Numerical computation of ohmic and eddy-current winding losses of converter transformers including higher harmonics of load current

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 827-830

  Smajic, Jasmin ^a   Hughes, Jillian ^a   Steinmetz, Thorsten ^a   Pusch, David ^a   Mönig, Wolfgang ^b   Carlen, Martin ^c  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b ABB AG   (Germany)

^c ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Converter transformers; eddy currents; ohmic and eddy currents winding losses

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC WINDINGS; POWER CONVERTERS; WINDING;

CONVERTER TRANSFORMERS; HIGHER HARMONICS; MEASURED RESULTS; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS; WINDING LOSS;

EDDY CURRENTS;

EID: 84856397971     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2011.2171926     Document Type: Article

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