The Combined Model for Design Single-Phase Transformer with Amorphous Steel Wound Core

Author(s):  
Alexey Stulov ◽  
Andrey Tikhonov ◽  
Dmitriy Dryazgov
Vestnik IGEU ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.I. Tikhonov ◽  
A.A. Karzhevin ◽  
A.V. Podobny ◽  
D.E. Dryazgov

The use of amorphous ferromagnetic alloys in transformer construction allows reducing no-load losses by 4 times or more. At the same time, the magnetization curve of amorphous steel has a shape that is close to a rectangle, which significantly distorts the shape of the no-load current curve. This is accompanied by inrush current increases when a saturated transformer is turned on. However, there are no publications devoted to this issue in the periodicals. The purpose of this work is to develop a dynamic model and study the dynamics of an amorphous steel core single-phase transformer (TAS) operating at an arbitrary external load. The calculation of the electrical circuit was made by a one-step method based on a modified 2nd-order Rosenbrock formula, and the circuit parameters were calculated by the finite element method. We have developed dynamic models of the single-phase transformer based on the use of controlled current sources and EMF and implemented in the MatLab Simulink SimPowerSystem. These models allowed us to take into account the effect produced by the practically rectangular shape of the magnetization curve of the amorphous steel used to make the core on the operation of a saturated transformer. It has been established that the inrush current occurring when a saturated TAS is switched on can exceed the rated current tenfold. A significant distortion of the current curve has been detected in the first periods even when the transformer operates at nominal load. The developed models can be used to study the operation of a transformer at an arbitrary load. These models can be developed further. It has been found that a significant effect on the transformer operation is produced by the shape of the amorphous steel magnetization curve.


Author(s):  
S. Mahajan ◽  
M. R. Pinnel ◽  
J. E. Bennett

The microstructural changes in an Fe-Co-V alloy (composition by wt.%: 2.97 V, 48.70 Co, 47.34 Fe and balance impurities, such as C, P and Ni) resulting from different heat treatments have been evaluated by optical metallography and transmission electron microscopy. Results indicate that, on air cooling or quenching into iced-brine from the high temperature single phase ϒ (fcc) field, vanadium can be retained in a supersaturated solid solution (α2) which has bcc structure. For the range of cooling rates employed, a portion of the material appears to undergo the γ-α2 transformation massively and the remainder martensitically. Figure 1 shows dislocation topology in a region that may have transformed martensitically. Dislocations are homogeneously distributed throughout the matrix, and there is no evidence for cell formation. The majority of the dislocations project along the projections of <111> vectors onto the (111) plane, implying that they are predominantly of screw character.


Author(s):  
Edgar S. Etz ◽  
Thomas D. Schroeder ◽  
Winnie Wong-Ng

We are investigating by Raman microprobe measurements the superconducting and related phases in the LnBa2Cu3O7-x (for x=0 to 1) system where yttrium has been replaced by several of the lanthanide (Ln = Nd,Sm,Eu,Ho,Er) elements. The aim is to relate the observed optical spectra (Raman and fluorescence) to the compositional and structural properties of these solids as part of comprehensive materials characterization. The results are correlated with the methods of synthesis, the processing techniques of these materials, and their superconducting properties. Of relevance is the substitutional chemistry of these isostructural systems, the differences in the spectra, and their microanalytical usefulness for the detection of impurity phases, and the assessment of compositional homogeneity. The Raman spectra of most of these compounds are well understood from accounts in the literature.The materials examined here are mostly ceramic powders prepared by conventional solid state reaction techniques. The bulk samples are of nominally single-phase composition as determined by x-ray diffraction.


Author(s):  
L. A. Giannuzzi ◽  
A. S. Ramani ◽  
P. R. Howell ◽  
H. W. Pickering ◽  
W. R. Bitler

The δ phase is a Zn-rich intermetallic, having a composition range of ∼ 86.5 - 92.0 atomic percent Zn, and is stable up to 665°C. The stoichiometry of the δ phase has been reported as FeZn7 and FeZn10 The deviation in stoichiometry can be attributed to variations in alloy composition used by each investigator. The structure of the δ phase, as determined by powder x-ray diffraction, is hexagonal (P63mc or P63/mmc) with cell dimensions a = 1.28 nm, c = 5.76 nm, and 555±8 atoms per unit cell. Later work suggested that the layer produced by hot-dip galvanizing should be considered as two distinct phases which are characterized by their morphological differences, namely: the iron-rich region with a compact appearance (δk) and the zinc-rich region with a columnar or palisade microstructure (δp). The sub-division of the δ phase was also based on differences in diffusion behavior, and a concentration discontinuity across the δp/δk boundary. However, work utilizing Weisenberg photographs on δ single crystals reported that the variation in lattice parameters with composition was small and hence, structurally, the δk phase and the δp phase were the same and should be thought of as a single phase, δ. Bastin et al. determined the average cell dimensions to be a = 1.28 nm and c = 5.71 nm, and suggested that perhaps some kind of ordering process, which would not be observed by x-ray diffraction, may be responsible for the morphological differences within the δ phase.


Author(s):  
G. Mackiewicz Ludtka

Historically, metals exhibit superplasticity only while forming in a two-phase field because a two-phase microstructure helps ensure a fine, stable grain size. In the U-5.8 Nb alloy, superplastici ty exists for up to 2 h in the single phase field (γ1) at 670°C. This is above the equilibrium monotectoid temperature of 647°C. Utilizing dilatometry, the superplastic (SP) U-5.8 Nb alloy requires superheating to 658°C to initiate the α+γ2 → γ1 transformation at a heating rate of 1.5°C/s. Hence, the U-5.8 Nb alloy exhibits an anomolous superplastic behavior.


Author(s):  
J. Fang ◽  
H. M. Chan ◽  
M. P. Harmer

It was Niihara et al. who first discovered that the fracture strength of Al2O3 can be increased by incorporating as little as 5 vol.% of nano-size SiC particles (>1000 MPa), and that the strength would be improved further by a simple annealing procedure (>1500 MPa). This discovery has stimulated intense interest on Al2O3/SiC nanocomposites. Recent indentation studies by Fang et al. have shown that residual stress relief was more difficult in the nanocomposite than in pure Al2O3. In the present work, TEM was employed to investigate the microscopic mechanism(s) for the difference in the residual stress recovery in these two materials.Bulk samples of hot-pressed single phase Al2O3, and Al2O3 containing 5 vol.% 0.15 μm SiC particles were simultaneously polished with 15 μm diamond compound. Each sample was cut into two pieces, one of which was subsequently annealed at 1300° for 2 hours in flowing argon. Disks of 3 mm in diameter were cut from bulk samples.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-231
Author(s):  
Seong Won Hong ◽  
Ju Won Paik ◽  
Dongju Seo ◽  
Jae-Min Oh ◽  
Young Kyu Jeong ◽  
...  

We successfully demonstrate that the chemical bath deposition (CBD) method is a versatile method for synthesizing phase-pure and uniform MOFs by controlling their nucleation stages and pore structures.


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