ABSTRACT

In the newest edition, the reader will learn the basics of transformer design, starting from fundamental principles and ending with advanced model simulations. The electrical, mechanical, and thermal considerations that go into the design of a transformer are discussed with useful design formulas, which are used to ensure that the transformer will operate without overheating and survive various stressful events, such as a lightning strike or a short circuit event. This new edition includes a section on how to correct the linear impedance boundary method for non-linear materials and a simpler method to calculate temperatures and flows in windings with directed flow cooling, using graph theory. It also includes a chapter on optimization with practical suggestions on achieving the lowest cost design with constraints.

chapter 1|20 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|22 pages

Magnetism and Related Core Issues

chapter 6|28 pages

Fault Current Analysis

chapter 7|34 pages

Phase-Shifting and Zigzag Transformers

chapter 8|44 pages

Multiterminal 3-Phase Transformer Model*

chapter 10|39 pages

Mechanical Design

chapter 11|41 pages

Electric Field Calculations

chapter 12|38 pages

Capacitance Calculations

chapter 13|30 pages

Voltage Breakdown Theory and Practice

chapter 14|22 pages

High-Voltage Impulse Analysis and Testing

chapter 15|48 pages

No-Load and Load Losses

chapter 16|17 pages

Stray Losses from 3D Finite Element Analysis

chapter 17|47 pages

Thermal Design

chapter 18|15 pages

Load Tap Changers