NDLI: Numerical calculation of electromagnetic problems on an SCI based PC-cluster

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Author	Trinitis, C. Eberl, M. Karl, W.
Copyright Year	2000
Description	Author affiliation: Inst. fur Inf., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Germany (Trinitis, C.)
Abstract	This paper summarizes results obtained using the parallel 3D electromagnetic field simulation program POLOPT on a cluster of PCs connected via an Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI) network interface. Compared to previous measurements carried out with conventional network technologies such as Ethernet or Fast Ethernet, a significant rise in parallel efficiency can be obtained. One of the most critical aspects in the design process of high voltage devices and in electrical engineering in general is the accurate simulation of eddy-current problems in three dimensional domains. In order to calculate such problems the engineer needs a method to solve the Maxwell equations in complex, three-dimensional domains. To deal with such problems, a special solver which was implemented by the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Switzerland, has been integrated into the parallel simulation software POLOPT being run at ABB Corporate Research Center Heidelberg, Germany. The software has been ported to a LINUX based PC cluster connected via the SCI. This paper gives the first results that were obtained using the parallel 3D electric field simulation program POLOPT on the LINUX cluster for eddy current problems. Due to the high performance of the CPUs and interconnection technology the results obtained on clusters of PCs can be compared to those obtained on expensive multiprocessor machines. A practical high voltage engineering problem has been calculated.
Starting Page	166
Ending Page	170
File Size	438269
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	076950759X
DOI	10.1109/PCEE.2000.873622
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2000-08-30
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Personal communication networks Ethernet networks Voltage Linux Electromagnetic fields Network interfaces Electromagnetic measurements Process design Electrical engineering Maxwell equations
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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