Induction Machines Modeling With Meshless Methods

Meshless Methods, also called Meshfree Methods, are a class of numerical methods to solve partial differential equations. The main characteristic of these methods is that they do not need a mesh like the one used in the Finite Element Method. In this sense meshless methods are very useful for modeling moving structures, such as electric machines, without a remeshing process. In this work the Element-Free Galerkin Method is used to simulate a three phase induction motor model including, for the first time, the field circuit coupling transient equations and the rotor movement.