Computation of Power Transformer Reactance using Finite Element Method
Vibhuti1, Genius Walia2, Deepika Bhalla3

1Vibhuti, Electrical Engineering, Guru Kashi University Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, India.
2Deepika Bhalla, Electrical Engineering, IKG Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar. India.
3Genius Walia, Physics, Guru Kashi University Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, India.
Manuscript received on February 10, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on February 20, 2020. | Manuscript published on March 30, 2020. | PP: 1816-1821 | Volume-8 Issue-6, March 2020. | Retrieval Number: F8124038620/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.F8124.038620

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Abstract: The reactance of the transformer windings is an important component for the design which has a direct effect on its operation. Reactance is used for computation of not only the transformer equivalent circuit parameters and also for designing its protection. The Roth’s method, Rabin method, method of images, and classical methods are the traditional methods used for its calculation. The finite element method can be used for the calculation of transformer reactance. In the industrial revolution 4.0 all manufactured transformers would be evaluated through their 3D design and performance analyzed by computational methods. In this work the reactance calculated by the finite element method has been compared to that calculated by the classical method. The calculated values of energy stored in the windings and other parts and the reactance can be found.
Keywords: Finite Element Method, Leakage Reactance, Transformer, Windings.
Scope of the Article: Data Management.