Title :
Experimental determination of magnetic saturation and hysteresis characteristics in power transformers with the WVAV method
Author :
Medina, Aurelio ; Maldonado, A.M. ; Sanchez, L. ; Sanchez, C.M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Ingenieria Electr., Univ. Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico
Abstract :
In this paper, the experimental determination of the magnetic saturation and hysteresis characteristics of power transformers having a multilimb magnetic core with the wattmeter-voltmeter-amperimeter-voltmeter (WVAV) method is described in detail. An analysis is presented for the experimental curves obtained in terms of the material properties, iron-core dimensions and geometry, winding connections and the WVAV method of measurement used. Potential applications of the determination of experimental saturation and hysteresis curves are on electromagnetic transient studies and harmonic and power quality analysis of power systems
Keywords :
electric current measurement; magnetic hysteresis; power measurement; power transformer testing; transformer cores; transformer windings; voltage measurement; WVAV method; electromagnetic transient studies; hysteresis characteristics; iron-core dimensions; magnetic saturation; material properties; multilimb magnetic core; power transformers; wattmeter-voltmeter-amperimeter-voltmeter method; Electromagnetic measurements; Geometry; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic cores; Magnetic hysteresis; Material properties; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Power transformers; Saturation magnetization;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6420-1
DOI :
10.1109/PESS.2000.867372