Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Modelling and design of electromagnetic systems | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th, 30h Pr | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Patrick Dular, Christophe Geuzaine | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| Description of the course:
This course presents modern numerical techniques for the modeling and simulation of electromagnetic phenomena, as well as the basic design rules used in designing electromagnetic systems.
Table of contents: The first part of the course is devoted to the study of finite element techniques for electromagnetics, as well as basic rules for the design of electromagnetic devices. Electrostatic, magnetostatic, electrokinetic, magnetodynamic and wave propagagtion models are presented. Different formulations and regimes are considered, as well as various couplings (thermal, mecanical, electrical and electronic circuits). The course is focused both on the mathematical foundations of the studied methods and models, and on their practical software implementation. The second part is devoted to the study of a topic or an application selected with the students, depending on their masters projects or particular interests. Applications covered during the last few years include: electric car motor, micro-satellite antenna, rocket electric valve, high-concentration solar cell, passive satellite attitude control, induced currents in the human body, capacity of depleted semiconductor, design of a microcoil, induction heating, direct EEG problem, magnetron model, scattering by micro mirrors, etc. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course the student will have a general understanding of design, modeling and simulation techniques in electromagnetism, and will be able to simulate the behaviour of an electromagnetic device with finite elements using the open source software Gmsh and GetDP. | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Course in mathematical analysis and course in numerical analysis. | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Practical work consists in studying an electromagnetic device by using the open source software Gmsh and GetDP. | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Cf. the course web site. | ||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Individual project. | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Prof. C. Geuzaine (Room: Montefiore Institute I155; phone: 04 366 37 30; Email(cgeuzaine@ulg.ac.be; )Homepage) | ||