Design and Analysis of Losses in Power Transformer

E.A. Anazia¹, E. S Ugochukwu^1, , J. C. Onuegbu¹ and Onyedikachi S.N¹

¹Department of Electrical Engineering, Namdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

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E.A. Anazia, E. S Ugochukwu, J. C. Onuegbu and Onyedikachi S.N. Design and Analysis of Losses in Power Transformer. American Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. 2017; 5(3):94-101. doi: 10.12691/AJEEE-5-3-4

Abstract

This paper examined and presented a simplified approach to power transformer design. Analyzed possible losses associated with power transformers through computational techniques and crucial design diagram.

Keywords

core design, window area, window space factor, cruciform design, winding arrangement, transformer loss analysis

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