On Simplified Calculations of Leakage Inductances of Power Transformers

This paper deals with the problem of the leakage inductance calculations in power transformers. Commonly, the leakage flux in the air zone is represented by short-circuit inductance, which determines the short-circuit voltage, which is a very important factor for power transformers. That inductance...

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Main Authors: Tadeusz Sobczyk, Marcin Jaraczewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/18/4952
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Summary:This paper deals with the problem of the leakage inductance calculations in power transformers. Commonly, the leakage flux in the air zone is represented by short-circuit inductance, which determines the short-circuit voltage, which is a very important factor for power transformers. That inductance is a good representation of the typical power transformer windings, but it is insufficient for multi-winding ones. This paper presents simple formulae for self- and mutual leakage inductance calculations for an arbitrary pair of windings. It follows from a simple 1D approach to analyzing the stray field using a discrete differential operator, and it was verified by the finite element method (FEM) calculation results.
ISSN:1996-1073