Newton-Raphson Solver for Finite Element Methods Featuring Nonlinear Hysteresis Models

It is well known that the Newton-Raphson method is the most popular iterative method for nonlinear finite element problems. The method has a quadratic convergence. Under certain conditions on the Jacobian of the functional and the initial guess the Newton-Raphson method can converge very fast. Howev...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on magnetics 2018-01, Vol.54 (1), p.1-8
Main Authors: Chama, Abdoulkadri, Gerber, Stiaan, Rong-Jie Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative analysis
Convergence
Finite element
Finite element analysis
Finite element method
Hysteresis
hysteresis curve
Iterative methods
Jacobian matrices
Magnetic hysteresis
Magnetism
Magnetization
Magnetization curves
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical model
Newton method
Newton methods
Newton-Raphson method
Nonlinear programming
Permeability
weak derivatives
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Summary:It is well known that the Newton-Raphson method is the most popular iterative method for nonlinear finite element problems. The method has a quadratic convergence. Under certain conditions on the Jacobian of the functional and the initial guess the Newton-Raphson method can converge very fast. However, standard evaluation of such Jacobian may not be possible for the solution of nonlinear hysteresis field problems. This is due to the nature of the magnetization curves that may not be differentiable or possess a very steep gradient. In this paper, an alternative finite element implementation using the Newton-Raphson method for hysteresis field problems is described in detail. To improve the convergence of the method, a method for evaluation of the initial guess is also proposed. It is shown that the Newton method can be reliably used for solving hysteresis field problems.
ISSN:0018-9464
1941-0069
DOI:10.1109/TMAG.2017.2761319