A Boundary Integral Method for Computing Eddy Currents in Non-Manifold Thin Conductors

We introduce a novel technique to solve eddy current problems in non-manifold thin conductors by a boundary integral method based on a stream function. The idea is to perform a surgery on the non-manifold surface representing the thin conductor to reduce it into a minimal number of manifold parts. Then, manifold parts are stitched together by adding constraints, which ensure that the discrete current continuity law holds. © 1965-2012 IEEE.