Electronic transformer design by digital computers

The use of computers in designing transformers for electric power transmission has been described previously.1 For such transformers the design calculations are lengthy and may take many hours of engineering time. A large-scale computer requires only a few minutes to do the same work and is therefore of immense and obvious benefit. In contrast, small electronic transformer designs are simple, but a great many designs of these are used. To reap any advantage, computer design of electronic transformers must be rapid and easy, and adapted to the several kinds encountered in practice. This paper describes the procedures, results, and benefits pertaining to the application of digital computers to the design of electronic transformers.