Title :
3-D computation of transformers overheating under nonlinear loads
Author :
Lefèvre, Anthony ; Miègeville, Laurence ; Fouladgar, Javad ; Olivier, Guy
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Recherche en Electrotechnique et Electronique de Nantes-Atlantique (IREENA), Saint-Nazaire, France
fDate :
5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper deals with a mixed analytical and numerical method to study the electromagnetic and thermal behavior of a dry type transformer under nonlinear loads. First a three-dimensional finite element method (FEM) using a magnetic scalar potential formulation is applied to compute the magnetic field in the free and iron spaces. This nonlinear FEM calculation is then combined with a mixed analytical and numerical form of the electrical circuit equation to take into account the skin and proximity effects in the rectangular windings. Then a steady state thermal FEM using the previous resultant current densities allows to characterize the temperature distribution of the transformer with nonsinusoidal currents. Finally this coupling model is applied to a 10-kVA distribution transformer to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Keywords :
current density; electromagnetic fields; finite element analysis; magnetic cores; proximity effect (lithography); skin effect; temperature distribution; thermal analysis; transformer windings; transformers; current densities; dry type transformer; electrical circuit equation; electromagnetic behavior; finite element method; magnetic field; magnetic scalar potential formulation; nonlinear loads; nonsinusoidal currents; proximity effect; rectangular windings; skin effect; steady state thermal FEM; temperature distribution; thermal behavior; transformers overheating; Circuits; Electromagnetic analysis; Finite element methods; Iron; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Nonlinear equations; Skin; Thermal loading; Transformers; Finite element method (FEM); nonlinear loads; proximity and skin effects; transformer overheating;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2005.845049