A heuristic solution to the transformer manufacturing cost optimization problem

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 181, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 260-266

  Georgilakis, Pavlos S ^a   Tsili, Marina A ^b   Souflaris, Athanassios T ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Elvim Plant ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Impedance; Load losses; No load losses; Oil immersed power transformer; Optimum transformer; Specifications; Tolerances; Transformer design; Transformer manufacturing; Transformer manufacturing cost; Wound core type transformer

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SPECIFICATIONS;

NO-LOAD LOSSES; OIL-IMMERSED POWER TRANSFORMER; OPTIMUM TRANSFORMER; TRANSFORMER DESIGN; TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING; TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING COST; WOUND CORE TYPE TRANSFORMER;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 33749138018     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.03.034     Document Type: Article

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