Transformers

Best Solution has a wealth of experience in the computer-aided engineering of inductors, transformers and other wound components. Using finite element based tools, we can deliver valuable insight into many performance aspects, with relevance to electrical performance, cost and reliability, including:

Simulation of temperature rises under steady state and transient loading conditions
Accurate prediction of leakage inductances
Plotting of magnetic field distribution and saturation
Prediction of magnetic and thermal stresses

Our expertise is available to our customers usually on a fixed price basis. We are specialist providers of computer-aided engineering services to those who wish to add this capacity to their design teams on a temporary basis.

“Best Solution can support engineers engaged in their own development programmes. We can provide advice and guidance on simulation technique, or more specific coaching on design methods for electromagnetic devices, materials, test and measurement.”

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We enjoy helping our customers with an increasingly broad spectrum of modelling tasks. These continue to present new challenges, and have helped us to build an experienced team and a powerful set of simulation techniques.

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High Speed Electric Motors

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Magnetic rotary couplings are often used by pump manufacturers to isolate a motor from the pump components. The isolation of these components might be desirable

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Heat Exchangers

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Rotating Machines

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Finding elegant engineering solutions very early in the product life cycle maximises return on the investment in the development stages of a new product.

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Magnetic Sensors

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Pressure Vessels

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Magnetic Linkages

Magnetic linkages are often designed into equipment where it is desirable to separate different sections of the same mechanism. This could be required for a

Induction Heating

Induction heating processes are commonly used to harden, anneal and bond metals. Induction processes are attractive because they include the following advantages: * Induction heating

Permanent Magnets

Many permanent magnet materials exist today, with the most common being ceramic or ferrite materials, where reasonable performance at very low cost is required. Other

Beamline Bending Magnet

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Stresses in Corrosion Monitoring Housing

The photograph here shows the housing for an oil pipeline corrosion monitoring spool. The housing profile was adjusted for minimum stress using a parametric finite

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