3-D computation of transformers overheating under nonlinear loads

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1564-1567

  Lefèvre, Anthony ^a   Miègeville, Laurence ^a   Fouladgar, Javad ^a   Olivier, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NANTES   (France)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element method (FEM); Nonlinear loads; Proximity and skin effects; Transformer overheating

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); SKIN EFFECT; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

NONLINEAR LOADS; PROXIMITY AND SKIN EFFECTS; TRANSFORMER OVERHEATING; VECTOR POTENTIAL;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 22044450600     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2005.845049     Document Type: Article

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