Core loss estimation in three‐phase transformer using vector hysteresis model and classical loss model incorporated in 2D magnetodynamics

Abstract

AbstractThis paper deals with the computation of the magnetic field and core loss in a three‐phase three‐limb transformer at no‐load. The computational algorithm consists of the vector hysteresis model incorporated in 2D magneto‐dynamics via the differential reluctivity tensor. The hysteretic nonlinearity is handled by a simple iteration scheme. The eddy‐current losses in the laminated steel core are accounted for by considering an additional conductivity matrix in the FE equations. The magnetisation‐dependant vector Preisach model with an analytical expression for the distribution function is adopted for describing the hysteretic constitutive law in the rolling and transverse directions of the laminations. The parameters and mean field term are fitted on the basis of a set of BH‐symmetric (quasistatic) loops. Numerical results are presented that confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method for the no‐load simulation of the transformer in the transient and the steady‐states.