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Power busses in the air above the steel plate - QuickField simulation example

This example is prepared by Dariusz Czerwinski

Engineering question

How to find magnetic field near power busbars above steel plate?

Engineering answer
Set up a plane-parallel QuickField DC Magnetics problem for power busbars above a steel plate and evaluate magnetic field from computed field results.

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Typical applications
substation busbars, overhead busbar systems, steel support structures

Power busses in the air above the steel plate

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Simulation problem

Problem Type
Plane-parallel problem of DC magnetics.

Geometry
Power busses in the air above the steel plate Finding the magnetic field distribution near the power busses Air Steel Copper Copper

Given
Relative permeability of air and copper busses μ = 1;
Current density in the copper busses j = 3,000,000 A/m²;
Relative permeability of steel plate μ - non-linear:

Task
Find magnetic field distribution.

Results
Magnetic field distribution.
Magnetic field of power busses

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