Eddy Current Losses in Power Transformers - FEM Analysis

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What type of conditions are applied to a conducting plate excited on both sides by the same magnetic field intensity H?

  • Cauchy conditions
  • Robin conditions
  • Dirichlet conditions
  • Neumann conditions (correct)

In which type of cases can eddy current losses be calculated using the formula H^2 / (2 * sigma * delta)?

  • Cases with perfectly insulated conductors
  • Semi-infinite cases for thick conductors (correct)
  • Finite cases for thin conductors
  • Cases with uniform magnetic field intensity

What does the imaginary part of the complex permeability in transformer core joints represent?

  • Permeability of free space
  • Magnetic losses in the material (correct)
  • Magnetic field intensity H
  • Electric field intensity E

How are core structures like joints between legs and yokes modeled for frequency response analysis?

<p>By integrating expressions for magnetic field components over the domain (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered to be electrically thick in the context of conductors?

<p>Conductors where magnetic field intensity H reduces to 0 before reaching the midpoint (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of potential varies with respect to y when analyzing the change in magnetic field intensity inside a conductor?

<p>Magnetic vector potential A (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary factor considered when calculating eddy current losses in a coil?

<p>The alternating magnetic field (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For a thin conductor with thickness less than or equal to the skin depth, the eddy current loss per unit volume is calculated using which parameters?

<p>Resistivity, peak flux density, and conductor thickness (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are the losses due to axial and radial fields in a winding treated?

<p>They are calculated separately and then summed up (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What assumption is made when using magnetostatic FEM simulation for eddy current loss analysis?

<p>The conductors are electrically thin and eddy currents do not influence the leakage field (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are the FEM results verified in the described approach?

<p>By considering only the axial field and using analytical formulas (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of using finite element analysis (FEM) for eddy current loss calculations?

<p>FEM is independent of geometrical complications (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

  • Lecture 29 discusses the application of non-homogenous Neumann conditions, specifically focusing on eddy current losses in power transformer windings using FE analysis.
  • Neumann conditions are applied to a conducting plate excited on both sides by the same magnetic field intensity H, commonly found in rotating machines or transformers.
  • By analyzing the change in magnetic field intensity H from the surface to inside the conductor, one can observe variations in the magnetic vector potential A with respect to y.
  • For thick conductors (electrically thick), the magnetic field intensity H reduces to 0 before reaching the midpoint, representing semi-infinite cases where eddy current losses can be calculated using H^2 / (2 * sigma * delta).
  • Modeling transformer core joints for frequency response analysis involves considering complex permeability due to losses in the magnetic material, with the imaginary part representing losses.
  • Complex permeability is calculated for core structures like joints between legs and yokes by imposing boundary conditions for the x component of the magnetic field Hx.
  • The calculation involves integrating expressions for Hx and Hy over the domain, with contributions from boundary edges canceling out for accurate analysis.
  • Eddy current losses in a coil, such as a high voltage winding of a power transformer, are calculated by considering the alternating magnetic field, leakage field direction, and conductor geometry.- Eddy current loss formula is discussed for a thin conductor of thickness t less than or equal to skin depth, excited by B0 on both sides.
  • Eddy current loss per unit volume is calculated using resistivity (rho), peak flux density (B0), and conductor thickness (t).
  • Losses due to axial and radial fields are calculated separately and then summed up for the entire winding.
  • Magnetostatic FEM simulation is used to find eddy current losses, assuming conductors are electrically thin and eddy currents do not significantly influence the leakage field.
  • Field values are calculated using static FEM simulation and classical eddy current theory for loss analysis.
  • Verification of FEM results is done using analytical formulas, considering only the axial field.
  • Eddy current loss per unit volume for each conductor is calculated individually and summed up for all conductors in the winding.
  • Comparison between analytical and FEM results shows close agreement, validating the FEM analysis procedure.
  • Finite element analysis procedures can be validated by simplifying flux distribution, making approximations, and comparing values to gain confidence for solving complex problems.
  • FEM provides an advantage of being independent of geometrical complications, making it a valuable numerical technique.

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