Study of the acceptable DC current limit in core-form power transformers

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 257-263

  Picher, P ^a,b   Bolduc, L ^b   Dutil, A ^b   Pham, V Q ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c ABB Group Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DIRECT CURRENT LIMIT; OVEREXCITATION; POWER TRANSFORMERS; TIE PLATES;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 0030835130     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/61.568248     Document Type: Article

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