Re: [femm] Eddy currents in a planar shield

[David Meeker <dmeeker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"emiliano.menghi@xxxxxxxxx" wrote:

> Hi everybody.
> I've to calculate the eddy currents induced in an alluminium planar shield.
> The excitation is a three-phase current system.
> The problem is the condition on the shield: Should i set the total current in the shield equal to zero or not (with the circuit property)?
> I attach my femm file.
>
> Thanks

In your geometry, it seems like current ought to be conserved within the plate, so I'd set the current to zero via a circuit property.

Dave.


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