• DocumentCode
    761577
  • Title

    A shell element for computing 3D eddy currents-application to transformers

  • Author

    Guerin, Cyrielle ; Tanneau, Gérard ; Meunier, Gerard ; Labie, Patrice ; Ngnegueu, Triomphant ; Sacotte, Michel

  • Author_Institution
    Direction des Etudes et Recherches, Electr. de France, Clamart, France
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1360
  • Lastpage
    1363
  • Abstract
    A skin depth-independent shell element to model thin conducting sheets is described in a finite element context. This element takes into account the field variation through depth due to skin effect. The finite element formulation is first described, then boundary conditions at the edge of conducting shells and the possibility of describing non conducting line gaps and holes are discussed. Finally, a computation of an earthing transformer model with an aluminium shield modelled with shell elements is presented
  • Keywords
    eddy currents; finite element analysis; power transformers; skin effect; 3D eddy currents; boundary conditions; earthing transformer model; field variation; nonconducting line gaps; skin depth-independent shell element; thin conducting sheets; Aluminum; Boundary conditions; Eddy currents; Finite element methods; Grounding; Leg; Magnetic flux; Skin effect; Surface treatment; Transformers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.376279
  • Filename
    376279