Analysis on magnetic flux density and core loss for hexagonal and butt-lap core joint transformers

This paper presents the results of new hexagonal configuration at the T-joint of three-phase transformer core. The proposed model is compared with previous T-joint design, Butt-lap, which is widely used at present by many transformer manufacturers. The magnetic flux density distribution and core los...

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Main Authors: Mohd Isa, Maryam, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Gomes, Chandima, Azis, Norhafiz, Izadi, Mahdi, Alyozbaky, Omar Sh.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56098/1/Analysis%20on%20magnetic%20flux%20density%20and%20core%20loss%20for%20hexagonal%20and%20butt-lap%20core%20joint%20transformers.pdf
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Summary:This paper presents the results of new hexagonal configuration at the T-joint of three-phase transformer core. The proposed model is compared with previous T-joint design, Butt-lap, which is widely used at present by many transformer manufacturers. The magnetic flux density distribution and core loss of a transformer rated 1000kVA are analyzed for the two types of T-joint design. The 3D simulation are carried out by using the ANSYS-Maxwell software. The results show that the magnetic flux density of the hexagonal shape T-joint is well distributed compared to that in the Butt-lap T-joint design. The core loss for the proposed model (hexagon) T-joint indicates a reduction of more than 11 % compared to the Butt-lap T-joint design.