Mesh-matrix analysis method for electromagnetic launchers

The mesh-matrix method is a procedure for calculating the current distribution in the conductors of electromagnetic launchers with coil or flat-plate geometry. Once the current distribution is known the launcher performance can be calculated. The method divides the conductors into parallel current p...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on magnetics 1989-01, Vol.25 (1), p.164-169
Main Author: Elliott, D.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Coils
Conductors
Current distribution
Electromagnetic analysis
Electromagnetic launching
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Equations
Geometry
Voltage
Writing
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Summary:The mesh-matrix method is a procedure for calculating the current distribution in the conductors of electromagnetic launchers with coil or flat-plate geometry. Once the current distribution is known the launcher performance can be calculated. The method divides the conductors into parallel current paths, or meshes, and finds the current in each mesh by matrix inversion. The author presents procedures for writing equations for the current and voltage relations for a few meshes to serve as a pattern for writing the computer code. An available subroutine package provides routines for field and flux coefficients and equation solution.< >
ISSN:0018-9464
1941-0069
DOI:10.1109/20.22527