Winding deformation analysis in power transformers using Finite Element Method

Author(s):  
Saroja Kanti Sahoo ◽  
S. Gopalakrishna
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10334
Author(s):  
Wen-Ching Chang ◽  
Cheng-Chien Kuo

Power transformers play an indispensable component in AC transmission systems. If the operating condition of a power transformer can be accurately predicted before the equipment is operated, it will help transformer manufacturers to design optimized power transformers. In the optimal design of the power transformer, the design value of the magnetic flux density in the core is important, and it affects the efficiency, cost, and life cycle. Therefore, this paper uses the software of ANSYS Maxwell to solve the instantaneous magnetic flux density distribution, core loss distribution, and total iron loss of the iron core based on the finite element method in the time domain. . In addition, a new external excitation equation is proposed. The new external excitation equation can improve the accuracy of the simulation results and reduce the simulation time. Finally, the three-phase five-limb transformer is developed, and actually measures the local magnetic flux density and total core loss to verify the feasibility of the proposed finite element method of model and simulation parameters.


Author(s):  
Shiro Kobayashi ◽  
Soo-Ik Oh ◽  
Taylan Altan

The concept of the finite-element procedure may be dated back to 1943 when Courant approximated the warping function linearly in each of an assemblage of triangular elements to the St. Venant torsion problem and proceeded to formulate the problem using the principle of minimum potential energy. Similar ideas were used later by several investigators to obtain the approximate solutions to certain boundary-value problems. It was Clough who first introduced the term “finite elements” in the study of plane elasticity problems. The equivalence of this method with the well-known Ritz method was established at a later date, which made it possible to extend the applications to a broad spectrum of problems for which a variational formulation is possible. Since then numerous studies have been reported on the theory and applications of the finite-element method. In this and next chapters the finite-element formulations necessary for the deformation analysis of metal-forming processes are presented. For hot forming processes, heat transfer analysis should also be carried out as well as deformation analysis. Discretization for temperature calculations and coupling of heat transfer and deformation are discussed in Chap. 12. More detailed descriptions of the method in general and the solution techniques can be found in References [3-5], in addition to the books on the finite-element method listed in Chap. 1. The path to the solution of a problem formulated in finite-element form is described in Chap. 1 (Section 1.2). Discretization of a problem consists of the following steps: (1) describing the element, (2) setting up the element equation, and (3) assembling the element equations. Numerical analysis techniques are then applied for obtaining the solution of the global equations. The basis of the element equations and the assembling into global equations is derived in Chap. 5. The solution satisfying eq. (5.20) is obtained from the admissible velocity fields that are constructed by introducing the shape function in such a way that a continuous velocity field over each element can be denned uniquely in terms of velocities of associated nodal points.


2010 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUOWEI MA ◽  
XINMEI AN ◽  
LEI HE

This paper presents a review on the numerical manifold method (NMM), which covers the basic theories of the NMM, such as NMM components, NMM displacement approximation, formulations of the discrete system of equations, integration scheme, imposition of the boundary conditions, treatment of contact problems involved in the NMM, and also the recent developments and applications of the NMM. Modeling the strong discontinuities within the framework of the NMM is specially emphasized. Several examples demonstrating the capability of the NMM in modeling discrete block system, strong discontinuities, as well as weak discontinuities are given. The similarities and distinctions of the NMM with various other numerical methods such as the finite element method (FEM), the extended finite element method (XFEM), the generalized finite element method (GFEM), the discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA), and the distinct element method (DEM) are investigated. Further developments on the NMM are suggested.


1982 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-327
Author(s):  
H. Irokazu ◽  
M. Inami ◽  
Yoshio Nakahara

Methods for analysing coated plain-weave fabric which has properties of nonlinear elasticity have not yet been satisfactorily developed. In this paper, a method which is promis ing for use in engineering applications like the strength analysis of membrane structures is presented. The finite element method using a rectangular element consisting of plain-weave fabric and coating material which is assumed to be an isotropic elastic plate of plane stress is applied to the method. Verification of the me thod is made by using uniaxial stress-strain responses. A square piece of coated plain-weave fabric with a square hole in it is analyzed as an example of application of the present method. Key Words: coated plain-weave fabrics; finite element method; nonlinearly elastic biaxial response; geometrically nonlinear prob lem ; incremental approach.


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