FDTDFDTD est l'acronyme de l'expression anglaise Finite Difference Time Domain. C'est une méthode de calcul de différences finies dans le domaine temporel, qui permet de résoudre des équations différentielles dépendantes du temps. Cette méthode est couramment utilisée en électromagnétisme pour résoudre les équations de Maxwell. Cette méthode a été proposée par Kane S. Yee en 1966. Différences finies Méthode des différences finies Kane Yee, Numerical solution of initial boundary value problems involving Maxwell's equations in isotropic media, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 14, 1966, S.
Numerical methods for ordinary differential equationsNumerical methods for ordinary differential equations are methods used to find numerical approximations to the solutions of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Their use is also known as "numerical integration", although this term can also refer to the computation of integrals. Many differential equations cannot be solved exactly. For practical purposes, however – such as in engineering – a numeric approximation to the solution is often sufficient. The algorithms studied here can be used to compute such an approximation.
UndergroundingIn civil engineering, undergrounding is the replacement of overhead cables providing electrical power or telecommunications, with underground cables. It helps in wildfire prevention and in making the power lines less susceptible to outages during high winds, thunderstorms or heavy snow or ice storms. An added benefit of undergrounding is the aesthetic quality of the landscape without the powerlines. Undergrounding can increase the capital cost of electric power transmission and distribution but may decrease operating costs over the lifetime of the cables.
Numerical linear algebraNumerical linear algebra, sometimes called applied linear algebra, is the study of how matrix operations can be used to create computer algorithms which efficiently and accurately provide approximate answers to questions in continuous mathematics. It is a subfield of numerical analysis, and a type of linear algebra. Computers use floating-point arithmetic and cannot exactly represent irrational data, so when a computer algorithm is applied to a matrix of data, it can sometimes increase the difference between a number stored in the computer and the true number that it is an approximation of.
Méthode des différences finiesEn analyse numérique, la méthode des différences finies est une technique courante de recherche de solutions approchées d'équations aux dérivées partielles qui consiste à résoudre un système de relations (schéma numérique) liant les valeurs des fonctions inconnues en certains points suffisamment proches les uns des autres. Cette méthode apparaît comme étant la plus simple à mettre en œuvre car elle procède en deux étapes : d'une part la discrétisation par différences finies des opérateurs de dérivation/différentiation, d'autre part la convergence du schéma numérique ainsi obtenu lorsque la distance entre les points diminue.
Atmospheric radiative transfer codesAn atmospheric radiative transfer model, code, or simulator calculates radiative transfer of electromagnetic radiation through a planetary atmosphere. At the core of a radiative transfer model lies the radiative transfer equation that is numerically solved using a solver such as a discrete ordinate method or a Monte Carlo method. The radiative transfer equation is a monochromatic equation to calculate radiance in a single layer of the Earth's atmosphere. To calculate the radiance for a spectral region with a finite width (e.
Light scattering by particlesLight scattering by particles is the process by which small particles (e.g. ice crystals, dust, atmospheric particulates, cosmic dust, and blood cells) scatter light causing optical phenomena such as the blue color of the sky, and halos. Maxwell's equations are the basis of theoretical and computational methods describing light scattering, but since exact solutions to Maxwell's equations are only known for selected particle geometries (such as spherical), light scattering by particles is a branch of computational electromagnetics dealing with electromagnetic radiation scattering and absorption by particles.
Capacitive couplingCapacitive coupling is the transfer of energy within an electrical network or between distant networks by means of displacement current between circuit(s) nodes, induced by the electric field. This coupling can have an intentional or accidental effect. In its simplest implementation, capacitive coupling is achieved by placing a capacitor between two nodes. Where analysis of many points in a circuit is carried out, the capacitance at each point and between points can be described in a matrix form.
Compatibilité électromagnétiqueLa compatibilité électromagnétique ou CEM (en anglais, electromagnetic compatibility ou EMC) est l'aptitude d'un appareil ou d'un système électrique ou électronique, à fonctionner correctement dans l'environnement électromagnétique pour lequel l'appareil est conçu, sans produire lui-même des perturbations électromagnétiques que ne peuvent supporter les autres appareils de son environnement.
