@TechReport{ it:2002-007, author = {F. Edelvik and G. Ledfelt and P. L{\"o}tstedt and D. J. Riley}, title = {An Unconditionally Stable Subcell Model for Arbitrarily Oriented Thin Wires in the FETD Method}, institution = {Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University}, department = {Division of Scientific Computing}, year = {2002}, number = {2002-007}, month = feb, abstract = {A computational subcell model for thin wires is developed for electromagnetic simulations. The Maxwell equations are discretized by a finite element approximation on a tetrahedral grid. The wires are described by a second-order equation for the current. The geometry of the wires can be chosen independent of the volume grid. A symmetric coupling between field and wires yields a stable semi-discrete field-wire system and an unconditionally stable fully discrete field-wire system. The system of equations is in each time step solved by a preconditioned conjugate gradient method. The accuracy of the subcell model is demonstrated for dipole and loop antenna with comparisons with the Method of Moments and experimental data. } }