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Periodic Boundary Condition

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This very simple example demonstrates the effect of applying periodic boundary condition, which forces the field potential to be the same on opposite sides of the model.

Problem Type
Plane-parallel problem of DC magnetics.

Geometry
Two regions, A and B, have the same shape, current loading and are surrounded by Dirichlet boundary condition, which does not allow the field to penetrate outside. Region B is also subdivided into B1 and B2, and the periodic boundary condition is specified on two sides, which makes these regions the continuation of each other. As a result, field distribution in both A and B must be equivalent.
Periodic Boundary Condition in QuickField Two regions, A and B, have the same shape and current loading. Region B is also subdivided into B1 and B2, and the periodic boundary condition is specified on two sides. As a result, field distribution in both A and B must be equivalent. B1 A B2

Results
This example also demonstrates that the mesh on the periodic boundary is not necessarily the same - please notice that the mesh spacing settings in four corners of the model are all different!
Periodic Boundary Condition in QuickField
There are 2 problems Perio1.pbm and Perio1odd.pbm in the archive. Perio1odd.pbm is almost the same, but for one difference: odd periodic condition is applied, which forces the field potential to be opposite on two sides of the region.