Boundary element analysis method for 3-D multiply connected eddy current problems based on the second order vector potential formulation

Abstract

The authors consider the implementation of a boundary element solution that is suitable for 3-D eddy current problems involving multiply connected conductor regions. The second-order vector potential formulation is used. Specifically, an equivalent current is employed to remove difficulties with multiply connected regions. Numerical results on predicted 3-D field distributions of a TEAM Workshop test problem are provided.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>