Improved framework for Monte Carlo numerical evaluations in field interference problems

Issue title: Selected Papers from the 15th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2011)

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ceclan, Andrei^{a; b; *} | Ţopa, Vasile^{a; b} | Micu, Dan D.^{a; b} | Czumbil, Levente^{a; b} | Şimon, Anca^{a; b} | Creţ, Octavian^{a; b}

Affiliations: [a] Department of Electrotechnics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romamia | [b] Department of Computer Science, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romamia

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Andrei Ceclan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Departments of Electrotechnics, Bariţiu str. 400027, Cluj-Napoca. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: This paper presents an alternative framework for computing the electric potential in (non)homogeneous media using a Monte Carlo-based method. The implementation relies on the use of FPGA to improve the computational speed. Compared to the previous software implementations, this approach allows increasing the variation range of all parameters involved in the computation, thus yielding more accurate and faster results. The obtained computation time is more than one order of magnitude less than classical software solutions.

Keywords: FPGA, Monte Carlo, numerical analysis, computational speed-up

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2012-1530

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 39, no. 1-4, pp. 693-698, 2012