Three-dimensional methodology for the overheating hazard assessment on transformer covers

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1549-1555

  Lopez Fernandez, Xose M ^a   Penabad Duran, Patricia ^a   Turowski, Janusz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

3 D methodology; Analytical method; bushing leakage flux; finite element method (FEM); hot spot; overheating hazard; Poynting's vector; stray losses; transformer cover

Indexed keywords

3-D METHODOLOGY; ANALYTICAL METHOD; HOT SPOT; LEAKAGE FLUX; TRANSFORMER COVER;

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84866550731     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2012.2210171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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