Numerical and experimental validation of variation of power transformers’ thermal time constants with load factor
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Article Title | Numerical and experimental validation of variation of power transformers’ thermal time constants with load factor |
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ERA Journal ID | 3658 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Wang, Lujia (Author), Zhou, Lijun (Author), Tang, Haolong (Author), Wang, Dongyang (Author) and Cui, Yi (Author) |
Journal Title | Applied Thermal Engineering |
Journal Citation | 126, pp. 939-948 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1359-4311 |
1873-5606 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/doi10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.07.167 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359431117327357?via%3Dihub#! |
Abstract | Thermal time constants (TTC) of a thermal dynamic model reflect the change rate of temperature, which are affected by many factors such as load current, oil temperature, etc. In this study, relative thermal time constants (RTTC) are introduced and formulated to describe the variation of thermal time constants with load current. It is verified through extensive case studies based on computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation and field measurements. Specific for CFD simulation, the polyhedral meshing was applied to mesh division of 3D model due to narrow part such as discs in transformer. The proposed relative thermal time constants can be integrated with dynamic thermal model to estimate the hot-spot temperature of transformers, especially in overload situations. Accuracy and adequacy metrics are used to quantify the accuracy of presented thermal model with proven thermal model. |
Keywords | Oil-immersed transformer; CFD; Hot-spot temperature; Thermal time constants |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400808. Photovoltaic power systems |
400803. Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics) | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Southwest Jiaotong University, China |
University of Tennessee, United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7w36/numerical-and-experimental-validation-of-variation-of-power-transformers-thermal-time-constants-with-load-factor
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