Computation of a single-phase shell-type transformer windings forces caused by inrush and short-circuit currents

Journal of Computer Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-58

  Sharifan, M B B ^a   Esmaeilzadeh, R ^b   Farrokhifar, M ^a   Faiz, J ^c   Ghadimi, M ^a   Ahrabian, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b Azarbaijan Regional Electric Company   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Inrush current; Short circuit; Transformer

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349098955     PISSN: 15493636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/jcssp.2008.51.58     Document Type: Article

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