A Comparative Analysis of Axial and Radial Forces in Windings of Amorphous Core Transformers

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1 Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Quy Nhon University, Quy Nhon, Viet Nam

2 School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Viet Nam

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine and analyze the axial and radial forces, electromagnetic forces (EMFs) acting on the low and high-voltage windings of an amorphous core transformer via the two different approaches: an analytic approach and a 3-D finite element method (FEM). Firstly, the analytic method is proposed to analyze the distribution of leakage magnetic field in the magnetic circuit and the forces acting on the transformer windings. The FEM embedded in the Ansys Maxwell tool is then proposed to compute and simulate the axial and radial forces under three different operating conditions: no-load, rated full-load, and short-circuit. The obtained results from two different methods such as the rated voltage, rated current, short-circuit current, axial and radial forces and EMFs in the low and high-voltage windings are finally compared to illustrate an agreement of methods. The validation of the methods is applied on a three-phase amorphous core transformer of 1600kVA-22/0.4kV.

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International Journal of Engineering
Volume 37, Issue 1
TRANSACTIONS A: Basics
January 2024
Pages 201-212

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