An improved new transformer type arc suppression reactor

In this paper, to accurately compensate the arc suppression coil, the structure of the transformer is improved. Here, a fixed inductive element is connected in series with the short-circuit winding, which combines with the leakage inductance of the original transformer to form a new short circuit impedance. The improved transformer reduces the manufacturing cost and difficulty of the controllable inductor, reduces the requirements for the winding of the reactor, and makes the manufacturing easier.

Composition and superposition failures probability distribution laws for assessing military electrical products reliability

An implementation of the developed computational structural method for assessing the reliability of complex electrical products. The basis of this method is the use of combinations of composition and superposition laws of distribution of probabilities of failures. The estimation of reliability of a rotating transformer type ВT-5. The calculated reliability indices are compared with results of standard test ВT-5 for reliability. Received high convergence of the results.

Stabilization of a cantilever pipe conveying fluid using electromagnetic actuators of the transformer type

The article presents an investigation of the stabilization of a cantilever pipe discharging fluid using electromagnetic actuators of the transformer type. With the flow velocity reaching a critical value, the straight equilibrium position of the pipe becomes unstable, and self-excited lateral vibrations arise. Supplying voltage to the actuators yields two opposite effects. First, each of the actuators attracts the pipe, thus introduces the effect of negative stiffness which destabilizes the middle equilibrium. Second, lateral vibrations change the gap in magnetic circuits of the actuators, which leads to oscillations of magnetic field in the cores and the electromagnetic phenomena of induction and hysteresis that impede the motion of the pipe. The combination of these two non-linear effects is ambiguous, so the problem is explored both theoretically and experimentally. First, a mathematical model of the system in form of a partial differential equation governing the dynamics of the pipe coupled with two ordinary differential equations of electro-magnetodynamics of the actuators is presented. Then, the equation of the pipe’s dynamics is discretized using the Galerkin procedure, and the resultant set of ordinary equations is solved numerically. It has been shown that the overall effect of actuators action is positive: the critical flow velocity has been increased and the amplitude of post-critical vibrations reduced. These results have been validated experimentally on a test stand.

Thermally Accelerated Aging of Insulation Paper for Transformers with Different Insulating Liquids

The article presents issues related to the aging behavior of oil-paper insulations in transformers using different oil- and ester-based insulating fluids. Despite numerous conducted studies on the subject of oil-paper aging, the use of new insulating fluids is creating open questions. In addition, new liquids such as synthetic and natural esters, as well as oil of the newest generation, are being used. Furthermore, there is still little research on the formation of aging markers with this form of the dielectric. For this reason, in this contribution, oil-paper insulations with mineral oil-based insulating fluids, natural and synthetic esters, as well as oil from natural gas, are aged thermally accelerated at 130 °C over a duration of 15 weeks, by considering two cases of free-breathing and hermetically sealed transformers. Therefore, various aging markers are investigated to allow a condition assessment. The results show that differences exist between the fluids and design of the transformer, as in the aging rate of the paper and the formation of aging markers in the insulating liquid such as acids. These findings can be used to improve asset management strategies by a more precise determination of the aging state depending on the transformer type as well as the type of insulating fluid.

Uncertainty Analysis for Low-Cost Transformer-Type Inductive Conductivity Sensors

Transformer-type inductive conductivity sensors (TICS) are the industry standard for long-term conductivity measurement in fluids. This paper analyzes the potential of TICS as a low-cost alternative to the cost-effective type of conductivity cells by an implementation with reduced complexity. Sensor characteristics and performance in comparison to high precision sensor are described in the study. Linearity and hysteresis error in measurement, reproducibility and permeability influenced by the temperature change are quantified through the experiments. The results were interpreted in regard to core material, geometric properties and noise shielding. The study presented in this paper provides a better understanding of performance and uncertainty characteristics in order to improve the design of low-cost transformer-type inductive conductivity sensors.

Theory and Modeling of Eddy Current Type Inductive Conductivity Sensors

While transformer-type conductivity sensors are the usual type of inductive sensors, this paper describes the theory behind less used eddy current sensors. This type of sensor measures the conductivity of a liquid by inducing eddy currents and observing the effect on the sensor coil, which allows a simpler sensor design and promises a cost advantage in implementation. A novel model description is derived from the Maxwell equations and implemented by an equivalent RLC circuit. The designed model is validated by comparisons with experimental observations and FEM simulations. The result leads to a better understanding of the physical effects of the sensor and the influencing parameters for future sensor developments. The aim is to provide starting points for further sensor development of low-cost inductive conductivity sensors.

Optimal design of minimal footprint high frequency transformer

Transformer design procedure may vary essentially in respect of the transformer type and its operating frequency (ranging between 50/60 Hz and a few megahertz). This paper presents a simple and straightforward method based on the optimal choice of core geometry of a high frequency transformer (HFT) used in Solid State Transformer (SST) applications. The core of SST is the HFT which largely influences its size and overall performance. The proposed design procedure for HFT focuses on optimizing the core geometry coefficient (in cm5) with a constraint inflicted on loss density. The core geometry coefficient has direct impact on the regulation and copper loss and the procedure results in a robust overall design with minimal footprint. Also, the procedure intends to bring all the operating parameters like regulation, losses and temperature rise within permissible limits while retaining desired efficiency. Thus an energy-efficient design is achieved with minimal footprint. The optimization procedure is implemented using recently developed Moth-flame Optimization (MFO) algorithm. The results of the MFO algorithm are compared with the wellestablished PSO technique. An experimental prototype is built to validate the findings.

Magnetic-Valve Controllable Transformer-Type Reactors with Phase-by-Phase Reactive Power Control

The article outlines the basic theory, operation principle, peculiarities of electromagnetic processes, and circuit and design solutions of a fundamentally new three-phase magnetic-valve controllable reactor, which combines increased response speed with high-precision stabilization of the current reactive power value. The advisability of a monoblock design with all power elements of the device placed in one transformer-type tank is substantiated. An example of the design of a magnetic-valve controllable transformer-type reactor for a capacity of 25 Mvar, and rated voltage of 35 kV is given along with an analysis of the effectiveness of its three-year operation as part of the Petrovsk-Zabaikalskaya 220/110/35 kV digital substation. It is shown that a reactive power source based on a new magnetic-valve controllable reactor is able---in addition to its main function of optimizing reactive power flows between power supply centers and load nodes---to normalize the voltage quality in a three-phase network with a nonlinear asymmetrical load in terms of such indicators as compensation of slow deviations of the three-phase voltage, symmetry of line-to-line voltages, and elimination of their waveform distortion.