Geometry optimization of magnetic shunts in power transformers based on a particular hybrid finite-element boundary-element model and sensitivity analysis

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1776-1779

  Tsili, Marina A ^a   Kladas, Antonios G ^a   Georgilakis, Pavlos S ^b   Souflaris, Athanassios T ^c   Paparigas, Dimitris G ^c  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c Schneider Electric AE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Design optimization; Finite element (FEM) boundary element (BEM) hybrid methods; Sensitivity analysis; Transformers

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDS;

FINITE-ELEMENT (FEM) BOUNDARY-ELEMENT BEM) HYBRID METHODS; MAGNETIC FIELD SIMULATION; SCALAR POTENTIAL FOIRMULATION; TRANSFORMERS;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 22044457201     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2005.846075     Document Type: Article

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