Modeling and simulation of transformer loading capability and hot spot temperature under harmonic conditions

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 86, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-75

  Taheri, Shamsodin ^a   Gholami, Ahmad ^b   Fofana, Issouf ^a   Taheri, Hamed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Harmonics; Hot spot; Life time; Losses; Transformer

Indexed keywords

FIELD DISTRIBUTION; HARMONICS; HOT SPOT; HOTSPOT TEMPERATURE; LIFE-TIMES; LIMITING FACTORS; MODELING AND SIMULATION; NONLINEAR LOAD; POWER FREQUENCY; THERMAL MODEL; TOP OIL TEMPERATURE; TRANSFORMER; TRANSFORMER LOADINGS; USEFUL LIFE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; LOSSES; MATLAB; OIL FILLED TRANSFORMERS; POWER TRANSFORMERS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857054982     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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