COMPUTATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRIC FIELD PROBLEMS BY A BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHOD AND ITS APPLICATION TO INSULATION DESIGN

Abstract

This paper describes a boundary integral method for computation of three-dimensional electric field distribution. In the boundary integral method, the surfaces of electrodes and insulators are divided into curved surface elements because the use of the curved surface elements provides a good approximation of the contours of the electrodes and insulators. Furthermore, the boundary integral method is applied to optimum design of electrode and insulator shapes.