Fast computation of copper and iron losses using model order reduction

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hiruma, Shingo^a; | Igarashi, Hajime^a

Affiliations: [a] Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Shingo Hiruma, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan. E-mail: hiruma@em.ist.hokudai.ac.jp

Abstract: This paper introduces a new method for fast computing of the iron and copper losses in electromagnetic systems. In the method, the finite element equation is reduced to the equivalent Cauer circuit via model order reduction. The nonlinear property due to core saturation is pre-computed and included in the Cauer circuit. While the copper loss is computed as the Jule loss in the circuit, the iron loss is computed in the post process by restoring the field distribution from the solution to the circuit equation with aid of the proper orthogonal decomposition.

Keywords: Cauer circuit, eddy current problems, equivalent circuit, proper orthogonal decomposition

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-191107

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 60, no. S1, pp. S79-S86, 2019