Transformer design and application considerations for nonsinusoidal load currents

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 633-645

  Pierce, Linden W ^a  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER INSULATION; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER LOADS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER TESTING; HARMONIC GENERATION; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

EDDY LOSS DISTRIBUTION; HARMONIC CURRENTS; HOT SPOT TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; NONSINUSOIDAL LOAD CURRENTS;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 0030143454     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.502176     Document Type: Article

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