Three- and two-dimensional finite-element computation of inrush current and short-circuit electromagnetic forces on windings of a three-phase core-type power transformer

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 590-597

  Faiz, Jawad ^a   Ebrahimi, Bashir Mahdi ^a   Noori, Tahere ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic forces; Finite element method; Inrush current; Power transformer; Short circuit

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; POWER TRANSFORMERS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCES; INRUSH CURRENT;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 42649145850     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2008.917819     Document Type: Article

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