Progressive inductor modeling via a finite element subproblem method

peer reviewedThe modeling of inductors is split into a sequence of progressive finite element subproblems. The source fields generated by the coil conductors alone, with a wire representation, are calculated at first via either the Biot-Savart law or finite elements. The associated reaction fields for each added or modified region, mainly the magnetic cores, and in return for the source conductor regions themselves when massive, are then calculated with finite element models. Changes of magnetic regions go from perfect magnetic properties up to volume linear and nonlinear properties. The resulting subproblem method allows efficient solving of parameterized analyses thanks to a proper mesh for each subproblem and the reuse of previous solutions to be locally corrected