Harmonic magnetic analysis calculates the effects of alternating current (AC) or voltage excitation in electromagnetic devices and moving conductors. These effects include:
Eddy currents
Skin effects (eddy currents in current conductors carrying an impressed current)
Power loss due to eddy currents
Forces and torque
Impedance and inductance
Typical applications for harmonic analysis are transformers, induction machines, eddy-current braking systems, and most other electromagnetic devices that work on AC.
Permanent magnets are not permitted in a harmonic analysis. Material hysteresis effects are neglected.
The following 2D harmonic analysis topics are available:
- 3.1. Linear Versus Nonlinear Harmonic Analysis
- 3.2. Elements Used in Harmonic Magnetic Analysis
- 3.3. Creating a Harmonic 2D Physics Environment
- 3.4. Building and Meshing the Model and Assigning Region Attributes
- 3.5. Applying Boundary Conditions Loads (Excitation) to Harmonic Problems
- 3.6. Obtain a Solution
- 3.7. Reviewing Results
- 3.8. Example 2D Harmonic Magnetic Analyses