The Influence of Performance and Design Limits on the Design of Power Transformers by Computer

Power transformers are designed to performance specifications which are becoming more exactingas the systems to which they are applied become more complex. In developing a philosophy to design power transformers to these specifications through the use of the digital computer, one is confronted with the development of a technique to accomplish these designs with the best utilization of material and at the same time maintain versatility in considering various performance guarantees. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the problems encountered, to outline an approach which has proved very successful, and in particular, to present an addition whereby the computer can be used to improve its own performance while keeping abreast of new developments both in performance and materials.