you add an "Ampere's Law" feature and go to
the equation view. Then you replace the expression defining Hx by the expression
defined above (same for y and z).
That should do it, but it took me some time to get it all correct.
Good luck.
Jens
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I would need to implement equation 3 of right column in pag 5 of your paper, basically.
Am I right?
I will try and let you know.
Thanks
Francesco
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Regards
Jens
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Thanks
Francesco
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