MORTIGAMA - Mortaring and Isogeometric Analysis for Electric Machines

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Sebastian Schöps
• Subject Area: Electrical Energy Systems, Power Management, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives ; Electronic Semiconductors, Components and Circuits, Integrated Systems, Sensor Technology, Theoretical Electrical Engineering ; Mathematics
• Term: from 2020 to 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 439318174

This project proposes the application of a Spline or more precisely NURBS-based finite element approach for the simulation of electrical machines, the so-called isogeometric analysis. This novel approach promises accurate solutions with a low number of degrees of freedom and enables elegantly to model geometry variations due to the Spline parametrisation, e.g. within an uncertainty quantification or shape optimisation of a machine. The movement of the rotor is implemented by mortaring in a saddle-point formulation. We propose novel approaches based on Splines and spectral elements which will be analyzed theoretically and practically.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• Co-Investigator: Professor Dr. Herbert Egger