An algebraic multilevel preconditioner for field-circuit coupled problems

  • Authors:
  • Domenico Lahaye;Stefan Vandewalle;Kay Hameyer

  • Affiliations:
  • Centrum voor Wiskude en Informatica, Postbus 94079, 1090 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Department of Computer Science, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200A, Leuven B-3001, Belg ...;Department of Computer Science, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200A, Leuven B-3001, Belgium;Department ESAT, Division ELECTA, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 10, Leuven B-3001, Belgium

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics - Special issue: Selected papers from the 2nd international conference on advanced computational methods in engineering (ACOMEN2002) Liege University, Belgium, 27-31 May 2002
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Quasi-stationary magnetic field formulations are often coupled with lumped parameter models for the driving electrical system. The finite element discretization of such formulations yields linear systems with a large sparse coefficient matrix bordered by dense coupling blocks. The presence of these blocks prevents the straightforward application of black box algebraic multigrid solvers. We present a modified multigrid cycle that takes the coupling blocks into account. The resulting algebraic multigrid solver is used as a preconditioner for the conjugate gradient method for complex symmetric systems. We give evidence of the efficiency of the new method for the calculation of an induction motor.