This book is a summary and review of research work on finite-difference
time-domain (FDTD) cosimulation for hybrid electromagnetic system that
started more than 10 years ago. The fundamental development of the FDTD
numerical technique, based on the time-domain solution of Maxwell’s
equations, was the original idea of Yee more than 30 years ago, and then the
first practical application of the method by Taflove along with contributions
from others. The numerical cosimulation methods described in this book and
used in various applications show great potential for many aspects of future
electrical system design and analysis. More work is still to be done to perfect the
method for practical daily applications, but a solid theoretical foundation and
required computing resources have been developed.